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ERP Fixed Assets and Inventory User Manual

EUM05

Develops ERP user guidance for asset registration, depreciation, transfers, disposals, inventory movements, stock counts and asset/inventory reporting.

What changes

More reliable asset and inventory records, improved ERP adoption and fewer asset or stock-control errors.

What you get

  1. ERP fixed assets and inventory user manual EUM013
  2. Quick reference guides for depreciation runs and stock counts EUM014
  3. Asset and inventory validation checklist EUM015

What has to come first

  • Configured ERP with fixed asset and inventory modules live Required

    Modules must be live (via PDA modules or an existing system)

  • EUM01ERP General Ledger and Chart of Accounts User Manual Recommended

    GL and COA manual so asset and inventory coding aligns with the ledger

  • AMP01 and AMP02 Recommended

    The asset and inventory policies the manual operationalises

Who is involved

From the National Society's side. This is what the engagement asks of your people.

Your own staff work alongside the adviser throughout, so this is a commitment of their time as well as the Centre's. Ask in the request and you are given the day estimate per role before anything is signed.

RoleWhat they do
HNS Finance DirectorOwns asset and inventory balances
HNS asset, logistics and finance officersThe manual users
HNS ERP or system administratorMaintains asset classes and depreciation setup
HNS branch and store staff who record movementsPost in the system
HNS internal audit functionRelies on reliable registers, where it exists
GFDC delivery teamDrafts and advises

How it is measured

IndicatorTargetEvidence
Asset and inventory user manual approved and issued Approved within 7 weeks of kick-off Approval record; issued manual
Procedures validated against the live system 100% of documented procedures Validation checklist signed off
Asset, logistics and finance users trained on the manual 100% of asset and inventory users Training record
ERP asset and inventory records reconciled to physical count and ledger At first count, then on cycle ERP reconciliation report

Tools

2 of 3 ready to download. The rest are in development and listed so you know they are coming.

  • EUM013 ERP fixed assets and inventory user manual Template In development
  • EUM014 Quick reference guides for depreciation runs and stock counts Template DOCX
  • EUM015 Asset and inventory validation checklist Template XLSX

Standards

  • IPSAS 17 - Property, Plant and Equipment (IAS 16 equivalent under IFRS reporting)
  • HNS ERP vendor documentation and configuration

Describe the problem, not the service

You do not need to know which of the 124 to ask for.