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01. Getting Started with Odoo Accounting

Introduction to Odoo Accounting

Understand the Accounting dashboard and key finance functions

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Setting Up a Company in Odoo

Configure company information, currency and accounting settings

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Understanding the Chart of Accounts

Learn account types, account codes and account structures

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Debits & Credits in Odoo

See what happens behind every Odoo transaction

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How Journals Work in Odoo

Sales, Purchase, Bank, Cash and Miscellaneous journals

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  • A journal is like the diary of a business. It is where financial transactions are recorded, showing what happened, when it happened, which accounts were affected, and the amount.
  • Journaling means the act of recording those transactions in the journal.

  • Computer/Equipment increases → Debit KES 100,000
  • Bank decreases → Credit KES 100,000

That recording is called a journal entry.

Transaction → Journal Entry → General Ledger → Financial Reports

And in Odoo, a Journal is also used to group similar transactions. For example:

  • Sales Journal → Customer invoices
  • Purchase Journal → Vendor bills
  • Bank Journal → Bank transactions
  • Cash Journal → Cash transactions
  • Miscellaneous Journal → Adjustments and manual journal entries

A journal is where accounting transactions are recorded and organized. Journaling is simply the process of recording those transactions.”

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Opening Balances

How to bring balances from an existing accounting system

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Accounting Localization

Understand taxes, accounts and country-specific settings

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Accounting User Access

Configure appropriate access for accountants and finance users

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02. Customer Invoices & Accounts Receivable

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Creating a Customer Invoice

Customer → Invoice → Post

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Creating a Customer Invoice

Quotation → Sales Order → Invoice

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Registering Customer Payments

Invoice → Payment

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Partial Customer Payments

Invoice → Partial Payment → Outstanding Balance

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Customer Deposits & Advance Payments

Deposit → Final Invoice

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Customer Credit Notes

Invoice → Credit Note → Reconciliation

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Customer Statements

Review customer activity and outstanding balances

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Aged Receivables

Identify overdue customer balances

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Customer Follow-ups

Manage debt collection

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Customer Credit Limits

Control exposure before making further sales

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03. Vendor Bills & Accounts Payable