Assumptions
The User has the minimum required level to access the Accounting tab and an understanding that making changes within this section have wider implications.
Please note: The Accounting Section of the system is only accessible by Flex Admin, Full Admin and Accounting Level Access
The user has an understanding of the Australian Tertiary Education System / VET Sector.
The User has an understanding of Fee-Help / HECS-HELP funding and timings
The User has a basic understanding of Accounting principles (e.g. Payments, Invoices, Offset of payments, Line items)
Key terms and concepts
Options within this Section
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Section Name
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Brief Overview
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Section Name
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Brief Overview
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Search
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Overview
The Accounting menu in Paradigm starts with the student search screen where you can search a specific student record for you to create and pay an invoice, etc. A student can be searched for by Student Number, Preferred name, Given name, Family name (Surname), Previous Last Name, Home Institution, and
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Status.
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Results can also be ordered by Student Number, First Name, Last Name, Status Id, or Last-Modified date.
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Summary
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Once a record has been loaded this is a brief overview of the students record. It is similar to that Student Summary Screen, it contains a reduced overview of the students record including the Course(s) enrolled by the student, last 10 unit enrolments, last 10 Invoices, the last 10 payments, and a summary the Students contact information.
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Search Payments
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This Section allows for the user to search the Payments that have been received.
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Payments
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This section is where payments received are entered into the Accounting Section
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Invoices
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Invoices are created in this section. There are 2 types of invoices Enrolments invoices and General Invoices.
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Scholarship
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This Section and the Scholarship section within the Student Tab are the same.
Revenue Types
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Field Name
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Brief Description
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Subsidy
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Amount paid by the provider - Scholarships, Internal payments, or “discounts”.
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Funding
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Amount paid by the Government - FEE-HELP / HECS-HELP
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Upfront
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Amount paid by the student - Cash, Credit card, Cheque, EFT
Implications
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NoteIt is highly recommended that users have an understanding of the Student units section and some basic accounting principles before accessing and using the Accounting section. |
Please note: Course enrolment data shows the sum of all the unit fees, scholarships, funding, upfront - this will then indicate how much has been paid and what is still, if any, owing
Once a unit has been invoiced, an invoice Id is created. This id can also be viewed on the unit enrolment screen.
Workflow
How to load options within the Accounting tab
Click the Accounting tab within the side menu
Select the option to be opened and click on it
The page has now been loaded
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However, if you have a student record loaded in the system from the Student menu, you can just immediately check the financial details by going to the Summary menu.
After you’ve found your record, you can go through the details of the student financial record by selecting each of the following accounting sub-menus in Paradigm:
Other Accounting Menus:
Expand the section below for an overview on how to SORT DATA IN TABLES in Paradigm:
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How to Sort Data in Tables
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