It is also the responsibility of the authorizing person to check the invoice details but Daphne and
Velma will check add a handwritten invoice or any that loo unusual. They will also check the total per
invoice agrees to the amounts allocated to various codes by the authorizing person.
Management receives monthly financial reports that include a status report of cost codes to budget. It
the manager believes there has been an error in coding they can get detailed printout from the system
that shows the individual invoices put to each expenditure code.
(b) Invoice Processing
Daphne inputs invoices into the system in batches. Velma process Engineering Design Service
invoices. The batches vary in size from 30-50 but not generally exceed 50 as any input errors take too
long to fid. The invoices are sorted based on a combination of the following criteria:
Posting Month
Payment Date
Invoices over $5,000
Power accounts are batched separately
Prior to inputting a batch a control total is entered, and the month to which the invoices are to be
posted. The batch cannot be posted until the total of the invoices entered agrees to the control total.
Where there I a discrepancy the invoices are agreed to the input on the screen and the change made.
The creditor number is also written on the invoice and invoice initialed to individual has been entered.
After the batch has been input a GL Listing and runfile are printed – the GL listing is printed twice
and includes all details including the GL coding. One copy is filed with the invoices in the batch and
the other is filed in ring binder. They check the correct creditor is being paid, the coding, dollar
amount and that the VAT component is VAT is automatically calculated at 12.5% , however, some
payments are VAT exclusive or where a staff reimbursement is not supported by a tax invoice (e.g.
receipt only). The GL listing is attached to invoices and filed in batch order.
(c) Payment
Payment is by either direct credit or cheque. Three runs are performed each mouth, 10
th
, 20
th
, and 30
th
,
of the month. The 20
th
of the month is traditionally the main payment run; the other two are related to
payroll payments in which payments falling due before the main run are paid.
Payment batches are selected by Daphne based on the due date of the invoice entered in the systems
when invoice was input. Once the invoices to be paid are selected a payments due list is produced.
This report details the payments by creditor, a second report is also produced which details all the
invoices included in a payment by creditor-Transactions since last remittance report.
Scooby reviews this report which includes both cheque and direct credit payments, for
reasonableness. He does not have all the invoices in front of him but will query any unusual
transactions and reviews the invoices. Scooby advised that he is looking to confirm that he recognizes
the suppliers and the description for the purchase is for and appropriate business purpose. He pays
particular attention to staff reimbursement and who has authorized the claim. This report is signed as
evidence of the review.
It is policy for all payments >5,000 to be reviewed and approved. Daphne details all the payments
greater than $5,000 on a Cheque Approval Form. This form and the associated invoices are reviewed
by Scooby and Shaggy. Scooby looks at all the invoices checking the reasonableness of purchase and
coding, and who authorised the invoice for payment. Shaggy does less of a thorough review because
she knows Scooby looks so closely at the invoices. Shaggy advised his check is much more through if
Scooby is unavailable. The form is signed as evidence of the review. Daphne noted that they do
follow up invoice with her or the person placing the order as required.