In this article we will be looking at how to complete a bank reconciliation in Jiwa.

Bank Reconciliation

The Bank Reconciliation function in Jiwa is not only used to complete your bank reconciliation’s the feature also allows you to enter in the following transaction types;

• General Ledger transactions such as bank fees and charges
• Debtor receipts and refunds
• Creditor payments and refunds
• Opening balance transactions – this transaction type is only used to bring in unpresented transactions into your first Jiwa bank reconciliation

A new bank reconciliation can only be created where;

1. The last bank reconciliation for the nominated account has been Activated, and
2. The bank reconciliation date is the same of after the most recent reconciliation for the nominated account

To begin from the menu select Cash Book | Bank Reconciliation

From the menu ribbon select New to start a new bank reconciliation

Select the General Ledger bank account you wish to reconcile.

You will note that the General Ledger search screen only returns those accounts that have been flagged as bank accounts.