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MIPC305 – MIP Cloud Accounts Payable Processing: Self-Study

Course Level: Basic
Prerequisite: Participants must have access to the web component of MIP Cloud prior to class.
Recommended Prerequisite: MIPC303 – MIP Cloud Basic Transactions: Recorded Session
Instructional Method: Self-Study (virtual trainer plus comprehensive training guide)
Recommended CPE Credits: Not Eligible for CPE
Access Period: One Year from Purchase
Estimated Time to Complete: Two Hours

This self-study course covers learn time-saving techniques for processing and reporting accounts payable transactions in MIP Cloud. Working through a series of real world lessons, you will learn each step in the accounts payable cycle from creating vendors, to entering invoices, to printing checks. You will also explore reporting options and how to use the Accounts Payable dashboard to assess your organization’s complete payables picture.

After completing this course, you will be able to:

  • Create and edit vendor records
  • Create accounts payable invoice sessions
  • Use techniques to streamline invoice entry
  • Post accounts payable invoice sessions
  • Select invoices for payment
  • Identify accounts payable reporting options
  • Use the Accounts payable dashboard to evaluate payable performance

MIPC330 – MIP Cloud User Defined Fields: Self-Study

Course Level: Advanced
Prerequisite: Participants must have access to the web component of MIP Cloud prior to class.
Instructional Method: Self-Study (virtual trainer plus comprehensive training guide)
Recommended CPE Credits: Not Eligible for CPE
Access Period: One Year from Purchase
Estimated Time to Complete: One Hour

This self-study course will show you how to unlock the potential of User Defined Fields and enhance your ability to gather and report customized
organizational data. You will also learn how to create different types of user defined fields and practice applying them to the sample data. How to
easily configure the data type, associated record types, or various characteristics of the UDF will also be covered.

After completing this course, you will be able to:

  • Identify which UDF categories and types are available.
  • Identify which field type characteristics can be assigned to user defined fields.
  • Set up master-type, document-type, and transaction-type UDFs.
  • Enter transactions with UDF values.
  • Return UDF values in a report.

MIPC206 – MIP Cloud Accounts Payable Analysis

Course Level: Basic
Prerequisites: MIPC305 – MIP Cloud Accounts Payable Processing or FA205 – MIP Fund Accounting Accounts Payable Processing
Instructional Method: Group Internet Based
Recommended CPE Credits: 2
Two Hour Class

In this course, we will practice analyzing errors found in the Accounts Payable module. We begin with a discussion of available report categories, then a review of the corrections toolkit. Afterward, we will review three common accounts payable issues and the resolutions to each. Lastly, we’ll discover what features in the software can be used to prevent data entry errors.

This course covers topics related to the following modules:

Accounts Payable

By the end of the session, you will be able to:

  • Create reports for vendor information, payments, and analysis.
  • Access the vendor balances form and use Accounts Payable Analysis reports to review vendor balances.
  • List three common accounts payable issues and their solutions including methods to troubleshoot to find a resolution.
  • What features in the software can be used to prevent data entry errors with memorize documents, user defaults, and organization specified entry date controls.

FA101 – MIP Fund Accounting Core Workshop

Course Level: Basic
Prerequisites: We recommend a general understanding of product navigation.
Instructional Method: Group Live
Recommended CPE Credits: 20
Two and One-Half Day Class

This intensive 2.5 day course focuses on primary financial activities, providing a strong foundation for new customers and a broad understanding for more experienced customers. This course is ideal for accounts payable professionals, staff accountants, and the hands-on Chief Financial Officer.

You will learn core features of the general ledger, accounts payable, bank reconciliation, budget, and reporting modules. Study topics include creating and maintaining chart of account codes, processing and correcting accounts payable and general ledger transactions, creating and monitoring budgets, and reconciling bank accounts. You will also learn how to use the powerful built-in reporting tools to create reports and perform analysis.

Class is held Monday from 1:00 – 5:00 p.m.
plus Tuesday and Wednesday, 9:00 a.m. – 5:00 p.m.

FA275 – MIP Fund Accounting Core LW

Course Level: Basic

Prerequisites: We recommend a general understanding of product navigation.

Advanced Preparation: None

Instructional Method: Group Internet Based

Training Guide Format: Digital Online/Offline

Recommended CPE Credits: 19

Three Day Class

Published: 8/2020

This intensive 3-day Live Webcast course focuses on primary financial activities, providing a strong foundation for new customers and a broad understanding for more experienced customers. This course is ideal for accounts payable professionals, staff accountants, and the hands-on Chief Financial Officer.

You will learn core features of the general ledger, accounts payable, bank reconciliation, budget, and reporting modules. Study topics include creating and maintaining chart of account codes, processing and correcting accounts payable and general ledger transactions, creating and monitoring budgets, and reconciling bank accounts. You will also learn how to use the powerful built-in reporting tools to create reports and perform analysis.

By the end of the class, you will be able to:

  • Set up accounting administration (chart of accounts, auto-functions, organization preferences, etc.).
  • Setup, process and troubleshoot accounts payable.
  • Enter general ledger transactions, close fiscal years and adjust closed year balances.
  • Reconcile cash accounts.
  • Enter and adjust budgets.
  • Understand basic reporting functions

Registration for this course includes a full featured digital guide. You will be provided instructions and a key to your digital guide prior to class. Please consider the environment before printing your digital guide.

Class is held each day from 9:00 AM – 4:30 PM CT. A one hour lunch break is included.

FA205 – MIP Fund Accounting Accounts Payable Processing

Course Level: Basic
Prerequisite: General Ledger Transaction Entry
Instructional Method: Group Internet Based
Recommended CPE Credits: 3
Three-Hour Class

Attend this class to learn processing skills that improve accuracy and save valuable time throughout the accounts payable cycle. Learn how to create vendors, enter invoices and credit memos, process payments, and view vendor balances. This course focuses on daily processing tasks in the Accounts Payable module. 

For additional accounts payable training, and to learn more about distributing payments via electronic funds transfer and creating your own check formats, attend the following courses.

  • FA210 – MIP Fund Accounting Accounts Payable Reporting and Troubleshooting
  • FA372 – MIP Fund Accounting EFT for AP: Recorded Session
  • FA326 – MIP Fund Accounting Forms Designer: Self-Study

By the end of the session, you will be able to:

  • Create a vendor
  • Set up vendor 1099 information and enter 1099 adjustments
  • Rename or merge vendors
  • Create accounts payable invoices and apply credit memos, manual payments, and system generated payments
  • Use advanced coding reduction tools to reduce data entry
  • Review and edit unposted system generated payments
  • Review vendor balances and transaction history
  • Evaluate accounts payable balances using aging, summary, and detailed reports