Checklist: Processing Bills Monthly

Most firms follow the same or a similar process each month to gather billing related information and generate bills. Your firm may require additional steps or different steps than this standard process.

Step Description Location
1 Enter and post timesheets, labor adjustments, and any expenses. Transaction Center > Transaction Entry and Transaction Center > Transaction Posting.

Select the appropriate option from the Transaction Type list (for example, Timesheets).

2 Run the Missing Billing Terms List report. Reporting > Billing

Billing > Billing Terms, and click Print on the toolbar

3 Establish billing terms for any project that you want to bill that appears on the Missing Billing Terms List report. Billing > Billing Terms
4 Review the Unbilled Detail and Aging report and project reports. Reporting > Billing > Unbilled Detail and Aging

Reporting > Project

5 Run draft bills or pre-bills through Batch Billing. Billing > Batch Billing
6 Project manager reviews reports and draft invoices. N/A
7 Update fee terms for fee jobs. Billing > Batch Billing or Billing > Interactive Billing

Click Update Fees on the toolbar

8 Transfer, hold, view, bill, write-off, modify, or insert data for the project. Billing > Interactive Billing

Labor tab

Expenses tab

Units tabs

9 If you use the Invoice Approval feature, approve or reject invoices. Billing > Interactive Billing

Billing > Invoice Approvals

10 Process and accept final batch bills or accept final invoices in Interactive Billing. (In Interactive Billing, you can also modify totals on the Accept Invoice form, if necessary.) Billing > Interactive Billing or Batch Billing
11 Review the Invoice Transaction List. Reviewing transaction information prior to posting significantly reduces the chances of posting inaccurate data. Transaction Center > Transaction Lists > Invoices
12 Post the invoice file created. Transaction Center > Transaction Posting > Invoices