1. Project Costing Reconciliation Made Easy
Sachin Singh
Deloitte Consulting LLP
July 20th, 2012

2. Agenda Introduction Problem Definition Case Study Q&A
Oracle Project Costing Data and Accounting flow
Existing Process for Projects Reconciliation
Case Study
Background
Solution
Benefits
Q&A

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4. Introduction

5. Introduction…This presentation will….
Explain the limitations in handling an operational process. b
Explain data and accounting entries flow in Oracle Project Costing c
Explain the need for custom reconciliation solution. d
Case Study: How to utilize a custom solution to meet reconciliation needs. 5
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6. Problem Definition
The key issues company faces with the reconciliation of Oracle Project Costing with Oracle General Ledger are:
Multiple reports are used for reconciliation with limited visibility of all type of costs in Oracle Project Costing.
Non-availability of a standard report, which can provide visibility of the costs directly booked in General Ledger therefore losing the visibility of Project details.
Non-availability of a standard report, which can provide the accounting information of the Project costs directly booked in Oracle Project Costing when comparing it with the costs booked in General Ledger.
Non-availability of a standard report , which could convert details of all the Project costs in the accounting format for comparison and reconciliation purpose. 6
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7. Oracle Project Costing Data Flow
iProcurement
Purchasing
General Ledger
Inventory/OPM
Payables
Oracle Project Costing
Fixed Assets 7
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8. Oracle Project Costing Accounting Flow
Payables
General Ledger
Project Costing
Fixed Assets
Project Costing
General Ledger
Cost flowing from Payables to Projects
Cost flowing from Projects to Fixed Assets
Manual JE
in GL
Accounted Transactions in Projects
Entries in GL without project details
Accounted entries in Projects not interfacing to GL 8
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9. Existing Process for Project Costing Reconciliation
Reports available within EBS
AUD: Project Subledger: Detail by Expenditure Type(Oracle Project Costing)
AUD: Project Subledger: Detail by Project (Oracle Project Costing)
AUD: Project Subledger Summary (Oracle Project Costing)
Account Analysis report (Oracle General Ledger)
Steps for reconciliation
Execute AUD: Project Subledger report.
Execute Account Analysis report in General Ledger.
Download both reports and reconcile each accounting combination. 9
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10. Case Study

11. Background
Client is a leading biopharmaceutical company from the Life Sciences Industry.
Client was using out-of-the-box solution to track costs using Oracle Project Costing.
All cost centers related to R&D department uses Projects for tracking their 100% of the cost through Oracle Project Costing
Client was using following non-oracle systems :
Time Entry system
Payroll calculating and generating system
Expense re-imbursement system
Clinical trial payment system
Client was using Oracle Project Costing for tracking actual allocations from different cost centers (performed in GL) and depreciation of the fixed assets purchased for the departments. 11
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12. Solution….Reporting Needs
Projects
General Ledger
Project
Expenditure Type
Expenditure Organization
Location
Amount
Projects Source
Natural Account
Cost Center
Location
Amount
General Ledger Source 12
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13. Solution….Reporting Needs
Created three layouts for providing reconciliation information:
Layout1 – Summary layout to provide executive level summary at the cost center level.
Created following detailed layouts to provide:
Layout2 – Detail information without Project Code for Accountants.
Layout3 – Detail information with Project Codes for Project Controllers and Project Accountants. 13
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14. Solution….Layout1 Summary Layout (Layout1) has following key features:
The report output fulfills the requirement of presenting all related costs for the cost centers flowing to General Ledger from Project Costing.
The report output has two sections: Projects and General Ledger.
Each section provides summarized cost comparison between Project Costing and General Ledger at the cost center level.
The summary layout is convenient for the users at the executive level. 14
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15. Solution….Layout2 Detail Layout (Layout2) has following key features:
The report output fulfills the requirement of presenting all related costs for the cost centers with additional details (e.g. Source, Expenditure Type, etc.)
The report output has two sections: Projects and General Ledger
The report compares the Expenditure Type in Projects with Accounts in GL.
The report compares the Expenditure Organization in Projects with Cost center in GL.
The report compares the cost at the expense source level. 15
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16. Solution….Layout3 Detail Layout (Layout3) has following key features:
The report output fulfills the requirement of presenting all related costs for the cost centers by Project Number.
Project Number is shown in the report to further drilldown on Projects.
The layout helps in identifying the reconciliation differences at the Project Code level. 16
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17. Benefits
The custom reconciliation process helps to reduce time and effort during period close.
This solution presents the information in user-friendly layout therefore allowing for easy navigation.
“Single source of truth” – review all costs and transactions related to Oracle Project Costing and compare to General Ledger without running multiple reports.
The reports can run at Cost Center, Natural Account, and Source level which allows flexibility for data comparison.
Compares the information at the accounts level with the Project Code therefore meeting needs for cross-functional users in the organization (Executive, Project Manager, Project Controller and Accountants) 17
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18. Questions
Contact Information:
Sachin Singh
Sr. Consultant, Deloitte Consulting LLP
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