# General Ledger Module (GLM)

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The **General Ledger Module** provides a complete financial management solution and can be implemented as a **standalone accounting system** or as part of the wider ERP platform. It includes **General Ledger Maintenance**, **Journals**, **Cashbooks**, **Bank Reconciliations**, **Bank Statement Imports (BankIT)**, **Account Analysis**, and **Financial Reporting**.

The module supports **unlimited account hierarchies**, allowing businesses to structure and analyse financial information to any level of detail. Built-in **authorisation workflows** for journals and cashbooks improve financial control by ensuring transactions are reviewed before posting. **BankIT** streamlines the import of bank statements through intelligent allocation rules, reducing manual processing and improving efficiency.

Comprehensive **Bank Reconciliation** functionality retains historical reconciliations for future review, while powerful **Account Analysis** and **Financial Reporting** tools provide visibility into business performance through detailed reports, graphs, and trend analysis. Together, these features help management make informed decisions, maintain financial accuracy, and support business growth.

### Key Benefits

\- Can be deployed as a **standalone financial management** solution  
\- Provides **core accounting functionality** including journals, cashbooks, and bank reconciliations  
\- Supports **unlimited account hierarchy** levels for detailed financial analysis  
\- Allows ledger maintenance without losing historical transaction data  
\- **Strengthens financial controls** through transaction authorization workflows  
\- **Automates bank statement imports** and allocations using intelligent rules  
\- **Reduces manual processing** and **improves accounting efficiency**  
\- Stores and retains completed bank reconciliations for future reference  
\- Delivers graphical and detailed financial analysis tools  
\- Provides **comprehensive reporting** for management decision-making  
\- Improves visibility** of business performance, trends, and profitability  
\- Supports informed strategic planning and **sustainable business growth**

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<span lang="EN-GB" style="font-size: 11.0pt;">General Ledger Module (GLM) Features</span>

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</td><td style="width: 291.198px; border-top: none; border-left: none; border-bottom: 1pt solid windowtext; border-right: 1pt solid windowtext; padding: 0cm 5.4pt;" width="239"><span lang="EN-GB" style="font-size: 9.0pt; mso-bidi-font-family: Calibri; mso-bidi-theme-font: minor-latin;">General Ledger can be sold as a standalone module.</span>

</td><td style="width: 317.229px; border-top: none; border-left: none; border-bottom: 1pt solid windowtext; border-right: 1pt solid windowtext; padding: 0cm 5.4pt;" width="265"><span lang="EN-GB" style="font-size: 9.0pt; mso-bidi-font-family: Calibri; mso-bidi-theme-font: minor-latin;">Ideal solution for small businesses wanting to save money and only require journals, cashbooks and bank recon features.</span>

</td></tr><tr style="mso-yfti-irow: 2;"><td style="width: 173.261px; border-right: 1pt solid windowtext; border-bottom: 1pt solid windowtext; border-left: 1pt solid windowtext; border-image: initial; border-top: none; padding: 0cm 5.4pt;" width="121">**<span lang="EN-GB">General Ledger Maintenance</span>**

</td><td style="width: 291.198px; border-top: none; border-left: none; border-bottom: 1pt solid windowtext; border-right: 1pt solid windowtext; padding: 0cm 5.4pt;" width="239"><span lang="EN-GB" style="font-size: 9.0pt; mso-bidi-font-family: Calibri; mso-bidi-theme-font: minor-latin;">Unlimited amount of tree levels allows a reconciliation to contain many Add On accounts.</span>

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<span lang="EN-GB" style="font-size: 9.0pt; mso-bidi-font-family: Calibri; mso-bidi-theme-font: minor-latin;">Codes of ledger accounts can be changed even after the transactions have been posted.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>Once changed, the system will still retain a full history of accounts.</span>

</td><td style="width: 317.229px; border-top: none; border-left: none; border-bottom: 1pt solid windowtext; border-right: 1pt solid windowtext; padding: 0cm 5.4pt;" width="265"><span lang="EN-GB" style="font-size: 9.0pt; mso-bidi-font-family: Calibri; mso-bidi-theme-font: minor-latin;">With unlimited tree levels information can be easily accessed and analysed, eg. The company’s phone bill can be broken down into several Add On accounts such as ADSL, fax, surcharges etc.</span>

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<span lang="EN-GB" style="font-size: 9.0pt; mso-bidi-font-family: Calibri; mso-bidi-theme-font: minor-latin;">(The unlimited amount of tree levels is a unique feature).</span>

</td></tr><tr style="mso-yfti-irow: 3;"><td style="width: 173.261px; border-right: 1pt solid windowtext; border-bottom: 1pt solid windowtext; border-left: 1pt solid windowtext; border-image: initial; border-top: none; padding: 0cm 5.4pt;" width="121">**<span lang="EN-GB">Journals</span>**

</td><td style="width: 291.198px; border-top: none; border-left: none; border-bottom: 1pt solid windowtext; border-right: 1pt solid windowtext; padding: 0cm 5.4pt;" width="239"><span lang="EN-GB" style="font-size: 9.0pt; mso-bidi-font-family: Calibri; mso-bidi-theme-font: minor-latin;">Journals are controlled via an authorisation process.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>A clerk can capture the transaction and the financial manager can release into the books after verifying the information.</span>

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<span lang="EN-GB" style="font-size: 9.0pt; mso-bidi-font-family: Calibri; mso-bidi-theme-font: minor-latin;">Journals can only be posted if they balance.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>Journals can be created on the fly without complicated set up for batches.</span>

</td><td style="width: 317.229px; border-top: none; border-left: none; border-bottom: 1pt solid windowtext; border-right: 1pt solid windowtext; padding: 0cm 5.4pt;" width="265"><span lang="EN-GB" style="font-size: 9.0pt; mso-bidi-font-family: Calibri; mso-bidi-theme-font: minor-latin;">Authorisation process assists companies in correction of Journals before processing to books.  
  
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<span lang="EN-GB" style="font-size: 9.0pt; mso-bidi-font-family: Calibri; mso-bidi-theme-font: minor-latin;">On-going journal posting saves time.</span>

</td></tr><tr style="mso-yfti-irow: 4;"><td style="width: 173.261px; border-right: 1pt solid windowtext; border-bottom: 1pt solid windowtext; border-left: 1pt solid windowtext; border-image: initial; border-top: none; padding: 0cm 5.4pt;" width="121">**<span lang="EN-GB">BankIT</span>**

</td><td style="width: 291.198px; border-top: none; border-left: none; border-bottom: 1pt solid windowtext; border-right: 1pt solid windowtext; padding: 0cm 5.4pt;" width="239"><span lang="EN-GB" style="font-size: 9.0pt; mso-bidi-font-family: Calibri; mso-bidi-theme-font: minor-latin;">Huge ERP bank file import with intelligence rules</span>

</td><td style="width: 317.229px; border-top: none; border-left: none; border-bottom: 1pt solid windowtext; border-right: 1pt solid windowtext; padding: 0cm 5.4pt;" width="265"><span lang="EN-US" style="font-size: 9.0pt; line-height: 115%; font-family: Symbol; mso-fareast-font-family: Symbol; mso-bidi-font-family: Symbol; mso-ansi-language: EN-US;"><span style="mso-list: Ignore;">·<span style="font: 7.0pt 'Times New Roman';"> </span></span></span><span lang="EN-US" style="font-size: 9.0pt; line-height: 115%; mso-bidi-font-family: Calibri; mso-bidi-theme-font: minor-latin; mso-ansi-language: EN-US;">Quickly import your bank statement</span>

<span lang="EN-US" style="font-size: 9.0pt; line-height: 115%; font-family: Symbol; mso-fareast-font-family: Symbol; mso-bidi-font-family: Symbol; mso-ansi-language: EN-US;"><span style="mso-list: Ignore;">·<span style="font: 7.0pt 'Times New Roman';"> </span></span></span><span lang="EN-US" style="font-size: 9.0pt; line-height: 115%; mso-bidi-font-family: Calibri; mso-bidi-theme-font: minor-latin; mso-ansi-language: EN-US;">Teach the system the allocations for quickly cashbook creation</span>

</td></tr><tr style="mso-yfti-irow: 5;"><td style="width: 173.261px; border-right: 1pt solid windowtext; border-bottom: 1pt solid windowtext; border-left: 1pt solid windowtext; border-image: initial; border-top: none; padding: 0cm 5.4pt;" width="121">**<span lang="EN-GB">Cashbooks</span>**

</td><td style="width: 291.198px; border-top: none; border-left: none; border-bottom: 1pt solid windowtext; border-right: 1pt solid windowtext; padding: 0cm 5.4pt;" width="239"><span lang="EN-GB" style="font-size: 9.0pt; mso-bidi-font-family: Calibri; mso-bidi-theme-font: minor-latin;">Cashbooks are controlled via an authorisation process.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>A user captures the transaction and the manager releases the transaction into the books after verifying the data.</span>

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<span lang="EN-GB" style="font-size: 9.0pt; mso-bidi-font-family: Calibri; mso-bidi-theme-font: minor-latin;">Cashbooks cater for splits on ledger accounts.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>Cashbooks can be created on the fly without complicated setups for batches.</span>

</td><td style="width: 317.229px; border-top: none; border-left: none; border-bottom: 1pt solid windowtext; border-right: 1pt solid windowtext; padding: 0cm 5.4pt;" width="265"><span lang="EN-GB" style="font-size: 9.0pt; mso-bidi-font-family: Calibri; mso-bidi-theme-font: minor-latin;">Improved financial control and reduction of errors.</span>

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<span lang="EN-GB" style="font-size: 9.0pt; mso-bidi-font-family: Calibri; mso-bidi-theme-font: minor-latin;">A split ledger account allows for more detail in the cashbook eg Multiple ledger allocation from one purchased slip</span>

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</td></tr><tr style="mso-yfti-irow: 6;"><td style="width: 173.261px; border-right: 1pt solid windowtext; border-bottom: 1pt solid windowtext; border-left: 1pt solid windowtext; border-image: initial; border-top: none; padding: 0cm 5.4pt;" width="121">**<span lang="EN-GB">Bank Recons</span>**

</td><td style="width: 291.198px; border-top: none; border-left: none; border-bottom: 1pt solid windowtext; border-right: 1pt solid windowtext; padding: 0cm 5.4pt;" width="239"><span lang="EN-GB" style="font-size: 9.0pt; mso-bidi-font-family: Calibri; mso-bidi-theme-font: minor-latin;">Retains cashbook balance and bank balance</span>

</td><td style="width: 317.229px; border-top: none; border-left: none; border-bottom: 1pt solid windowtext; border-right: 1pt solid windowtext; padding: 0cm 5.4pt;" width="265"><span lang="EN-GB" style="font-size: 9.0pt; mso-bidi-font-family: Calibri; mso-bidi-theme-font: minor-latin;">When saving, there is no need to print as the system stores a copy of the reconciliation for both standard bank recon print outs as well as what was reconciled.</span>

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<span lang="EN-GB" style="font-size: 9.0pt; mso-bidi-font-family: Calibri; mso-bidi-theme-font: minor-latin;">(Most other applications require the user to print the bank reconciliation as this cannot be retrieved from the system).</span>

</td></tr><tr style="mso-yfti-irow: 7;"><td style="width: 173.261px; border-right: 1pt solid windowtext; border-bottom: 1pt solid windowtext; border-left: 1pt solid windowtext; border-image: initial; border-top: none; padding: 0cm 5.4pt;" width="121">**<span lang="EN-GB">Account Analysis</span>**

</td><td style="width: 291.198px; border-top: none; border-left: none; border-bottom: 1pt solid windowtext; border-right: 1pt solid windowtext; padding: 0cm 5.4pt;" width="239"><span lang="EN-GB" style="font-size: 9.0pt; mso-bidi-font-family: Calibri; mso-bidi-theme-font: minor-latin;">Allows for detailed analysing of all accounts.</span>

<span lang="EN-GB" style="font-size: 9.0pt; mso-bidi-font-family: Calibri; mso-bidi-theme-font: minor-latin;"> </span>

<span lang="EN-GB" style="font-size: 9.0pt; mso-bidi-font-family: Calibri; mso-bidi-theme-font: minor-latin;">This analysis feature allows every ledger account to be analysed including output to line graphs and bar charts.</span>

</td><td style="width: 317.229px; border-top: none; border-left: none; border-bottom: 1pt solid windowtext; border-right: 1pt solid windowtext; padding: 0cm 5.4pt;" width="265"><span lang="EN-GB" style="font-size: 9.0pt; mso-bidi-font-family: Calibri; mso-bidi-theme-font: minor-latin;">More detailed management reports enable better business management.</span>

</td></tr><tr style="mso-yfti-irow: 8; mso-yfti-lastrow: yes;"><td style="width: 173.261px; border-right: 1pt solid windowtext; border-bottom: 1pt solid windowtext; border-left: 1pt solid windowtext; border-image: initial; border-top: none; padding: 0cm 5.4pt;" width="121">**<span lang="EN-GB">Financial Reports</span>**

</td><td style="width: 291.198px; border-top: none; border-left: none; border-bottom: 1pt solid windowtext; border-right: 1pt solid windowtext; padding: 0cm 5.4pt;" width="239"><span lang="EN-GB" style="font-size: 9.0pt; mso-bidi-font-family: Calibri; mso-bidi-theme-font: minor-latin;">Allows management to run various reports in order to analysis the business</span>

</td><td style="width: 317.229px; border-top: none; border-left: none; border-bottom: 1pt solid windowtext; border-right: 1pt solid windowtext; padding: 0cm 5.4pt;" width="265"><span lang="EN-GB" style="font-size: 9.0pt; mso-bidi-font-family: Calibri; mso-bidi-theme-font: minor-latin;">Business analysis down to transaction level ensures hands-on management and business expansion</span>

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