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Participant Handbook

Sub-Sector: Banking

Occupation: Accounts Executive

(Accounts Payable and Receivable)

Reference ID: BSC/Q0901, Version 1.0

NSQF Level 4
 About this Book
This Participant Handbook is designed to enable training for the specific Qualification Pack (QP).
Each National Occupational (NOS) is covered across Unit/s.

The Handbook includes assessments at the end of the sessions to enable the candidates assess
their understanding of the course.

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 Table of Contents
S.No. Modules and Units
1. Introduction to the Sector, Core and Professional Skills
Unit 1.1 – Glossary of the terms used in Accountancy
Unit 1.2 – Introduction to the sector
Unit 1.3 – Professional skills

2. Various Accountancy Job Roles in a Company

Unit 2.1 – Different Accountancy Job Roles
3. Introduction to Operating Cycle
Unit 3.1 – Operating Cycle, Net Operating Cycle, Flow implication
Unit 3.2 – Credit and working capital
4. Accounting Concepts
Unit 4.1 – Principles of Accounting
Unit 4.2 – Rules of Accounting
5. Accounts Payables
Unit 5.1 – Understanding Accounts Payables, Procurement and business process
Unit 5.2 – Payments and Working capital
6. Accounts Receivables
Unit 6.1 – Payments and Working capital
Unit 6.2 – Payments receipts and Working capital
7. Understanding the Purchase order, Purchase journal, supplier and payment details

Unit 7.1– Vendor management and purchase procedure

Unit 7.2– Payment to vendors and Accounting

8. Understanding the customer Purchase order, payment terms, delivery Chillan and sales journal

Unit 8.1– Contacting customers, credit control, stores

Unit 8.1– Collection and Accounting
S.No. Modules and Units
9. Booking credit purchase in the purchase journal
Unit 9.1 – Updating Day Purchase Ledger , Accounting for Credit Purchase
Unit 9.2 – Interfacing to General Ledger as per accounting principles
10. Booking credit sales in the sales journal
Unit 10.1 – Updating Day Sales Ledger, Accounting for Credit Sale
Unit 10.2 – Interfacing to General Ledger as per accounting principles
11. Verification of the documents
Unit 11.1 – Identifying the problems with the documents and check the approval
Authority
12. Preparation of Payment vouchers
Unit 12.1 – Preparing payment voucher, understanding the system and software used,
checking and verifying, have an idea of the vouchers for approvals
Unit 12.2 – Idea about different taxes
13. Preparation of mode of payment
Unit 13.1 – Different modes of payment
14. Updating voucher with payment details
Unit 14.1– System knowledge and voucher verification
15. Preparing Receipt voucher
Unit 15.1– Preparing receipt voucher, understanding the system and software used,
checking the sales contract, have an idea of the approval authority
Unit 15.2– Raise sales voucher, understanding the system and software used and issue
receipt
16. Performing the accounting entry
Unit 16.1– Indian Accounting Standards and raising vouchers
Unit 16.2– Data entry and posting
17. Record keeping
Unit 17.1– System report, handling vouchers and documents and maintaining records
18. Indian Accounting Standards (IND AS)
Unit 18.1– Regulatory guideline and Accounting standards
Unit 18.2– Financial statement
UNIT 1.1: Glossary of the terms used in Accountancy

Unit Objectives
At the end of this unit, you will be able to:
1. Get accustomed to the terms generally used in accountancy

1.1 Glossary of the Terms used in Accountancy

✓ Accounts Payable - means the amount due to the trade creditors for purchase of materials,
semi-finished and finished goods.

✓ Accounts Receivables - means the amount due from the trade debtors for sale of materials,
semi-finished and finished goods.

✓ Sector – subject matter relating to Accounts Payables and Accounts Receivables.

✓ Core and Professional skills – means the core competencies required of an accounts
professional for appropriate execution of tasks envisaged in the job roles of accounts
payables and accounts receivables sector of accounting. E.g. inter-personal relations, ability to
think analytically, persuasive communication, problem solving capability, knowledge of computer
usage, understanding of the accounting principles, decision making capability, evaluation of accepted
methodologies, management skills, etc.

✓ Accounting - Accounting means maintaining of accounts of transactions systematically as

prescribed in the prevailing accounting standards vide the accounting principles and rules.

✓ Event - it is the occurrence of an intent of a person to enter into a business transaction. All
events are not transactions as though it may contain valuable business information yet it may
have non-monetary effect to record in the books of account.

✓ Data entry - it is the systematic entering of transaction information into software enabled
accounting system or data-recording in a manual system according to the prescribed
standards of the firm complying to the principles and rules of accounting.

✓ Transaction - it is following the event that results in a monetary benefit to one and monetary
outflow to someone resulting in recording in financial statements of account. The exchange
of goods or services measurable in terms of money which effects a person or a firm as to its
business operation are called transactions.
✓ System - it is the computer software enabled programmes that facilitate recording of all
transactions in the ledger to formulate the financial statements of account.

✓ Purchases - it is the amount of goods and services purchased from the supplier on execution
of contract terms.

✓ Sales - it is the amount of goods and services sold to the customer on execution of contract
terms.

✓ Purchase Order – means the document raised as an authorization to the supplier of a firm
for purchase of goods and also as an authorization raised from the buyer of a firm for sale of
goods (raw materials, semi-finished and finished).

✓ Days Inventory Outstanding (DIO) - means the number of days the inventory is held in stock
n the stores prior to issue out to the production process.

✓ Days Payables Outstanding (DPO) - means the number of days the trade creditors remains
outstanding for payment from the date of purchase of goods by the firm.

✓ Days Receivables Outstanding (DRO) - means the number of days the trade debtors remains
outstanding for collection from the date of sale by the firm.

✓ Operating cycle - it the average period of time required for a business to make an initial outlay
of cash to produce goods, sell the goods, and receive cash from customers in exchange for
the goods.

✓ Net Operating cycle - it is the number of days it takes a company to generate economic
earnings from the usage of the assets.

✓ Cash conversion cycle - it is the calculation of the cash flow of a firm for measuring the time
it taken by the firm in converting its investment in inventory and other resource inputs into
cash.

✓ Flow - it represents the process in calculating the number of days required to convert the
inventory received in stores and making them ready for sale until the outstanding dues to the
trade creditors and from the trade debtors are finally settled.
✓ Working capital - it is the capital of a firm, either permanent or temporary, which is required
for the day-to-day business operations, that is represented by the net of the current assets
minus the current liabilities.

✓ Principles of accounting - comprises the various accepted and standard concepts in relation
to the conventions as practiced in accounting domain for finally reporting the financial
statements of accounts. These principles refer to some of the standards practiced like
business entity, going concern, monetary value, realization, dual, accrual, conservatism,
consistency, disclosure, matching, and materiality.
✓ Rules of accounting - it is application of the double entry system of accounting by ascertaining
the types of accounts like personal account, real account and nominal account.

✓ Journals - it is an accounting record where all business transactions are entered as per the
double entry rules of accounting with usage of appropriate accounting principles and their
application.

✓ Sales Journal - sales journal records all specific transactions relating to sales carried out by a
firm. The sales journal records all the sales of a firm on credit relating to inventory sales or
other merchandise sales.

✓ Purchase Journal - purchase journal records all specific transactions relating to purchases
carried out by a firm. The purchase journal records all the purchases of a firm on credit
relating to inventory purchases or other merchandise purchases.

✓ Day Sales Ledger - it is a detailed itemized sales made to each and every customer of the firm,
presented in date sequence, with adjustment for sales returns if any.

✓ Day Purchase Ledger - it is a detailed itemized purchases made from each and every supplier
of the firm, presented in date sequence, with adjustment for purchase returns if any.

✓ General ledger - it is the complete record of financial transactions over the time period of the
business, and it provides all accounts information that is finally being used for the preparation
of financial statements of accounts. It signifying the investment in business and returns
earned from the investment in the assets, liabilities, revenues and expenses of the firm for
determining the profits and net worth of the firm.

✓ Vouchers - it is an internal accounts document with the intent of making a payment to an

external entity, such as a vendor or service provider.
✓ Journal Voucher - it is a document for accounting record that authorizes the details of a
transaction for record keeping and auditing purposes.

✓ Direct tax - as per Income Tax Act, 1961, it relates to income tax payable or chargeable on
the revenues earned and includes tax deducted at source upon release of payment or
collection of payment in the normal course of business.

✓ Indirect tax - as per the different tax laws applicable, it is the charge that is levied on a service
provision or on supply or purchase of goods on the customer, recoverable from the customer
and payable to the concerned govt, either state or central.

✓ Delivery challan- it is the document that confirms the physical delivery of goods and services
as per contract terms.
✓ Transaction trail - it is an accounting audit trail which incorporates all documents, either hard
copy or electronic evidence that shows the operational journey a transaction goes through
from the day the transaction is recorded upon an event to the time the transaction makes it
into the financial statements of account. It is part of internal control in a firm.

✓ GRN - it is the goods receipt note that is raised by the stores to keep control on inventory
items received after proper certification and authorisation. Stores control account gets
updated only upon posting of the GRN.

✓ GDN - it is the goods despatch note that is raised by the stores (and in some firms by the
despatch section) which is responsible for releasing goods to customers. A copy of the GDN is
retained by the stores (or by the despatch section as the case may be) and one copy is sent to financial
accounts department to process invoice to the customer.

✓ Control Account - it is the account which contains aggregate periodical totals for transactions
that are individually stored in subsidiary-level ledger accounts. Control accounts are summarized
accounts receivable and accounts payable. It is so because the accounts receivables and accounts
payables contain a large volume of transactions. The periodical balance in a control account should
be matching with the total of the related subsidiary ledger in order to transfer to the trial balance for
then making the financial statement of account.

✓ Indian accounting standards - this refers to the Ind AS which is developed/updated time and
again by the accounting body of India (e.g. The Institute of Chartered Accountants of India)
for compliance by all firms maintaining accounting in India. Various accounting standards
(upon convergence to International Financial Reporting Standards under the aegis of the
International Accounting Standards Board) are prescribed and adherences to such standards
are made imperative.

✓ Various Acts - in this section , various laws have been referred to for compliance by the firm
like Companies Act, 2013 that deals with the business laws; Income Tax Act, 1961 that deals
with the income taxation; Central Sales Tax Act, 1956 that deals with central government
indirect taxation on business transactions; State Sales Tax Act that deals with the state
government’s indirect taxation on business transaction; Service Tax Act, 1994 that deals with
the indirect taxation on services provided in a business transaction; Custom & Excise Duty,
1944 (&Amendments) that deals with the cess levied on goods upon import into the country and
upon release of finished goods from the place of production i.e. factory; VAT, 2005 that deals with a
type of consumption tax that is placed on a product whenever value is added at a stage of production
and at final sale.
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UNIT 1.2: Introduction to the sector

Unit Objectives
At the end of this unit, you will be able to:
1. Have an idea of the objective of the Financial Accounting
2. Know the importance of accounting
3. Know the advantages of accounting
4. Know the limitation of accounting
5. Learn the accounting methods of Accounts Payables
6. Learn the accounting methods of accounting Accounts Receivables

1.2.1 About Financial Accounting

Meaning of Financial Accounting- The basic purpose of accounting is to provide the information
required for sound economic decision making. It involves preparation of financial reports which
reflects a firm's performance to external parties such as creditors, investors and tax authorities.

1.2.2 Objectives of the Financial Accounting

Both the internal and external parties of the organization can understand the business
performance of the firm. Thus the primary objectives of financial accounting can be stated as:

✓ Maintenance of Records of Business – Maintenance of record should be done first before

making any payment. This is because, if there is an error, it can be traced from the records
and corrected accordingly. Sometimes even the most intelligent personnel cannot
accurately recollect what he might have come across in the daily operations. So if proper
and complete records of all business transactions are maintained it will make his task
easier. Also these records can be used by different personnel for different decision-
making purposes.

✓ Calculation of Profit or Loss - Generating profit is the sole purpose of any business. The
 information related to the profits are available from the profit and loss statement. Profit
is calculated by taking out expenses from the associated revenues. Profit helps in judging
the performance of the organization.

✓ Processing of Financial Position - A balance sheet reflects the exact financial position of
an organization. It is a statement of assets and liabilities. It gives an idea of the assets
owned by an organization and depicts the liabilities against the assets. The balance of
assets minus the external liabilities shows the capital.

✓ Provide Information to the Parties - Generation of information helps to facilitate the

dissemination of information among different user groups. Therefore, communication of
information is the essential function of accounting. Accounting information is
communicated in the form of statements, reports, graphs and charts to the internal and
external users who require them in different decision situations.

1.2.3 Importance of Accounting

Accounting is basically the universal language of business and figure. Its importance is huge
which has been elaborated below;

✓ Helps in taking business decision – All business decisions are based on sound analysis of
financial statements. It includes information on profitability, liquidity, efficiency etc.
Without proper maintenance of accounts it would be very difficult to meet the objectives
of any business.

✓ Acts as a vehicle of record keeping – Data is gathered from several sources and
communicated to the end users for proper decision making. Hence maintaining proper
records is highly essential.

✓ Helps in the discovery and prevention of fraud – frauds can be discovered only when
there is proper internal control. And this control is possible by keeping proper track of the
events. Accounting helps in effective tracking.

✓ Aids in getting funds and loans – Approval of loans is possible only on presentation of the
company’s financial state of affairs. Accounting with the help of its accepted formats aids
in measuring the risk of any business.

✓ Builds a reputation – Credit scores generally reflects the financial status of any business.
The financial reports of an organization help calculate the credit score.
1.2.4 Advantages of Accounting

Accounting has the following advantages:

✓ Provides financial information regarding the business

✓ Provides required assistance to the management

✓ Helps in comparing the financial results

✓ Helps in comparing financial results;

❖ comparison of its own results of different years
❖ comparison of financial results with other firms in the same industry

✓ Helps in proper decision making

✓ Accounting information is highly useful as an evidence in legal matters

✓ Helps in valuation of the business

1.2.5 Limitations of Accounting

✓ Accounting ignores non-monetary transactions

✓ Upholding internal accounting procedures by which the company may follow its own rules
to substantiate

✓ Accounting information is sometimes based on estimates which can be biased

✓ Creation of accounts by window dressing can lead to faulty results (accounting

information can be easily manipulated and thus can not be considered as the true test of
performance)
1.2.6 Accounting of Accounts Payables
✓ Learn the accounting methods of Accounts Payables - by understanding the process that
the particular business follows keeping in mind the accounting principles by giving due
stress on audit trail.

1.2.7 Accounting of Accounts Receivables

✓ Learn the accounting methods of Accounts Receivables - by process that the particular
business follows keeping in mind the accounting principles by giving due stress on audit
trail.

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Assessment
Instructions:

• Answer all questions.

• DO NOT discuss with any one during the assessment.
• Tick/encircle the right answer

Time allotted: 15 mins Total Marks: 10

A. Tick the correct option:

1. The objective of financial accounting is to:

a) Record transactions as per accounting standards
b) Give a true and fair view of events
c) Provide a basis for decision making in business
d) Provide information of events
e) All the above

2. The importance of accounting lies in:

a) Assessing the growth trajectory of the business
b) Not understanding the value of data provided in financial statements of account
c) Just not taking business decisions
d) Accounts creation
e) None of the above

3. The merits of financial accounting are to evaluate the following statements except:
a) Evaluate business decisions on the strength of the financial statements of account
b) Evaluate the compliance of business to various applicable regulations
c) Evaluate the business performance through comparative periodical financial
statements of accounts
d) Evaluate the non-monetary events

4. Financial accounting has the following characteristics in the following statements

except:
 a) Helps in critical analysis of the financial disclosures only
b) Makes the line manager understand the reason for shortfall in performance
appraisals of the finance department staff
c) Underline only the deviations from regulatory compliances
d) Makes the intra-firm and inter-firm business performance comparison more
difficult
e) All the above

5. Financial accounting may limit the financial essentials to:

a) Monetary values of transactions, ignoring the non-monetary events
b) Accounting procedures as adopted by the company, thereby limiting the fair inter-
firm comparison
c) Financial data representation without taking cognizance of any attempt to
window dressing of the events
d) All the above

6. Accounts Payables represents the following statements:

a) Assess the deviations if any from the standards set by the company for the days’
payables outstanding
b) Understand the working capital requirement to settle payables in time
c) Effectively manage accounts payables through cash flow and a key indicator of
overall operational effectiveness.
d) All the above

7. Critical management of accounts payables substantiates the following statements:

a. Adopts best practices of timeliness and accuracy of financial reporting for
identifying overdue balances
b. Assess the working capital requirement to efficiently and effectively run the
operations of business
c. Repose confidence in suppliers of the company’s financial performance and
credentials
d. Ensure compliance to contracts as executed between the company and the
suppliers
e. All the above

8. Critical analysis of accounts receivables substantiates the following statements:

a) Adopts best practices of timeliness and accuracy of financial reporting for
identifying overdue balances
b) Assess the working capital requirement to efficiently and effectively run the
operations of business
c) Ensure compliance to contracts as executed between the company and the
customers
d) Understand the importance of overdue balances that may ultimately impair the
company’s performing assets to severe financial losses
e) All the above
9. Identify which statement is true:
a) Financial statements of account can never be falsified
b) Reporting on Accounts Payables can never be falsified
c) Financial accounting considers only on monetary transactions and ignores non-
monetary events
d) Reviewing the days’ sales outstanding is the only way to understand the working
capital requirement

10. Which of the following statements is false:

a) Financial decisions relating to business performance take cue from the presented
financial statements of accounts
b) Created accounts can mislead decision making process by business stakeholders
c) Financial statements of accounts can never be falsified if financial data relating to
transactions are recorded
d) Critical analysis of financial statements of accounts can give a fair picture of
business performance

END OF TEST

Answers
1. e
2. a
3. d
4. e
5. d
6. d
7. e
8. e
9. c
10. c