project costing reconciliation made easy july 20 th, 2012 sachin singh deloitte consulting llp

Project Costing Reconciliation Made Easy

July 20th, 2012

Sachin SinghDeloitte Consulting LLP

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Introduction

Problem Definition•Oracle Project Costing Data and Accounting flow•Existing Process for Projects Reconciliation

Case Study•Background•Solution•Benefits

Q&A

Agenda

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Introduction

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Explain data and accounting entries flow in Oracle Project Costing

Explain the need for custom reconciliation solution.

Case Study: How to utilize a custom solution to meet reconciliation needs.

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Problem Definition


The key issues company faces with the reconciliation of Oracle Project Costing with Oracle General Ledger are:

•Multiple reports are used for reconciliation with limited visibility of all type of costs in Oracle Project Costing.

•Non-availability of a standard report, which can provide visibility of the costs directly booked in General Ledger therefore losing the visibility of Project details.

•Non-availability of a standard report, which can provide the accounting information of the Project costs directly booked in Oracle Project Costing when comparing it with the costs booked in General Ledger.

•Non-availability of a standard report , which could convert details of all the Project costs in the accounting format for comparison and reconciliation purpose.


Oracle Project Costing Data Flow


iProcurement

Purchasing

Payables

Oracle Project Costing

General Ledger

Inventory/OPM

Fixed Assets


Oracle Project Costing Accounting Flow


PayablesGeneral Ledger

Project Costing

Project Costing

Fixed Assets

General Ledger

Cost flowing from Payables to Projects Cost flowing from Projects to Fixed Assets

Manual JE in GL

Accounted Transactions in Projects

Entries in GL without project details Accounted entries in Projects not interfacing to GL


Existing Process for Project Costing Reconciliation


Reports available within EBS

•AUD: Project Subledger: Detail by Expenditure Type(Oracle Project Costing)•AUD: Project Subledger: Detail by Project (Oracle Project Costing)•AUD: Project Subledger Summary (Oracle Project Costing)•Account Analysis report (Oracle General Ledger)

Steps for reconciliation

•Execute AUD: Project Subledger report.•Execute Account Analysis report in General Ledger.•Download both reports and reconcile each accounting combination.

Case Study


Background


• Client is a leading biopharmaceutical company from the Life Sciences Industry.

• Client was using out-of-the-box solution to track costs using Oracle Project Costing.o All cost centers related to R&D department uses Projects for tracking their

100% of the cost through Oracle Project Costing

• Client was using following non-oracle systems :o Time Entry system

o Payroll calculating and generating system

o Expense re-imbursement system

o Clinical trial payment system

• Client was using Oracle Project Costing for tracking actual allocations from different cost centers (performed in GL) and depreciation of the fixed assets purchased for the departments.


Solution….Reporting Needs


Projects General Ledger• Project• Expenditure Type• Expenditure

Organization• Location• Amount• Projects Source

• Natural Account• Cost Center• Location• Amount• General Ledger

Source


Solution….Reporting Needs


Created three layouts for providing reconciliation information:

•Layout1 – Summary layout to provide executive level summary at the cost center level.

•Created following detailed layouts to provide:o Layout2 – Detail information without Project Code for Accountants.

o Layout3 – Detail information with Project Codes for Project Controllers and Project Accountants.


Solution….Layout1


Summary Layout (Layout1) has following key features:•The report output fulfills the requirement of presenting all related costs for the cost centers flowing to General Ledger from Project Costing.

•The report output has two sections: Projects and General Ledger.

•Each section provides summarized cost comparison between Project Costing and General Ledger at the cost center level.

•The summary layout is convenient for the users at the executive level.


Solution….Layout2


Detail Layout (Layout2) has following key features:•The report output fulfills the requirement of presenting all related costs for the cost centers with additional details (e.g. Source, Expenditure Type, etc.)

•The report output has two sections: Projects and General Ledger

•The report compares the Expenditure Type in Projects with Accounts in GL.

•The report compares the Expenditure Organization in Projects with Cost center in GL.

•The report compares the cost at the expense source level.


Solution….Layout3


Detail Layout (Layout3) has following key features:•The report output fulfills the requirement of presenting all related costs for the cost centers by Project Number.

•Project Number is shown in the report to further drilldown on Projects.

•The layout helps in identifying the reconciliation differences at the Project Code level.


Benefits


• The custom reconciliation process helps to reduce time and effort during period close.

• This solution presents the information in user-friendly layout therefore allowing for easy navigation.

• “Single source of truth” – review all costs and transactions related to Oracle Project Costing and compare to General Ledger without running multiple reports.

• The reports can run at Cost Center, Natural Account, and Source level which allows flexibility for data comparison.

• Compares the information at the accounts level with the Project Code therefore meeting needs for cross-functional users in the organization (Executive, Project Manager, Project Controller and Accountants)


Questions

Contact Information:Sachin SinghSr. Consultant, Deloitte Consulting [email protected]

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