fica overview
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SAP FICA OverviewTRANSCRIPT
Industry Solution for Utilities
Dorene Lee04 April 2015
Finance for Contract Accounting (FI-CA)
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Overview
Contract Account
Document Types and Number Ranges
Account Determination
FI-CA Document
FI-CA Processes
Additional Document Functions
Account Balance Display
Topics
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SAP Industry Solution for Utilities
FISD
AMMM
GIS,CAD,SCADA
MMPM/SM
SDCO
Marketing& Sales
CustomerCare & Service
Industry specificcomponents
Core componentsContractAccounting(FI-CA)
Billing /Invoicing
Services ConsumptionEntry
ExternalConsumptionEntrySystems
ExternalSales Systems
CentralBusinessPartner
3rd party systems
Financial Accounting
DeviceManagement
CUS T OME R
Maintenance& Service -Management
Assets &Material Management
CA
R E & S E R V
I CE
IS-U/CCS as anintegrated componentof the R/3 enterpriseinformation system
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Contract Accounts Receivable and Payable (FI-CA) is an accounting sub-ledger for processing large volumes of data
The Contract Account represents the customer account that is billed for services provided by the utility
All financial transactions impacting the customer, such as invoicing, charges and credit adjustments are posted as Documents in FI-CA, and are reflected on the customer account balance
What is FI-CA
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Each document in FI-CA is assigned a Reconciliation Key – this is the key which groups together all similar transactions of the day for transfer to the General Ledger
At the end of each business day, after all other FI-CA batch processes are completed, Reconciliation Keys are closed and their summary records are transferred to the GL
Basic Enterprise settings in Financial Accounting and Controlling (FI-CO) need to be set up to support FI-CA – namely Company Code, Controlling Area, Chart of Accounts, Cost Center Hierarchy, Fiscal Calendars
What is FI-CA (cont.)
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Overview
Contract Account
Document Types and Number Ranges
Account Determination
FI-CA Document
FI-CA Processes
Additional Document Functions
Account Balance Display
Topics
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InstallatnGas
Meter
TECHNICAL MASTER DATA (House Information)
Apartment Block = Connection Object
InstallatnElectricity
Meter
Device LocationHallway
Device LocationBasemt
Apartmt
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Apartmt
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Apartmt
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Apartment 1 = Premise
Connection ObjectA building or property linked to the supply network.
InstallationAn installation groups together all devices of the same division (electricity or gas) that are allocated to a premise. The installation contains pricing data for billing.
Device LocationThe place within a connection object where devices (e.g. a meter, curb valve, tap etc) are installed.
PremiseA single ‘unit’ (e.g.; an apartment within a building) that is supplied with the relevant service. E.g. - a residential home would be set up as one connection object with one premise.
The “IS-U House”
Move In/Switch/TransferA Move In occurs when a customer (Business Partner) moves into a premise or switches retailers and is supplied with a service. The Move In links the Technical Master Data with the Business Master Data by allocating a contract to an installation.
Business Partner
Contract Account
ContractElectricit
y
ContractGas
Business PartnerA customer who has a business relationship with a utility. May be a:• Contract Business Partner
- Billable Customer• Contact Business Partner
- Contact Person• Prospective Business
Partner - Interested Customer
BUSINESS MASTER DATA(Customer information)
Contract AccountThe Contract Account combines all contracts that have the same payment and credit details.
Contract An agreement between the customer (a Contract Business Partner) and a utility to provide a service (e.g. electric, water, gas).
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The Contract Account forms the basis for FI-CA in the SAP IS-U solution
It represents the customer account that is billed for services provided by the utility
It contains all details required to manage customer-related financial postings, e.g. – Account Determination ID – a 2-character identifier that allows the same
transaction in the same company code and division to post to different GL accounts
– Payment Term – determines the due date of the open item– Clearing Category – drives the clearing rules– Interest Key – contains interest calculation rules for open items– Collection Strategy – determines the collection paths for customers
The SAP solution enables multiple services located at one or more premises to be on a single contract account
Contract Account
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Contract accounts in IS-U are synonymous with Business Agreements in CRM
Typically business agreements are created in CRM, and the data replication process is set up to replicate it into a contract account in IS-U
Default values and parameters need to be defined in the Business Agreement Class in CRM and mapped to a template contract account in IS-U
Contract Account (cont.)
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Overview
Contract Account
Document Types and Number Ranges
Account Determination
FI-CA Document
FI-CA Processes
Additional Document Functions
Account Balance Display
Topics
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Each possible document type needs to be identified
Document types are based on various transactions of the utility’s business functions, e.g. Invoice, Payment
SAP provides a range of standard document types
Additional ones can be defined according to business requirements
Document Types
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A number range needs to be provided for each document type
For documents posted via mass processes, additional number ranges need to be provided
The number of number ranges for mass processing would depend on the number of batch intervals per process – e.g. if invoicing is expected to run in 20 parallel jobs, 20 number ranges need to be provided
Document Number Ranges
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Interval sizes need to be considered based on the expected volume of transactions using each range, and whether the transactions will run via mass processing
Typically, the number ranges are prepared in a spreadsheet and loaded using load programs
Document Number Ranges (cont.)
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Overview
Contract Account
Document Types and Number Ranges
Account Determination
FI-CA Document
FI-CA Processes
Additional Document Functions
Account Balance Display
Topics
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All FI-CA document postings go through automatic account determination, hence there is no need for the user to enter GL accounts and cost objects at the time of posting
The account determination is driven by the combination of Company Code, Division, Account Determination ID, Main Transaction and Sub Transaction
Account Determination
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Company Code− Represents the legal entity for which a full set of financial statements are
produced − Defined in the Financial Accounting section of the Enterprise Structure
Company Code and Division
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Division− Represents the service being
provided by the utility − Defined in the Logistics section
of the Enterprise Structure
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Account Determination ID (ADID)− A key that enables automatic account determination for postings at the
contract account or contract level − Typically aligned by the type of customer account, e.g. Residential,
Commercial, Government etc
Account Determination ID
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Main Transaction− A 4-digit key that identifies the
type of transaction being posted, e.g. Consumption Billing, Miscellaneous Posting, Payments
− Drives the Balance Sheet account
Main Transaction
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Sub Transaction− A 4-digit key that represents a further
segmentation of the Main Transaction, e.g. Miscellaneous Posting is further classified into Reconnection Fee, Meter Installation Fee, Interest Waiver
− The combination of Main and Sub Transaction drives: • The P&L account • Taxability of the item• Business Area and CO account
assignments
Sub Transaction
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The Debit / Credit indicator determines whether the contract account is debited or credited when a posting with the main-sub combination occurs
Additional settings can be defined according to business requirements:− Whether manual posting is
allowed− Dunning procedure (no
longer applicable for dunning by Collection Strategy)
− Interest Key − Dunning/Interest/Payment
locks
Sub Transaction (cont.)
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Each possible combination of Company Code, Division, ADID and Main Transaction needs to be mapped to the appropriate Balance Sheet account
Account Determination – Main Transaction
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Each possible combination of Company Code, Division, ADID, Main Transaction and Sub Transaction needs to be mapped to the appropriate P&L account
Tax determination code and additional account assignments such as Business Area and Cost Center are also defined here
Account Determination – Sub Transaction
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Tax Codes drive the automatic calculation of the sales tax amount
Tax codes may be defined as taxable or non-taxable
The Tax Rate is maintained in the Financial Accounting Global Settings
If Jurisdiction Code is used, the tax rate needs to be assigned for each defined Jurisdiction Code
Tax Code
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As with the account determination for Balance Sheet and P&L accounts, the Sales Tax GL account needs to be mapped according to the defined tax codes
Tax Account Determination
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The CO Account Assignment Key drives the automatic determination of cost accounting objects, e.g. Cost Center, Order etc
CO Account Assignment
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Account Determination – Summary
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Company Code GL Account Business Area Cost Center
Company Code
4-character identifier
representing the legal entity that
has to produce the balance sheet and income statements
Main Transaction
4-digit identifier representing type
of transaction
Sub Transaction
4-digit identifier representing
further segmentation of
transaction
Account Determination
ID2-character
identifier which allows the same
transaction in the same Co. Code & division to post to
different GL accounts
Division
2-character identifier
representing the service
When a transaction is posted, the above combination in FI-CA will drive the derivation of the below combination in FI-CO for revenue/expense posting
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Overview
Contract Account
Document Types and Number Ranges
Account Determination
FI-CA Document
FI-CA Processes
Additional Document Functions
Account Balance Display
Topics
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Transaction postings in FI-CA result in documents being posted on the contract account
FI-CA documents may be posted manually or via mass processes
A FI-CA document consists of Document Header, Business Partner Item and GL Item
FI-CA Document
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FI-CA Document – Overview
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Header
BP Item
GL Item
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The Document Header contains information pertaining to the whole document, e.g. Posting Date, Document Type, Document Number, Reconciliation Key, Origin Key and Administrative Data
FI-CA Document – Header
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The Business Partner item contains information pertaining to the customer, e.g. business partner, contract account and contract
In terms of GL account posting, this item posts to the Customer Accounts Receivable account
FI-CA Document – BP Item
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The GL item is the off-setting entry for the BP item
The GL accounts posted are typically revenue or expense accounts
Tax items are included if the charges are taxable
FI-CA Document – GL Item
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Overview
Contract Account
Document Types and Number Ranges
Account Determination
FI-CA Document
FI-CA Processes
Additional Document Functions
Account Balance Display
Topics
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FI-CA Processes
ACCOUNT BALANCE DISPLAY
OPEN ITEM MANAGEMENT
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• Consumption charges - from Billing/Invoicing
• Miscellaneous Postings
Accounts Receivable
• Incoming Payments
• Clarifications• Returns• Refunds
Payments
• Security Deposits• Interest• Dunning• Creditworthiness• Deferrals• Installment Plans• Collection Agency• Write-Offs
Credit & Collections
• Transfer to General Ledger
Closing
• Transfer Postings
• Loans• Escheatment
Other Processes
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FI-CA Processes
ACCOUNT BALANCE DISPLAY
OPEN ITEM MANAGEMENT
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• Consumption charges - from Billing/Invoicing
• Miscellaneous Postings
Accounts Receivable
• Incoming Payments
• Clarifications• Returns• Refunds
Payments
• Security Deposits• Interest• Dunning• Creditworthiness• Deferrals• Installment Plans• Collection Agency• Write-Offs
Credit & Collections
• Transfer to General Ledger
Closing
• Transfer Postings
• Loans• Escheatment
Other Processes
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Consumption Charges are posted to the contract account via Invoicing
Consumption during the bill period is measured via meter reads, and the billed amount is calculated via the Billing engine
For active contract accounts, Consumption Bills are posted according to the customer’s bill cycle
However in certain situations a Manual Bill may be generated as well
A Final Bill is generated if a move-out has been processed for the customer
Accounting EntriesDr Customer AR Cr Sales Revenue
Consumption Charges
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Miscellaneous Postings are manually-posted charges and credits on the contract account – e.g. bill reprint fee, late fee waiver
Manual postings can be made in IS-U as well as the IC-Web
Automated postings are also possible through the use of enhancements, e.g. service establishment fee, reconnect fee
As these postings are non-consumption charges, they may occur at any time, hence they need to be due-date synchronized with the consumption invoice due date
Accounting EntriesDr Customer AR Cr Other Revenue (i.e. by the respective types of charges)
Miscellaneous Postings
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FI-CA Processes
ACCOUNT BALANCE DISPLAY
OPEN ITEM MANAGEMENT
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• Consumption charges - from Billing/Invoicing
• Miscellaneous Postings
Accounts Receivable
• Incoming Payments
• Clarifications• Returns• Refunds
Payments
• Security Deposits• Interest• Dunning• Creditworthiness• Deferrals• Installment Plans• Collection Agency• Write-Offs
Credit & Collections
• Transfer to General Ledger
Closing
• Transfer Postings
• Loans• Escheatment
Other Processes
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Incoming payments clear open receivables on the contract account
A clearing document is created for the paid open item with Clearing Reason “Incoming Payment”
Payment Methods – Cheque – Cash– Debit/Credit Card– Direct Debit
Payment Channels– Mailed-in – cheques mailed to the remittance center– Walk-in – at payment locations – cash, cheque, debit/credit card– External online banking– 3rd Party Vendors – IVR – payment by credit card over the phone– Direct Debit (ABP)
Incoming Payments
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Incoming Payments are posted via– Payment Lot, Check Lot – manual creation– Payment Lot Transfer – interfaces from 3rd party vendors– Payment Run – ABP payments– Cash Desk – at the utility’s payment locations
Clearing– Allocation of payments to open items– Automatic clearing based on Clearing Rules– Manual clearing possible via Account Maintenance
Accounting EntriesDr Cash/Check ClearingCr Customer AR
Incoming Payments (cont.)
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Payments are routed to the Clarification list when they cannot be posted to a contract account, possibly due to– Missing / incorrect account number– Payment flagged “to be clarified”– Posting lock on the contract account
The monies are held in a clarification account until the contract account can be determinedDr Cash/Check ClearingCr Clarification
Once the clarification case is researched and sorted out, it is posted to the rightful contract account
Accounting EntriesDr ClarificationCr Customer AR
Clarifications
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Returns are payments that have been processed in the system but subsequently need to be reversed
Typically returns may arise due to insufficient funds, closed accounts etc
Returns result in a clearing reset between the payment and open item that was cleared
A clearing document is created for the returned payment document with Clearing Reason “Returns”
The paid item reverts back to open status and proceeds along the dunning path from where it left off
Returns
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A return fee may be assessed on the contract account and a return letter is sent to the customer
Returns are posted via – Returns Lot – manual creation– Returns Lot Transfer – interfaces from banks
Accounting EntriesDr Customer AR Cr Return Fee
Returns (cont.)
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Credits on the contract account may be refunded to the customer
Credits may arise due to over-payment by the customer, a released security deposit or a credit adjustment
In most utilities, credits are refunded if the contract account has been final-billed (i.e. inactive account), while credits on active accounts are used to clear subsequent receivables
Refund requests are typically approved via an approval workflow
Once approved, the Payment Run processes the outgoing payment, and a refund cheque is created in Check Management
Refunds
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A clearing document is created for the open credit with Clearing Reason “Outgoing Payment”
Accounting EntriesDr Customer ARCr Refund Clearing
Refunds (cont.)
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FI-CA Processes
ACCOUNT BALANCE DISPLAY
OPEN ITEM MANAGEMENT
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• Consumption charges - from Billing/Invoicing
• Miscellaneous Postings
Accounts Receivable
• Incoming Payments
• Clarifications• Returns• Refunds
Payments
• Security Deposits• Interest• Dunning• Creditworthiness• Deferrals• Installment Plans• Collection Agency• Write-Offs
Credit & Collections
• Transfer to General Ledger
Closing
• Transfer Postings
• Loans• Escheatment
Other Processes
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Security Deposits are business-determined amounts of money held by the utility to cover any possible losses due to unpaid receivables
Security Deposits may be in the form of cash or non-cash, e.g. personal guarantee, bank guarantee, letter of credit
Interest can be calculated on security deposits and paid to the customer, depending on regulatory or business requirements
Security deposits are released if the customer maintains good payment behavior or when the customer moves out
Released security deposits result in an open credit on the contract account, which may either be refunded or used to clear open receivables
Security Deposits
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A Security Deposit request is a statistical item, i.e. it does not post to the GL, until the deposit is paid
The credit amount for the paid deposit is prevented from clearing other receivables, until the deposit is released
Accounting Entries– Security Deposit Request
Dr Customer Deposits (Statistical Key “H”)
– Paid Security DepositDr Cash/Check ClearingCr Customer Deposits
– Interest on Security DepositDr Interest on Security Deposit Cr Customer AR
Security Deposits (cont.)
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Interest on receivables can be assessed when the customer does not pay by the stipulated due date
Interest key, interest rates and calculation rules need to be defined
To prevent interest assessment, an Interest Lock may be assigned on the open item or the contract account
Accounting EntriesDr Customer ARCr Interest Receivable
Interest
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The collection of past due receivables is managed via the Dunning process
It encompasses a series of steps, typically from a Reminder Notice progressing to Disconnection
Dunning comprises two parts i.e. Dunning Proposal and Dunning Activity
– Dunning Proposal identifies which items are eligible to be dunned, groups them into dunning groups and determines the associated collection step to be executed for the groups
– Dunning Activity performs the execution of the collection step determined by Dunning Proposal
Dunning
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The Collection Strategy defines the utility’s specific business rules for collections and determines the collection paths for customers, e.g.
– For low risk customers• Reminder Notice at 3 days past due if debt is greater than RM300• Disconnect Notice at 15 days past due if debt is greater than RM500
– For high risk customers• Disconnect Notice at 7 days past due if debt is greater than RM300
To prevent dunning, a Dunning Lock may be assigned on the open item or the contract account
There are no accounting entries arising from Dunning, unless charges are automatically posted via Dunning run (e.g. Late Payment Charges)
Dunning (cont.)
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Creditworthiness is a numeric score assigned to customers based on their payment history
Creditworthiness points may be assessed manually as well as automatically, via various credit-related transactions e.g. Returns, Dunning, Write-offs
Each credit-related transaction is assigned a value, e.g.– Return 2 points– Reminder Notice 3 points– Disconnect Notice 5 points
Typically, a time-dependent weighting factor is applied on each creditworthiness assessment, e.g.– 0-12 months weighting factor = 2– 13-24 months weighting factor = 1– > 24 months weighting factor = 0
Creditworthiness
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The system re-calculates the overall Creditworthiness score dynamically, by totaling all creditworthiness events multiplied by the weighting factor in the configured timeline, e.g.
Reminder Notice in Feb 2012: 3 points x 0 = 0Return Cheque in Jun 2013: 2 points x 1 = 2Reminder Notice in Mar 2014: 3 points x 2 = 6Disconnect Notice in Apr 2014: 5 points x 2 = 10Overall Creditworthiness in July 2014 = 18
The Creditworthiness score may be used as an input into various decisions, e.g. determination of collection step (dunning), eligibility for security deposit release, eligibility for installment plans etc
There are no accounting entries arising from Creditworthiness assessment
Creditworthiness (cont.)
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A Deferral is an extension of payment due date granted to customers who are unable to meet the original due date
Eligibility for deferral and the number of days allowed are driven by business rules
The deferral date is entered on the open item
Dunning can be configured to ignore the open item until the deferral date is passed
Deferrals can be entered in IS-U as well as the IC-Web
There are no accounting entries arising from a Deferral
Deferrals
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An Installment Plan is a payment arrangement that distributes open items over several due dates in future
It enables the customer to make their payments in smaller amounts over a longer period of time, e.g. for a consumption bill of RM300 that falls due on 5 July 2014, the following installment plan is granted
– Installment 1 RM100 due on 5 July 2014– Installment 2 RM100 due on 5 Aug 2014– Installment 3 RM100 due on 5 Sep 2014
Similar to deferral, eligibility for and length of the installment plan are driven by business rules
Installment Plans can be created in IS-U as well as the IC-Web
Installment Plans
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Dunning and payment runs pick up each installment as they fall due
Installment Plans may be deactivated manually or automatically via dunning run when the associated collection step is reached
Once deactivated, the remaining receivables that formed the installment plan revert to their original due date
Accounting entriesDr Customer AR (Statistical Key “R”) Installment 1 Due Date 1Dr Customer AR (Statistical Key “R”) Installment 2 Due Date 2Dr Customer AR (Statistical Key “R”) Installment 3 Due Date 3
Installment Plans (cont.)
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Past due receivables can be handed over to an external collection agency if they remain unpaid despite all measures taken to collect them
Collection agencies used by the utility need to be set up as business partners
Typically receivables submitted to the collection agency are that of final-billed accounts
There are 2 parts to the process, i.e. release of the receivables and the actual submission to the collection agency
– Release – this step sets a flag on the open item, and may be executed manually or automatically via Dunning and Write-off transactions
– Submission – this step creates a file containing the released items, which is sent to the collection agency through an interface
Collection Agency
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Collection agency determination can be made manually as well as automatically, using an enhancement
For submitted items, subsequent updates can be sent to the collection agency, e.g. paid by the customer, reversed, written-off etc
Submitted items can be recalled and placed with another collection agency after a period of time, depending on business rules
There are no accounting entries arising from submission to the collection agency
Collection Agency (cont.)
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Write-Offs involve the removal of uncollectible receivables from the contract account onto a write-off expense account
A clearing document is created for the written-off open item with Clearing Reason “Write-off” or “Mass Write-off”
Typically written-off receivables are that of final-billed accounts
If a written-off item is subsequently paid, the write-off can be reversed and then the debt is cleared against the payment
Criteria for write-off e.g. minimum amount, collection step etc are determined by business rules
Accounting entriesDr Write-off ExpenseCr Customer AR
Write-Offs
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FI-CA Processes
ACCOUNT BALANCE DISPLAY
OPEN ITEM MANAGEMENT
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• Consumption charges - from Billing/Invoicing
• Miscellaneous Postings
Accounts Receivable
• Incoming Payments
• Clarifications• Returns• Refunds
Payments
• Security Deposits• Interest• Dunning• Creditworthiness• Deferrals• Installment Plans• Collection Agency• Write-Offs
Credit & Collections
• Transfer to General Ledger
Closing
• Transfer Postings
• Loans• Escheatment
Other Processes
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All financial transactions occurring in FI-CA are grouped together in Reconciliation Keys
The Reconciliation Key is a unique identifier for each business transaction for each day, e.g. invoicing, miscellaneous postings, payments, write-offs etc
A Reconciliation Key may be created manually or automatically during the first posting for the day or during the relevant batch job
The naming convention for Reconciliation Keys needs to be defined
All transaction details are kept in FI-CA (sub-ledger), and only the summary totals by Reconciliation Key are transferred to the General Ledger
Transfer to General Ledger
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Each Reconciliation Key needs to be closed before transfer to GL can be performed
Closing the Reconciliation Key prevents further postings to the particular key, thus ensuring that the values cannot be changed
At the end of each business day the following take place in Batch– Reconciliation Keys are closed– Summary totals in FI-CA are transferred to the General Ledger
As a result of the transfer, FI documents are posted in FI-CO
Accounting entries and posting dates in FI-CO are the same as in the source documents in FI-CA
Transfer to General Ledger (cont.)
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FI-CA Processes
ACCOUNT BALANCE DISPLAY
OPEN ITEM MANAGEMENT
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• Consumption charges - from Billing/Invoicing
• Miscellaneous Postings
Accounts Receivable
• Incoming Payments
• Clarifications• Returns• Refunds
Payments
• Security Deposits• Interest• Dunning• Creditworthiness• Deferrals• Installment Plans• Collection Agency• Write-Offs
Credit & Collections
• Transfer to General Ledger
Closing
• Transfer Postings
• Loans• Escheatment
Other Processes
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Transfer Postings are used to move open items from one contract account / contract to another
Items associated with contracts can only be transferred to a contract of the same division
A clearing document is created for the transferred open item on the sender account with Clearing Reason “Transfer Items”, and a new open item is posted on the receiver account
Some examples of transfer posting scenarios – Transfer of final bill debt from an inactive to an active contract of the same
customer– Transfer of misapplied payments
A transfer posting is purely a FI-CA transaction i.e. there is no impact to the GL
Transfer Postings
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Some utilities may offer loans to customers if they need to buy devices related to the service being provided, e.g. energy saving equipment
A lump sum amount is disbursed to the customer, who will then repay the loan amount in several installments over a period of time
The system supports loans with zero or fixed interest rates
When a loan is created, the system creates – The loan document – this represents the monies being disbursed– The repayment plan – this specifies the installment amounts and due dates
for the loan repayment– The interest document – this specifies the interest amounts due for each
installment
Similar to Installment Plans, Loans may be deactivated manually or automatically via dunning run when the associated collection step is reached
Loans
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Accounting Entries (example loan amount RM600 payable in 3 installments with interest of RM3 with every installment)
– Loan CreatedLoan Document:Dr Loan AR RM 600Cr Loan AR RM 600
Repayment Plan:Dr Loan AR RM 203 (Statistical Key “R”)Dr Loan AR RM 203 (Statistical Key “R”)Dr Loan AR RM 203 (Statistical Key “R”)
Interest Document:Dr Loan AR RM 3 (Statistical Key “G”)Dr Loan AR RM 3 (Statistical Key “G”)Dr Loan AR RM 3 (Statistical Key “G”)
Loans (cont.)
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Accounting Entries (cont.)
– Loan DisbursedDr Loan AR RM 600Cr Cash/Check Clearing RM 600
– Loan Installment PaidDr Cash/Check Clearing RM203Cr Loan AR RM203
Dr Loan AR RM3Cr Interest Receivable RM3
Loans (cont.)
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Escheatment is the process of moving un-cashed refund cheques or monies in the clarification list to state authorities after a specified period of time
State authorities to whom monies are escheated need to be set up as contract accounts
At the start of the escheatment process, letters are sent to customers’ last known address informing them of the un-cashed cheques or monies that will be escheated by a certain date
Once the escheatment date arrives, the escheatment execution takes place – The refund cheque is voided– A payable is created for the contract account of the state authority– There is no change on the customer contract account
Escheatment
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The credit on the State contract account will be processed as an outgoing payment
Accounting Entries– Escheatment Execution
Dr Refund ClearingCr Customer AR [State Contract Account]
– Payment Run Dr Customer AR [State Contract Account]Cr Refund Clearing
Escheatment (cont.)
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Overview
Contract Account
Document Types and Number Ranges
Account Determination
FI-CA Document
FI-CA Processes
Additional Document Functions
Account Balance Display
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Document Reversal
Account Maintenance
Reset Clearing
Additional Document Functions
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Document Reversal clears the original document
A clearing document is created for the reversed open item with Clearing Reason “Reversal”
Reversals using the FI-CA reversal transaction are not possible for some document types, as these need to be reversed at the source transaction– Invoice– Security Deposit– Installment Plan– Budget Bill
Document Reversal
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Account Maintenance performs manual clearing for individual contract accounts
Items to be cleared may be manually selected, hence overriding the defined clearing rules
A clearing document is created for the open item with Clearing Reason “Account Maintenance”
Account Maintenance
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Reset Clearing serves to break the clearing between an open item and its clearing document
Once a reset clearing has been executed, the status of the cleared item reverts back to open, e.g. a paid item goes back to being unpaid
Reset clearing is used in cases of misapplied payments or posting errors
Reset Clearing
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Overview
Contract Account
Document Types and Number Ranges
Account Determination
FI-CA Document
FI-CA Processes
Additional Document Functions
Account Balance Display
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All financial postings on the contract account are viewable as line items on the Account Balance Display
Selection criteria can be used to limit the items being displayed, e.g. open items, cleared items or both
Information that needs to be displayed can be determined using Line Layout Variants, e.g.– Contract Account– Contract– Division– Main Transaction– Sub Transaction– Due Date– Amount– Clearing Document– Clearing Date
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Drilldown capabilities in the Account Balance Display enable users to look at the details of the source documents
The Environment menu enables access to additional details e.g. master data, source items for installment plans, document changes, etc
Customer Service agents would view the Account Balance Display on the Account History in IC-Web
The Account History in IC-Web is a replica of the Chronology tab of the Account Balance Display
Account Balance Display (cont.)
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Account Balance Display in IS-U – Example
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Account History in IC-Web – Example
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What we have learnt Contract Account
Document Type and Number Ranges
Account Determination
FI-CA Document
FI-CA Processes– Accounts Receivable, Payments, Credit & Collections, Closing, Other
Processes
Additional Document Functions– Document Reversal, Account Maintenance, Reset Clearing
Account Balance Display
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