Accounts Receivable Training Materials

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• Accounts Receivable Processing (AR 103)

Accounts Receivable Processing (AR 103)

This web-based course consists of six lessons. It is designed for University staff who need to know how to process charges and credits to students (SAR) and outside University customers (GAR) in the Accounts Receivable module of Banner. This is not an Accounts Payable training course. Therefore, this course will not cover content related to paying invoices or vendors.

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• Lesson 1: Accounts Receivable Overview (Flash Video)

This lesson will introduce you to Accounts Receivable (AR), the benefits of using Banner AR, the AR process flow, and the data that you need to process AR.

• Lesson 2: Entering/Reversing GAR Charges (Flash Video)

In this lesson, you’ll learn how to enter charges and reverse them for General Accounts Receivable (GAR) accounts.

• Lesson 3: Entering/Reversing SAR Charges (Flash Video)

This lesson will show you how to enter charges and reverse them for Student Accounts Receivable (SAR) accounts.

• Lesson 4: Reviewing Accounts (Flash Video)

In this lesson, you’ll learn why it’s important to review accounts. You’ll also learn how to review GAR and SAR accounts in Banner.

• Lesson 5: Processing Bills and Payments (Flash Video)

This lesson will cover billing statements and payment schedules for GAR and SAR accounts.

• Lesson 6: Reporting (Flash Video)

In this lesson, you’ll learn how to run EDDIE reports to monitor your accounts.

Job Aids

• Accounts Receivable Processing Welcome Kit (PDF)
• AR Forms and Their Uses (PDF)
• Closing a Cashier Session (PDF)
• Entering GAR Charges and Credits (PDF)
• Entering GAR Charges and Credits with the Account Detail Form (TFADETL) (PDF)
• Invoice Numbering (PDF)
• Using the Billing Mass Data Entry Form (PDF)
• Viewing Account Comments (PDF)

Please send questions or comments regarding training to the OBFS Training Team at obfstrainingteam@uillinois.edu.

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Last Updated: May 14, 2012