# Make Your Accounting Department More Efficient

- URL: https://dynamicaccounting.net/make-your-accounting-department-more-efficient/
- Date: 2011-03-24
- Topics: Tips & Hidden Features, Microsoft & the GP Ecosystem
- Type: original article

I’m finally digging through some articles that I had marked to blog about. In the December 2010 issue of the Journal of Accountancy, CPA Tom Sonde looks at ways to [Make Your Accounting Department More Efficient](http://www.journalofaccountancy.com/Issues/2010/Dec/20103366).   
I was struck by how many of the points we’ve already covered with respect to Dynamics GP. In short, if you’re looking to make your Accounting Department more efficient with Dynamics GP, you’re already using one of the best resources available, [DynamicAccounting.net](/)   
From Tom’s article:

- *Conduct process walk-throughs.*

- *We’ve looked at a number of different processes ripe for improvement in Dynamics GP including:*

- *[Vendor 1099’s](http://msdynamicsgp.blogspot.com/2011/03/weekly-review-track-and-get-w-9-for.html)*
- *[Daily Bank Reconciliations](http://msdynamicsgp.blogspot.com/2009/10/weekly-review-daily-bank.html)*
- *[Partial Month End Closing](http://msdynamicsgp.blogspot.com/2010/06/weekly-review-partial-month-end-closing.html)*
- *And lot’s more*

- *Use best practices.*

- *We’ve seen best practices around*

- *[Partial Month Closing](http://msdynamicsgp.blogspot.com/2011/03/weekly-review-assign-ap-staff-to.html)*
- *[Use Tax](http://msdynamicsgp.blogspot.com/p/best-practice-guides.html)*
- *Plus others*

- *Take advantage of unused system functionality.*

- *I’ve covered [so many of these items in Weekly Dynamic’s](http://msdynamicsgp.blogspot.com/search/label/Weekly%20Tips) that it’s silly.*
- *Plus, Frank and I are doing a session (UBGP11) on exactly this on DayONE at Convergence.*

- *Conduct process training.*

- *[Our webinars can help with this.](http://msdynamicsgp.blogspot.com/search?q=webinar)*

- *Develop system “super users.”*

- *[Why you need a champion](http://msdynamicsworld.com/story/configuration-development/why-you-need-champion-successful-microsoft-dynamics-gp-implementatio)*

- *Establish process metrics.*

- *[Yep, we’ve got those too](http://msdynamicsgp.blogspot.com/search?q=metrics)*

- *Reward success.*

- *Maybe with a [Convergence pass](http://msdynamicsgp.blogspot.com/search/label/Convergence%202011)?*
- *or some [Friday Fun](http://msdynamicsgp.blogspot.com/search/label/Funny)?*

Make sure to [read the whole article for details.](http://www.journalofaccountancy.com/Issues/2010/Dec/20103366)