14 – Accounts – Business

14 – Accounts – Business

 

Procedural Note 14
Accounts - Business 
This section displays seven areas within the Accounts Module of Owner Accounting. It specifically pertains to Owner Accounting tasks after the booking has been imported from the GuestPoint Property Management System. All accounting activities that occur post-booking departure are managed here. Navigate to this section by pressing 'Account' on the GuestPoint Owner Accounting main menu.  


            1. When the business screen loads, it will default to the current month (the month that is yet to be rolled). This page represents your revenue and income levels. You can view a different month by selecting from the dropdown menu by month and/or year. 
             
            2. Drill Down into Individual Accounts. Select an account, and expand that account (for example, cleaning) by pressing the > symbol (1) to view the transactions that make up the total (2).
             
            3. Statements.
                  a) Select the specific period (1) that you would like to review and click "Refresh" (2) to ensure the requested period is updated. Now click "Statement" (3) on the top menu. This will generate a report that displays the allocation of revenue for the specified period. feature is particularly useful for emailing statements to your accountant for month-end or audit purposes.
                   
            4. This report can be easily saved, printed (1) or emailed (2) based on your requirements.  
            
            5. Comparisons.
                  a) By clicking on comparisons, it allows you to select two periods to be compared to and shows comparative performance against the periods selected.