The Chart of Accounts (COA) defines the ledger structure within the University's financial accounting system – Finance One.
Your knowledge of the COA will assist you, whether you're processing documents, performing enquiries or running reports within Finance One.
Here you'll find a number of resources to help you including:
Ledger structure
General Ledger
Entity |
Cost Centre |
Activity Centre |
Dissection Code |
Sub Dissection Code |
NN |
AA |
ANN |
NNNN |
NN |
For example |
10 |
WG |
C02 |
3281 |
00 |
University of Otago |
Financial Systems |
Data Management |
General Materials |
Default |
Project Ledger
Project Number |
Suffix |
Funding Source |
Cost Centre |
Dissection Code |
Sub Dissection Code |
NNNNNN |
NN |
A |
AA |
NNNN |
NN |
For example |
101724 |
01 |
P |
FE |
3281 |
00 |
Superoxide Research |
Initial Project |
Reciprocal Research |
Chemistry |
General Materials |
Default |
Trust Ledger
Trust / Investment |
Dissection Code |
NNNN |
NNNN |
For example |
1502 |
1911 |
Library Appeal |
Donations |
Cost Centre list
Activity types
General Ledger
|
Description |
A |
Teaching |
C |
Administration |
D |
Internal Commercial Activity |
H |
Student Residential Accommodation |
K |
Community Service |
M |
Postgraduate Teaching |
N |
Continuing Education |
T |
Trust Funds - Little t's |
W |
Capital Works |
Project Ledger |
Description |
E |
External Commercial Activity |
P |
Research – Externally Funded Reciprocal |
Q |
Research – Externally Funded Non Reciprocal |
R |
Research – Internally Funded – Central |
S |
Research – Internally Funded – Cost Centre |
V |
Capital Projects |
Dissection lists
Further information about the Chart of Accounts
Email financial.accountant@otago.ac.nz