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“Match” in Accounting & Finance

42 questions across 4 technologies.

Accounting & Finance

42 questions in 4 technologies

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1What is three-way matching? Accounts Payable & Receivable › Purchase Orders & 3-Way MatchingAccounts Payable & ReceivablePurchase Orders & 3-Way MatchingBeginner
2What is the difference between two-way, three-way, and four-way matching? Accounts Payable & Receivable › Purchase Orders & 3-Way MatchingAccounts Payable & ReceivablePurchase Orders & 3-Way MatchingBeginner
3What is matching tolerance and why is it used? Accounts Payable & Receivable › Purchase Orders & 3-Way MatchingAccounts Payable & ReceivablePurchase Orders & 3-Way MatchingIntermediate
4What are common causes of a three-way match failure? Accounts Payable & Receivable › Purchase Orders & 3-Way MatchingAccounts Payable & ReceivablePurchase Orders & 3-Way MatchingIntermediate
5How are partial deliveries and partial invoices matched against a PO? Accounts Payable & Receivable › Purchase Orders & 3-Way MatchingAccounts Payable & ReceivablePurchase Orders & 3-Way MatchingIntermediate
6How are freight, duty, and miscellaneous charges handled in matching? Accounts Payable & Receivable › Purchase Orders & 3-Way MatchingAccounts Payable & ReceivablePurchase Orders & 3-Way MatchingIntermediate
7How does procure-to-pay automation reduce matching exceptions? Accounts Payable & Receivable › Purchase Orders & 3-Way MatchingAccounts Payable & ReceivablePurchase Orders & 3-Way MatchingAdvanced
8How do matching controls support SOX/segregation of duties? Accounts Payable & Receivable › Purchase Orders & 3-Way MatchingAccounts Payable & ReceivablePurchase Orders & 3-Way MatchingAdvanced
9How does PO matching support period-end accruals? Accounts Payable & Receivable › Purchase Orders & 3-Way MatchingAccounts Payable & ReceivablePurchase Orders & 3-Way MatchingAdvanced
10What does 'three-way match' mean in one sentence, and why does invoice processing depend on it? Accounts Payable & Receivable › Invoice ProcessingAccounts Payable & ReceivableInvoice ProcessingBeginner
11What is the accruals (matching) concept? Financial Accounting › Accruals & PrepaymentsFinancial AccountingAccruals & PrepaymentsBeginner
12How does automated transaction matching work? Accounting Software & Systems › Reconciliation ToolsAccounting Software & SystemsReconciliation ToolsIntermediate
13How does automated cash application (auto-matching) work? Accounts Payable & Receivable › Cash ApplicationAccounts Payable & ReceivableCash ApplicationIntermediate
14What is the benefit of automatic bank rules/matching in software? Bookkeeping › Computerized BookkeepingBookkeepingComputerized BookkeepingIntermediate
15How do you match cash when customers pay by statement rather than by invoice? Accounts Payable & Receivable › Cash ApplicationAccounts Payable & ReceivableCash ApplicationAdvanced
16What is a purchase order (PO)? Accounts Payable & Receivable › Purchase Orders & 3-Way MatchingAccounts Payable & ReceivablePurchase Orders & 3-Way MatchingBeginner
17What is a goods receipt note (GRN)? Accounts Payable & Receivable › Purchase Orders & 3-Way MatchingAccounts Payable & ReceivablePurchase Orders & 3-Way MatchingBeginner
18What is a requisition and how does it relate to a PO? Accounts Payable & Receivable › Purchase Orders & 3-Way MatchingAccounts Payable & ReceivablePurchase Orders & 3-Way MatchingBeginner
19What information does a purchase order typically contain? Accounts Payable & Receivable › Purchase Orders & 3-Way MatchingAccounts Payable & ReceivablePurchase Orders & 3-Way MatchingBeginner
20What is a contract or catalog PO versus a spot PO? Accounts Payable & Receivable › Purchase Orders & 3-Way MatchingAccounts Payable & ReceivablePurchase Orders & 3-Way MatchingBeginner
21What is a blanket (standing) purchase order? Accounts Payable & Receivable › Purchase Orders & 3-Way MatchingAccounts Payable & ReceivablePurchase Orders & 3-Way MatchingIntermediate
22What is the accounting flow across PO, goods receipt, and invoice? Accounts Payable & Receivable › Purchase Orders & 3-Way MatchingAccounts Payable & ReceivablePurchase Orders & 3-Way MatchingIntermediate
23What does it mean to 'short pay' or 'block' an invoice, and when is each used? Accounts Payable & Receivable › Purchase Orders & 3-Way MatchingAccounts Payable & ReceivablePurchase Orders & 3-Way MatchingIntermediate
24What is a PO commitment and how does it aid budgeting? Accounts Payable & Receivable › Purchase Orders & 3-Way MatchingAccounts Payable & ReceivablePurchase Orders & 3-Way MatchingIntermediate
25What is evaluated receipt settlement (ERS) / pay-on-receipt? Accounts Payable & Receivable › Purchase Orders & 3-Way MatchingAccounts Payable & ReceivablePurchase Orders & 3-Way MatchingIntermediate
26How do you reconcile and clear an aged GR/IR account? Accounts Payable & Receivable › Purchase Orders & 3-Way MatchingAccounts Payable & ReceivablePurchase Orders & 3-Way MatchingAdvanced
27How do you handle price variances between PO and invoice in inventory accounting? Accounts Payable & Receivable › Purchase Orders & 3-Way MatchingAccounts Payable & ReceivablePurchase Orders & 3-Way MatchingAdvanced
28What is invoice processing in accounts payable? Accounts Payable & Receivable › Invoice ProcessingAccounts Payable & ReceivableInvoice ProcessingBeginner
29What is the difference between a PO and a non-PO invoice? Accounts Payable & Receivable › Invoice ProcessingAccounts Payable & ReceivableInvoice ProcessingBeginner
30What is invoice coding? Accounts Payable & Receivable › Invoice ProcessingAccounts Payable & ReceivableInvoice ProcessingBeginner
31What is a self-billing invoice? Accounts Payable & Receivable › Invoice ProcessingAccounts Payable & ReceivableInvoice ProcessingBeginner
32What is a preferred supplier list and why maintain one? Accounts Payable & Receivable › Vendor ManagementAccounts Payable & ReceivableVendor ManagementBeginner
33How does electronic invoicing (e-invoicing) and OCR improve AP processing? Accounts Payable & Receivable › Invoice ProcessingAccounts Payable & ReceivableInvoice ProcessingIntermediate
34What are invoice exceptions and how are they handled? Accounts Payable & Receivable › Invoice ProcessingAccounts Payable & ReceivableInvoice ProcessingIntermediate
35What is the GR/IR reconciliation and why does it matter? Accounts Payable & Receivable › ReconciliationsAccounts Payable & ReceivableReconciliationsIntermediate
36What is maverick (off-contract) spending and how is it controlled? Accounts Payable & Receivable › Vendor ManagementAccounts Payable & ReceivableVendor ManagementIntermediate
37What is vendor performance management and which metrics are used? Accounts Payable & Receivable › Vendor ManagementAccounts Payable & ReceivableVendor ManagementIntermediate
38How do you account for invoices received after period-end for goods/services already received (accruals)? Accounts Payable & Receivable › Invoice ProcessingAccounts Payable & ReceivableInvoice ProcessingAdvanced
39What is the GR/IR (Goods Received/Invoice Received) clearing account and how is it reconciled? Accounts Payable & Receivable › Invoice ProcessingAccounts Payable & ReceivableInvoice ProcessingAdvanced
40How do you measure and improve AP invoice processing efficiency? Accounts Payable & Receivable › Invoice ProcessingAccounts Payable & ReceivableInvoice ProcessingAdvanced
41What is the difference between capital and revenue expenditure at the invoicing stage, and why does coding matter? Accounts Payable & Receivable › Invoice ProcessingAccounts Payable & ReceivableInvoice ProcessingAdvanced
42How do you reconcile a clearing/suspense account to zero at period-end? Accounts Payable & Receivable › ReconciliationsAccounts Payable & ReceivableReconciliationsAdvanced