Replenish petty cash fund

1. Overview & Business Value#

This comprehensive operational guide details the architecture, business workflows, configuration parameters, and execution steps for Replenish petty cash fund within SmartERP.

This guide is for Custodians and Senior Accountants replenishing an imprest petty cash fund.

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2. Prerequisites & Security Access Groups#

• Required Modules: account, smarterp_finance, smarterp_ethiopian_payroll
• Security Groups:
  • Show Full Accounting Features (Technical ID: account.group_account_user)
  • Billing Administrator / Financial Controller (Technical ID: account.group_account_manager)
  • Chief Financial Officer / Auditor (Technical ID: account.group_account_readonly)
• Master Data Dependencies: Chart of accounts, statutory tax definitions (VAT 15%, WHT 2%/30%), payment terms, and open fiscal periods for Company 1 (Ashewa Technology Solutions S.C.).

3. Step-by-Step Configuration & Execution#

Step 1: Navigating to the Module Interface#

1. Log into your SmartERP instance at https://smarterp.et/odoo.
2. Open the main App Switcher (grid icon in the top-left corner).
3. Select the Accounting app icon.
4. From the top navigation bar, open Accounting → Customers / Vendors / Accounting / Configuration.

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Step 2: Creating and Parameterizing Records#

1. Click the New button in the top-left control panel.
2. Complete the mandatory fields in the record form:
   • Name / Reference (Mandatory): Unique identifier or auto-generated voucher sequence number
   • Accounting Date (Mandatory): Effective posting date falling within an open fiscal period
   • Journal (Mandatory): Designated financial journal (Cash, Bank, Customer Invoices, Vendor Bills, Miscellaneous)
   • Partner / Entity (Mandatory): Registered customer, vendor, or employee partner record (res.partner)
3. Configure optional operational parameters and localized tags as required:
   • Analytic Distribution (Optional): Cost center or project allocation percentage
   • Tax Treatment (Optional): Statutory withholding tax or VAT exemption certificate
   • Payment Reference (Optional): Commercial bank transaction reference or cheque number
4. Click the Save icon in the control bar to commit the record.

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Step 3: Validating and Processing Transactions#

• State Transitions: Execute operational state progression (Draft → In Payment / Confirmed → Posted / Reconciled).
• Ledger & System Impact: Generates immutable double-entry journal items (account.move.line) updating general ledger balances, trial balance, and statutory tax registers.
• Audit Verification: Automated recording of author ID, timestamp, and immutable revision history.

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Step 1: Conduct physical cash denomination count#

1. Open Petty Cash → Operations → Payment Summary (PCPS) and press New.
2. Select your Petty Cash Fund.
3. Under Physical Cash Count Audit, count each currency note in the safe:
   • 200 ETB notes × count
   • 100 ETB notes × count
   • 50 ETB notes × count
   • 10 ETB notes × count
   • 5 ETB notes × count
4. The system calculates Total Physical Cash on Hand.

Step 2: Compile voucher reconciliation batch#

1. Press Load Unreconciled Vouchers.
2. The system aggregates all verified vouchers disbursed since the last replenishment.
3. Verify the fundamental imprest equation:

$$\text{Physical Cash on Hand} + \text{Total Unreconciled Vouchers} = \text{Approved Imprest Float}$$

4. If Variance is 0.00 ETB, press Submit for Replenishment.

Step 3: Authorize and reimburse via BPV#

1. The Senior Accountant reviews the submitted vouchers and attached fiscal slips.
2. Press Generate Replenishment Voucher.
3. The system generates a draft Bank Payment Voucher (BPV) for the exact amount of disbursed vouchers.
4. The Finance Manager approves the BPV. Bank funds are withdrawn and deposited back into the petty cash safe, restoring physical cash to the 100% ceiling.

4. Advanced Configuration Points#

• Automated Actions & Scheduled Tasks (Crons):
  • Account: Automatic reconciliation (account.ir_cron_auto_reconcile): Runs nightly to match open ledger transactions
  • Asset: Compute depreciation lines (account_asset.ir_cron_compute_depreciation): Runs monthly on the 30th to compute fixed asset depreciation schedules
  • Tax: Generate VAT and WHT schedules (smarterp_finance.ir_cron_tax_schedules): Runs monthly to prepare MOR tax return summaries
• Custom Print Templates & Reports:
  • Official Cash Receipt Voucher (CRV)
  • Bank Payment Voucher (BPV) & Cheque Payment Voucher (CPV)
  • Withholding Tax Certificate (Form 3.4)
  • General Ledger & Trial Balance Audit Schedules
• Multi-Company Rules: Record-level security isolation under Company 1 (Ashewa Technology Solutions S.C.), preventing cross-company ledger leakage across parent and subsidiary legal entities.

5. Comprehensive Troubleshooting Matrix#

Next#

• Deduct withholding tax: Calculate and deduct withholding tax.
• Set up budgets: Manage budget envelopes.