Bank Reconciliation process

  1. 1

    Download Bank statement

    Download Bank statement from respective banks website
  2. 2

    Insertion of accounting code

    Insert accounting code for each line in the bank statement
  3. 3

    Format Bank Statement in Oracle Template

    Format Excel BS to Oracle Template
  4. 4

    Upload Bank statement in Oracle

    Upload Bank statement in Oracle by using the load interface template
  5. 5

    Verification of data on uploaded Bank Statement

    Once upload is successful, verify if the bank statement tally and the balance is zero, that is no discrepancies 
  6. 6

    Accounting of bank charges

    Generate cash transactions. The purpose of doing same is clearing the bank charges and other fees. This will reconcile automatically. Then submit create accounting function in Oracle
  7. 7

    Auto Reconciliation in Oracle

    Submit Auto reconciliation for all other entries
  8. 8

    Perform manual reconciliation for unmatched items

    For items not automatically reconciled, a manual reconciliation exercise is done,ie, matching of the bank statement transactions with cash book transactions.
  9. 9

    Comparison of bank statement to Cash book balance

    Compare the bank statement transactions to the cash book transactions to ensure that all the transactions on the bank statement are also on the cash book transactions .

    If there are transactions on the bank statement that are not on the cash book transactions , investigate and record the reasons for the difference.

  10. 10

    Compare cash book transactions to bank statement

    Compare the cash book transactions to the bank statement transactions. 

    If there are transactions in the cash book are not the bank statement , investigate and record the reasons for the difference.

  11. 11

    Reconcile bank statement and cash book balance

    Reconcile the ending balance on the bank statement to the ending balance on the cash book.

    • If the balances match, the reconciliation is complete.
    • If the balances do not match, investigate and record any differences..
  12. 12

    Record and report differences

    Record and report any differences found during the reconciliation process.

    • If there are differences that cannot be resolved, contact the bank and take appropriate actions to correct the discrepancies.
    • Ensure that all transactions are recorded accurately to prevent future discrepancies.
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