Finance and accounting process templates

Finance and accounting process templates in this category

• Expense approval process flowchart — A swimlane expense approval process template: receipt and policy check, line manager approval, value thresholds, duplicate check, VAT coding and payment.
• Conflict of interest review process decision tree — Conflict of interest review process decision tree: actual or perceived, interest type, live decision, recusal or reassignment, escalation and review dates.
• Accounts payable process flowchart (full AP cycle) — Accounts payable process flowchart for the whole AP cycle: invoice intake, supplier master data, duplicate and PO checks, payment runs and month-end accruals.
• Accounts receivable process flowchart (invoice to cash) — A five-lane accounts receivable process flowchart: credit check, invoice issue, payment terms, dunning, disputes, payment plans, cash application, write-off.
• Order-to-cash process flowchart (order received to cash applied) — A six-lane order-to-cash process flowchart: order and master data check, credit hold and release, dispatch, proof of delivery, invoicing, cash application, short-payment deductions, dunning and write-off.
• Record to report process flowchart (cut-off to sign-off) — Record to report process flowchart for the period-end close: sub-ledger cut-off, accruals, intercompany matching, balance-sheet reconciliations, journal approval, consolidation, flux review, disclosure and sign-off.
• Customer credit approval process flowchart (limit and terms) — Customer credit approval process flowchart: application and entity checks, bureau report and trade references, scoring, the delegated authority ladder, security, the ERP limit, and periodic review.
• Expense reimbursement process flowchart (claim to payout) — Expense reimbursement process flowchart template: travel pre-approval, automated policy check, manager approval, finance audit sample, payroll or AP payout, corporate card reconciliation and VAT recovery.
• Purchase approval process flowchart (approval matrix by threshold) — Purchase approval process flowchart template: capex vs opex classification, budget check, delegation-of-authority approval matrix, competitive quotes threshold, preferred supplier check and specialist review.
• Month-end close process flowchart (calendar to sign-off) — Month-end close process flowchart template: close calendar, sub-ledger cut-off, accruals, intercompany matching, reconciliations, journal approval, trial balance, variance analysis and CFO sign-off.
• Three-way matching process flowchart — Three-way matching process flowchart for comparing a supplier invoice, purchase order and goods or service receipt, with tolerance controls and discrepancy handling.
• Invoice-to-cash process flowchart — Invoice-to-cash process flowchart for invoice issue, due-date monitoring, customer disputes, collections, cash application and receivables reconciliation.
• Bank reconciliation process flowchart — Bank reconciliation process flowchart for matching bank statements to the general ledger, resolving timing and error differences, and independent sign-off.
• Account reconciliation process flowchart — Account reconciliation process flowchart for supporting-balance preparation, reconciling-item resolution, correction approval and independent account certification.
• Budget approval workflow template — Budget approval workflow template for validating a costed request, checking funding and forecast impact, routing by delegated authority, and publishing the decision.
• Annual budget process flowchart — Annual budget process flowchart for finance assumptions, department submissions, consolidation, challenge, management approval, publication and actual-versus-plan review.
• Payment approval process flowchart — Payment approval process flowchart for payment-proposal preparation, supplier-bank verification, delegated approval, dual bank release, posting and reconciliation.
• Fixed asset management process flowchart — Fixed asset management process flowchart for capitalisation assessment, asset registration, depreciation, physical verification, transfer, impairment and disposal controls.
• Supplier setup process flowchart — Supplier setup process flowchart for business justification, due diligence, duplicate checks, independent bank-detail verification and maker-checker supplier activation.
• Supplier bank detail change process flowchart — Supplier bank detail change process flowchart for authenticated requests, independent callback verification, maker-checker approval, payment holds and fraud escalation.
• Financial reporting process flowchart — Financial reporting process flowchart for reconciled reporting inputs, consolidation, variance analysis, controller review, CFO approval and management-pack issue.
• Journal entry approval workflow — Journal entry approval workflow for evidence checks, independent review, sensitive-entry escalation, ledger posting and retained audit support.
• Year-end close Gantt chart template for finance teams — An editable year-end close Gantt chart: cut-offs, subledger close, reconciliations, accruals, review and audit hand-off in working days. The same shape works for a monthly close.
• Budget planning Gantt chart template for the annual budget cycle — An editable budget planning Gantt chart: guidance issue, department submissions, review rounds, consolidation, leadership review and approval, with dependencies and milestones in working days.