Mail Room
Customer payments and remittance advices arrive at the mail room, where the envelopes are opened. The checks are sent to the cashier in the cash receipts department, and the remittance advices are sent to the AR department.
Cash Receipts
The cashier records the checks in the cash receipts journal and promptly sends them to the bank, accompanied by two copies of the deposit slip. Periodically, the employee prepares a journal voucher and sends it to the general ledger department.
Accounts Receivable
The AR department uses the remittance advices to reduce the customers’ account balances consistent with the amount paid. The AR clerk prepares a summary of changes in account balances, which is sent to the general ledger department.
General Ledger Department
Upon receipt of the journal voucher and account summary from cash receipts and AR, respectively, the general ledger clerk reconciles the information and posts to the control accounts.