We’re going to start office hours out with a scheduled, pre-set topic each week – 15 minutes on the topic, then discussion on that topic or any other question.  This is the tentative schedule for topics for the next four weeks, and then that schedule will repeat unless there are other requests.  I’m certainly open to other topics, so please send in any suggestions!

I have committed to holding office hours each week through the close of June business, then we’ll have a hiatus until after Labor Day to allow for year-end closing / writing financial statements / working with auditors.

March 16 – chart of accounts

Structure, hierarchy, theory, where to find a downloadable copy, how (and when) to request new values, how to read, the way IO uses multiple parallel charts, how subledgers are summarized

March 23 – FBDI how-to

Rice Box folder, how to fill out, which one to use, what can go wrong, what happens after you drop off, how to confirm posting

March 30 – finance dashboard

Tabs; what are they good for, difference between former Edgar reports and IO tabs, how to leverage the chart of accounts to recreate Edgar budget summary report

April 6 – other topics

Data extracts, closing (what is it, when is it, year-end)

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