|
S.No |
Questionnaire for GL |
Process type |
|
1 |
What does your current chart of
accounts look like. |
Setup |
|
2 |
Do you plan to have a new chart of
accounts |
Setup |
|
3 |
Are your account values in any order
or range pattern |
Setup |
|
4 |
What are the account parent or
grandparent structures |
Setup |
|
5 |
Do you use unique accounts to capture
statistics |
Setup |
|
6 |
Who is going to maintain the segment
values once entered |
Setup |
|
7 |
Is there a need for a mapping from an
old COA to a new COA |
Setup |
|
8 |
Are certain segment values onlyy valid with specificother
segment values |
Setup |
|
9 |
Do you use multiple currencies in
your business |
Setup |
|
10 |
How many currencies do you use and
what are they |
Setup |
|
11 |
What is your policy on changing
currency rates |
Process |
|
12 |
What is the primary currency you have |
Setup |
|
13 |
Do you enter data in multiple
currencies |
Process |
|
14 |
When is the beginning of your year |
Setup |
|
15 |
What is the period type. How many
periods in a year. |
Setup |
|
16 |
Do all the companies have the same
calendar |
Setup |
|
17 |
Do you have a naming convention for
the periods |
Setup |
|
18 |
What accounting periods are in your
quarters |
Setup |
|
19 |
How do you close an accounting period
for Procurement |
Process |
|
20 |
Do you accrue your receipts to the
General Ledger |
Process |
|
21 |
Does your company prepare budgets |
Process |
|
22 |
What types of budgets do you
prepare (for example, revenue &
expenses, balance, sheets, capital,
project, and so on) |
Process |
|
23 |
Do your company’s key performance
indicators drive the budgets |
Process |
|
24 |
How many budgets do you prepare for
an individual fiscal year |
Metric |
|
25 |
Do you prepare more than one budget
per Set of Books |
Process |
|
26 |
What is the range of accounting
periods for each budget |
Process |
|
27 |
At what organization level (for
example, cost center, division, or region) do you budget |
Process |
|
28 |
Do budgets require approval |
Process |
|
29 |
What levels of approvals are required
for budgets |
Process |
|
30 |
How many budget
"organizations" do you have |
Metric |
|
34 |
Will budget organization security be
required in the future |
Setup |
|
36 |
At what account level do you
currently budget |
Process |
|
37 |
Is your budgeting process centralized
or decentralized |
Setup |
|
40 |
Do you require consolidated budgets |
Setup |
|
41 |
Are all budgets prepared in the same
currency |
Setup |
|
42 |
Do you use Lotus, Excel, or another
spreadsheet program to prepare budgets |
Process |
|
43 |
Which spreadsheet products and which
version do/will you use |
Setup |
|
44 |
How do you close or
"freeze" a budget once it is approved |
Process |
|
45 |
Is the process to close or
"freeze" a budget once it is approved documented |
Process |
|
46 |
How long does it take to close or
"freeze" a budget |
Process |
|
47 |
How long should it take to close or
"freeze" a budget |
Process |
|
48 |
Is closing or "freezing" a
budget a hard close or a soft close |
Process |
|
49 |
Who performs the tasks associated
with closing or "freezing" the budget |
Process |
|
50 |
How are adjustments to closed periods
and/or frozen budgets handled |
Process |
|
51 |
Are budgets altered frequently during
the fiscal year |
Process |
|
52 |
Do you need to retain original
(prerevision) budgets throughout the year |
Setup |
|
53 |
Is a budget download required to
facilitate budget creation or maintenance |
Setup |
|
54 |
Do you derive any type of forecast
from budgets |
Setup |
|
55 |
Does your company prepare financial
forecasts |
Process |
|
56 |
What types of financial forecasts
does your company prepare |
Process |
|
57 |
How do you prepare financial
forecasts |
Process |
|
58 |
Is the financial forecasting process
documented |
Process |
|
59 |
How long does it take to prepare
financial forecasts |
Process |
|
60 |
How long should it take to prepare
financial forecasts |
Process |
|
61 |
Are financial forecasts a hard or
soft close |
Process |
|
62 |
Who performs the tasks associated
with preparing financial forecasts |
Process |
|
63 |
How many forecasts do you prepare
during an individual fiscal year |
Metric |
|
83 |
How do you maintain your Financial
Reporting data |
Process |
|
84 |
How do you audit your Financial
Reporting data |
Process |
|
85 |
Which operations/processes do you
want to streamline for Financial Reporting |
Process |
|
86 |
Which operations/processes do you
want to eliminate for Financial Reporting |
Process |
|
87 |
Are there any time-intensive
Financial Reporting operations/processes that need to be addressed |
Process |
|
88 |
How do you close an accounting period
for Financial Reporting |
Process |
|
89 |
Is the schedule to close an
accounting period for Financial Reporting documented |
Process |
|
90 |
How long does it take to close an
accounting period for Financial Reporting |
Process |
|
91 |
How long should it take to close an
accounting period for Financial Reporting |
Process |