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Petty Cash Management

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How do I get started?

Click Get started, then use Proto to configure Petty Cash Management for your business. Pilot one organization, its petty cash account, one custodian and a complete voucher-to-journal case.

What does a voucher record?

It links a parent accounting document and organization to the custodian, spend date, amount and receipt reference. Its status shows whether it is Draft, Submitted, Approved, Rejected or Completed.

Who can approve a voucher?

Accounting Reviewer makes the independent decision on a submitted voucher revision. Accounting Preparer prepares the voucher and its source evidence.

Is document approval separate from voucher approval?

Yes. The document review examines the expense lines, gross amount, counterparty and source revision. The voucher decision examines custody and receipt detail tied to that document.

How does a posted expense reach the ledger?

An approved accounting document links to a journal entry in an open accounting period. Journal lines carry the debits and credits under ledger accounts.

Where do receipts go?

A spend receipt can be attached to the accounting document and identified on its voucher. A cash receipt records money received from a provider; an application links that receipt to a posted document.

What happens when a review is rejected?

The preparer corrects the source details and submits the relevant revision again. The document decision keeps the reviewer, time and reason.

How are failed actions investigated?

Open Operations Needing Attention or the Operations Overview exception queue. Check the operation key, parent document, failure reason and recorded effects before retrying.

Can an auditor change the cash records?

Auditor has read access to authorized evidence and reports. Record entry and financial approval remain with the operating and reviewing roles.

Which dates matter for reporting?

Document date, voucher spend date, receipt received date and journal posting date serve different questions. Choose the appropriate period and trace totals to their source records.

Set up Petty Cash Management your way.

Start free, then use Proto to change fields, steps and approvals before your team goes live.

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