Purpose
As you are on Aspire, it will also be important to learn how to use Aspire with your accounting system. 🍎 This includes learning how the two systems will interact and understanding how to manage Aspire for a better End of Month process. We provide web-based, live training to better understand these concepts, as well as question & answer sessions throughout the week! At the bottom of this article, we also include recorded sessions from previous webinars if you are not able to attend live sessions.
SAS
Check out the individual class descriptions by clicking here.
🧠 We also have recorded sessions at the bottom of this article that you can watch if you can't attend the live webinar classes. Click here to be taken to the bottom of the page.
SAAS
Check out the individual class descriptions by clicking here.
🧠 We also have recorded sessions at the bottom of this article that you can watch if you can't attend the live webinar classes. Click here to be taken to the bottom of the page.
Class Descriptions (In Order)
Intro to Accounting in Aspire: This class will be an overview of Aspire including which accounting option you should use (SAS vs. SAAS), what transfers from Aspire to the Accounting System, how revenue and costs show in Aspire, how revenue and costs are entered into the accounting system.
Production and Accounting staff should attend this session.
End of Month Checklist Tasks #1 - #35: This is a review of the End of Month checklist from task #1 through task #35. This checklist should be followed throughout the month to review purchase receipts, work tickets, and Inventory to ensure all the information is accurate before closing a month.
Both Production and Accounting Staff would benefit from joining this class.
Additional general Q&A sessions are provided daily for questions.
End of Month Checklist Tasks #36 - #47 (⚠️ Separate for both SAS and SAAS): This class will walk you through setting up the journal entry export, entering the journal entry into the accounting system, and reconciling the Balance Sheet.
Additional general Q&A sessions are provided daily for questions.
Additional Accounting Training: In this session, you will learn how to create pivot reports, review A/R aging reports, create Miscellaneous Invoices, Credit Memos, Formulas, Custom Fields, and other general information in Aspire.
Inventory Training: In this class, you will learn the basics of how inventory works from start to finish. We will also touch on the do’s and don’ts of inventory in Aspire. You will also learn about less commonly known items such as Job Inventory, Conversions, Tank Mixtures and Misc. Dollar items. This would be a great learning experience for your Purchasing Manager, Estimators, Accounting Personnel, etc.
Typical Agenda:
Item Catalog Review
Review Inventory in Aspire
How to Purchase to Inventory
Using Holding Accounts in Your Accounting System
How to Read the EOM Report Expense and Inventory Tabs
Over/Under Training: In this session we will review Over/Under: the difference between what has been earned and what has been Invoiced. This is a great report in Aspire. The goal of any company is to create an estimate, do the work (earn the revenue), and invoice the customer. Analyzing this report will ensure this has been done. Production and Accounting staff will benefit from this Training Session.
Accounting and Production Q&A's: This is a great Q&A (Question & Answer) session for anyone with any Aspire production or accounting questions.
There are daily Q&As for EOM and General Aspire Accounting Questions.
Recorded Accounting and End of Month Webinars
If you are not able to make it to the live webinar classes on the class registration page, you can click the links below and enter a passcode to watch the previously recorded webinar!
🏛️ Intro to Accounting
Passcode: E?R1JYr#
🏛️ EOM Checklist Tasks #1 thru #35 (SAS & SAAS)
Passcode: Y@63KPw8
🏛️ EOM Checklist Tasks #36-47 for SAAS
Passcode: .$2NM#9D
🏛️ EOM Checklist Tasks #36-47 for SAS
Passcode: 1bN=?*Xt
🏛️ Additional Accounting Training
Passcode: 05?W1N=x
🏛️ Over/Under Training
Passcode: A0RxQB?8