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
- Cost Centre List (XLS format, 628Kb)
Activity Types
General Ledger | Description |
A | Teaching |
C | Administration |
D | Internal Commercial Activity |
E | External 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 |
P | Research - Externally Funded Reciprocal |
Q | Research - Externally Funded Non Reciprocal |
R | Research - Internally Funded - Central |
S | Research - Internally Funded - Cost Centre |
Dissection Lists
Not sure which list to use? Use the "Alpha" list if your searching by dissection name. Use the "Numeric" list if you're searching by dissection number.
- Dissection List - Alpha (XLS format, 628Kb)
- Dissection List - Numeric (XLS format, 642Kb)
Further information about the Chart of Accounts
Finance One Helpdesk
Tel (03) 479 5554
Email finance.helpdesk@otago.ac.nz