FINANCIAL SERVICES 1
Track Coordinator: Karen Miles, Siemens, MS4
Client Co-chair: Tricia Billington, East Texas Medical Center
Siemens Co-chair: Michael West, Siemens, MS4
| Monday | April 19, 2010 | 11:00 am – 12:00 pm |
| F01 | FINANCIAL SERVICES FOCUS GROUP UPDATE | |
| Masami Goldsberry, Project Manager – Siemens, MS4 Michael West, Manager, Resource and Scheduling – Siemens, MS4 |
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Meet the members of the Financial Services Focus Group and learn about recent activities and current releases. Take this opportunity to ask questions, provide suggestions, and consider joining the group. AUDIENCE: All General Financial users |
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| Monday | April 19, 2010 | 1:00 pm – 2:15 pm |
| F02 | ACCOUNTS PAYABLE CHECK PROCESSING AND CHECK RECONCILIATION | |
| Margie Gentry, Staff Account – TJ Samson Community Hospital Michelle Weatherly, Senior Accounting Clerk – Wise Regional Health Systems |
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Learn systematic procedures for processing checks with patient refunds that are included in the AP check run. Hear about the check reconciliation process and the reports needed for reconciliation as we investigate the possibilities that might cause “out of balances” between the bank statement and the General Ledger. AUDIENCE: Beginning |
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| Monday | April 19, 2010 | 2:45 pm – 4:00 pm |
| F03 | ACCOUNTS PAYABLE MONTH-END REPORT AND HOW TO READ THEM | |
| Kay Johnson, Director of Accounting – Nacogdoches Memorial Hospital | ||
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Are you feeling overwhelmed with Accounts Payable Month-end reports? Come learn about the reports that are available to you and how they can be used to improve your knowledge of the data in Accounts Payable. AUDIENCE: Beginning to intermediate |
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| Tuesday | April 20, 2010 | 10:30 am – 11:30 am |
| F04, F14 | FINANCIAL SERVICES “MIND EXCHANGE” | |
| Masami Goldsberry, Project Manager – Siemens, MS4 Michael West, Manager, Resource and Scheduling – Siemens, MS4 |
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Exchange questions and problems for answers and resolutions. Meet with the experts on all General Financial applications for a one-on-one question/answer session and take the opportunity to discuss problems and best practices. Share your ideas and thoughts with experts from MS4 Development, Siemens Customer Support Services, and Financial Services Focus Group members. AUDIENCE: All levels |
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| Tuesday | April 20, 2010 | 1:00 pm – 2:15 pm |
| F05 | ACCOUNTS PAYABLE OUT OF BALANCE – SOLUTIONS AND PITFALLS | |
| Cathleen Riley, Customer Support Analyst – Siemens | ||
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Where do you begin to look for the problem when your 399 report shows that AP is out of balance? This session leads you step-by-step to solving the mystery as you also learn about processes to prevent future out of balance situations. AUDIENCE: This session is for all users responsible for AP file integrity. |
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| Tuesday | April 20, 2010 | 2:45 pm – 4:00 pm |
| F06 | ACCOUNTS PAYABLE 101 – TIPS AND TRICKS | |
| Kay Johnson, Director of Accounting – Nacogdoches Memorial Hospital | ||
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Are you a new user who would like to learn the basic tips and tricks of navigating and working in Accounts Payable? Join this class to gain knowledge of file setup, invoice entry, and inquiry tips. Instruction is focused on providing information at an introductory level, with no prerequisites required. AUDIENCE: Beginning users of Accounts Payable. It is expected that the attendee will have limited experience in areas such as file building, troubleshooting, and system functionality. This class is designed for the attendee who is new to the MS4 Accounts Payable application or would like a refresher course. |
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| Wednesday | April 21, 2010 | 9:30 am – 11:00 am |
| F07 | UPCOMING GFS ENHANCEMENTS | |
| Karen Miles, Systems Analyst – Siemens, MS4 | ||
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Learn about new GFS features and fixes released in Summer 2009 and hear about the Summer 2010 release and what is planned for Accounts Payable, Materials Management, and Budgeting. AUDIENCE: All levels |
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| Wednesday | April 21, 2010 | 11:00 am – 12:00 pm |
| F08 | AP 1099s AND ARCHIVING AND PURGING ACCOUNTS PAYABLE | |
| Margie Gentry, Staff Account – TJ Samson Community Hospital Tricia Billington, Senior Systems Analyst – East Texas Medical Center RHS |
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This session is an introduction and review of the 1099 process using the vendor file maintenance. Is your system running at optimum speed? Do your files contain several years of data? Attend this session to learn about recommended data retention, and details on archiving and purging in Accounts Payable that will help you run your system at its best. AUDIENCE: All levels |
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| Wednesday | April 21, 2010 | 1:00 pm – 2:15 pm |
| F09 | ACCOUNTS PAYABLE LINE MATCHING AND ISSUE RESOLUTION | |
| Jennifer Deal, Accounting Services Director – Neosho Memorial Regional Medical Center Gordon Miller, Senior Application Analyst – Vanguard Health Systems |
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Review EDI and the regular AP invoicing process. Find out about line matching, data flow, and the reports associated with this process. See how a variance affects the line matching process and learn how to set acceptable variance levels. AUDIENCE: Beginning and intermediate |
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