A Quick and Easy Guide to NetSuite Credit Card Processing

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What Is the Matching Principle and Why Does It Matter?


Before diving into the tutorial below, we must cover a basic accounting concept integral to NetSuite credit card processing: the Matching Principle.


Financial staff using the Matching Principle will record an expense in the period it occurs rather than the period it’s paid. For example, suppose your business sponsors a booth at an end-of-the-year trade show. You'll probably send representatives to the event, incurring related costs in the current year but paying them in the following year. Yet if you follow the Matching Principle, your accountants will record the total amount with your current year’s expenses.


Companies use the Matching Principle for various reasons, including:


  1. Improved Accuracy: This method ensures revenue and expenses possess the same value at the same time, making data more reliable.   
  2. Better Understanding of Profits: The Matching Principle pairs expenses and revenue, ensuring financial statement consistency. It also streamlines financial data, allowing potential investors to assess your company’s risk better.


NetSuite credit card processing tools help businesses follow the Matching Principle and maintain accurate records. SuiteDynamics experts can help guide you through these features and others that expedite your financial processes. Schedule your free consultation and discover how efficient accounting can become.


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How to Conduct NetSuite Credit Card Processing

 

The following instructions encompass the entire NetSuite credit card process. You’ll learn how to:

 

  • Best assign vendors and general ledger codes to your credit card transactions.
  • Load credit card transactions via CSV.
  • Match the data load to the transactions you've imported into NetSuite directly from your credit card company.
  • Pay a credit card bill.
  • Reconcile a monthly credit card statement.


Let’s start with your vendors.


1.    Assign Default Expense Accounts to all NetSuite Vendors.


A screenshot of a NetSuite page with the default expense account button highlighted.


  2.    Create NetSuite Vendors for the significant charges you wish to track.

  3.    Create “generic” NetSuite Vendors for charges that don’t need to list exact vendors (i.e., gas, food, hotel, etc.). Assign the appropriate default expense accounts.


A screen shot of a vendor auto rental page in NetSuite.


  4.    Create a NetSuite vendor mapping document to reuse monthly during this process. It should include a list of all vendors with their internal IDs and default expense accounts.

   a.    NetSuite Internal IDs are displayed in the list view. To find this view, navigate to List>Relationships>Vendors, and then you can export the list by clicking the green Excel icon.


A screenshot showing how to conduct NetSuite credit card processing.


  5.    Export transactions from each type of card, like AMEX.

  6.    Add columns for NetSuite Internal ID and NetSuite Vendor.

 a.  Sort alphabetically by description.

  7.    Compare results to the NetSuite Vendor mapping document and copy the NetSuite ID and Vendor for those that match.

  8.     Assign those NetSuite ID/Vendors in the AMEX statement spreadsheet.


A computer screen shows a list of numbers and letters.


  9.    Add generic vendors and IDs to the AMEX list to prepare the file for upload.

  a.    Every line requires a NetSuite Vendor and internal ID assignment.


a table with a lot of numbers on it


  10.  Create and save a CSV import to load the data. Once it's created, you may use it each month to import the data.


a screen shot of the administration and controls menu


  11.    Select “Transactions” under Import Type.

  12.    Select “Credit Card Charge” under Record Type.

  13.    Select your file in CSV format.

  14.    Click Next in the lower right.


A screenshot of the Scan & Upload CSV File step in NetSuite credit card processing.


 15.    Add the records.

 16.    Click Next.


A screenshot of import options.


 17.    The spreadsheet fields appear on the left, and the available NetSuite fields appear on the right.

 18.    Match your spreadsheet fields to the NetSuite fields.

   a.    Click on the next blank line on the left. An arrowhead will appear and indicate where the system is pointing.

   b.    Click on a field from the spreadsheet.

   c.    Click on the blank right side of the same line.

   d.    Click on the corresponding NetSuite field.

                             i.    There are Header and Detail fields. You can expose the Detail fields by clicking the Expansion box (i.e., Credit Card Charge - Expenses).

   e.    Continue until all spreadsheet fields are mapped.


A screenshot of the Field Mapping step for credit card processing in NetSuite.


 19.    Ensure all fields with the internal ID are indicated as such:

   a.    Click the Pencil next to the field name in the above list to get the pop-up.

   b.    Choose Internal ID.

   c.    Click OK.


Screenshot of a Default Value or Reference Type window.


 20.    Click Next.

 21.    Give the import map a descriptive name.

 22.    Click Save & Run.

   a.    Click the link Import Job Status to see the job status.


a green confirmation screen with a green check mark


23.    When the job finishes, click CSV Response to see the error list.

   a.    If you see no errors, the transactions were successfully loaded.

   b.    The credit card upload details are then available for credit card Match Bank Data Reconciliation.

24.    When payment is due, you may do one of two things:

  1. Create a Journal Entry.

                                             i.    Enter the due date under Date.

          ii.    Debit the AMEX Liability Account. Under Name, enter the AMEX vendor name. (This is required to post correctly.)

                                           iii.    Credit “Cash Account.”


A screenshot of a NetSuite journal entry.


   b.    Or, enter a VendorBill and Payment via Transactions>Payables>Pay Single Vendor.

 


 25.   Match Bank Data

  1.    Navigate to Transactions>Bank>Match Bank Data.
  2.    Choose the AMEX Liability Account.
  3.    Enter the desired date range. (From the credit card statement, begin a few days before the first day of the statement to allow for a float on the charges.)
  4.    The imported daily transactions appear on the left, and the transactions entered directly into NetSuite appear on the right.
  5.    Match the transactions by checking the box.
  6.    When all transactions are matched, the “difference” at the bottom will be zero.
  7.    Click Match in the bottom left quadrant.
  8.    Click Submit on the top left of the screen.


A screenshot of NetSuite's Match Bank Data page.


 26.    Statement Reconciliation

   a.    Navigate to Transactions>Bank>Match Bank Data.

   b.    Choose the AMEX Liability Account.

   c.    Click Reconcile Account Statement at the top right of your screen.


A screenshot from NetSuite's Match Bank Data process.


   d.    Enter the Statement End Date and Ending Statement Balance.

   e.    Check all transactions to clear. (Checking the box in the header line will automatically check all transactions.)

    i.    If you have a Difference, you must review the transactions to determine which haven’t cleared and uncheck the box on the left of the row.

   f.    When the Difference equals zero, click Reconcile.


A screenshot of last step in NetSuite credit card processing.


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Grace Martin is the Principal Finance Consultant at SuiteDynamics and possesses a unique dual expertise in both technology and finance. Her extensive experience spans virtually every financial position from auditor to CFO, complemented by her management of IT departments and leadership of multiple system implementations. She also spent nine years as a contract accountant and systems analyst for major manufacturing plants and ten years as Director of Finance and Management Information Systems at Dippin Dots, with roles as Controller and Global Cost and Pricing Analyst at Siemens Rail. At SuiteDynamics, Grace specializes in developing custom financial solutions that enhance native NetSuite functionality, with a personal focus on understanding client financial needs and ensuring correct GL impact for reporting. 




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