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
