Print the general ledger account to be reconciled.
 

Check that the opening balance on the ledger account corresponds to the previous month’s closing balance.
 

Check that the entries have been allocated to the correct account.
 

Use a Journal Form to do any adjustments, attaching all substantiating documentation. (Copy of ledger account, invoice, credit note, debit note and copy of journal etc.)
 

Capture and process the journal on the Pastel Accounting System.
 

Print the journal and file in the journal file.
 

Print the ledger account once again, after the journal has been processed.
 

Enter the new month’s ledger entries onto the Excel reconcilliation, excluding debit and credit amounts that cancel out.
 

The reconciliation on excel format must balance to the ledger account.
 

Print a copy of the reconciliation and the ledger account.
 

File the reconciliation in reconciliation file.