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 |
| B | Treasury |
| 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 |
| V | Capital Projects |
Dissection Lists
Not sure which list to use? Use the "Alpha" list if you're 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 +64 3 479 5554
Email finance.helpdesk@otago.ac.nz
