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Accounting EOY: Year-End Processing in Inventory

Roll over to the new financial year after completing the year-end stock take.

Updated over a month ago

The UBS Inventory System supports periods 1–18. To complete one financial year, Year-End Processing must be performed in Period 12. This function is located in Housekeeping, Year-End Processing.

Checklist Before Running Year-End Processing

  1. Complete Year-End or Month-End Stock Take

    • Ensure stock values and quantities are updated.

    • Generate the Inventory Physical Worksheet:

      • Navigate to Inventory & Services, Related Tasks, Report Centre, Physical Worksheet.

      • Use filter criteria: With Quantity and Include 0 Stock.

      • Print the report or export it to Excel for a stock take.

  2. Update Physical Count of Inventories

    • Update the actual quantity:

      • Go to Inventory & Services > Related Tasks, Report Centre, Physical Worksheet.

      • Use the same filter criteria as above and select Update Actual Quantity.

    • Enter stock take results in the Actual Qty field.

    • Avoid selecting Generate Actual Qty from Book Qty to prevent overwriting physical counts.

    • Once updated:

      • Click Exit, Generate Adjustment Transactions, OK, Exit.

      • Confirm the Generate Complete message.

  3. Generate Reports

    • From Inventory & Services, Report Centre, generate:

      • Stock Cards Report

      • Inventory Balance Check Report

  4. Calculate Cost of Sales

    • Go to Customer & Sales, Profit Margin, Calculate Cost of Sales.

    • Select the Costing Method, click Generate, and confirm with Yes.

    • Generate Profit Margin Reports as needed.

  5. Update Stock Value to Accounting System

    • Navigate to Inventory & Services, Related Tasks, Report Centre, Status & Value.

    • Select Update A/C Stock Value, then update via Item, Group, Category, or Matrix Item.

    • Optionally, print the report.

  6. Check Individual Item Value by Historical Price

    • Go to Inventory & Services, Related Tasks, Report Centre, Trace Item Cost & Value.

    • Select the Costing Method and filter by Item No. and Period, then generate the report.

  7. Backup Your Data

    • Ensure a complete data backup before proceeding.

  8. Run Year-End Processing

    • Confirm that the Accounting Year-End Process is complete.

    • Navigate to Housekeeping, Year-End Processing.

    • Set the program to close at Account Period 12, enter the password, and click OK.

After Year-End Processing

  • Access past Year-End Processed data via the Choose Your Company list:

    • Select Actions, Previous Year Data Icon, Inventory & Billing.

    • Choose the desired year (e.g., DATA2020, DATA2021, etc.) and open it.

  • Transactions from Periods 13–18 will roll over to the new financial year as Periods 1–6, respectively.

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