Time and Expenses Workflow
The majority of CPA firms operate with no workflow for time entry; that is, no supervisor or engagement manager approvals are required.
In such instances, when you submit your time sheet, the CPA solution immediately books the WIP to the Client/Engagement and General Ledger. You can, however, work within the confines of a workflow for time entry; a traditional implementation of the solution supports this type of workflow.
The CPA solution’s extensive Approval Hierarchy setup drives the workflow that is supported for expense sheets. You can create a workflow in the CPA solution that is as simple as a single supervisory approval or as complex as having multiple levels of approval, including data that is dependent based on the engagement against which the expenses are entered. The CPA is preconfigured for a single approval out-of-the-box, which includes an employee’s supervisor. After the approval has been completed, the expense transaction is immediately posted to the Client/Engagement and to the General Ledger, and of course, to Accounts Payable for employee reimbursement.