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Analytics Updates

Analytics+ and Analytics Studio (available for cloud clients only)

Updated Reports

  • Below reports have been improved
    • ICE Schedules H and G-1
    • People Accrual Summary- added Total Liability field

Updated Data Objects

  • New fields added to the People Leave Accrual Details report
    • Person Cost Rate Begin Date
    • Person Cost Rate End Date
  • New fields added to the Project Labor and Expense Details
    • Fiscal Year Begin Date
    • Fiscal Year End Date

NEW Data Objects Added

  • People Time Details
    • New data objects were added for time reporting which allows users to pull time detail information for reporting purposes.
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GovCon Updates

NEW to Unanet

Purchase Order Receipts (available for cloud customers with the Financial license)
Purchase Orders are now a true three-way match where items can be received in the system and assigned a document number. Vendor Invoices can then be created from matched items.

  • To use this functionality clients will need to enable this function under Admin-Properties. Once this is enabled, clients will be able to select Receipts under the Purchasing tab and create a receipt for items in the system.
  • Roles for this function will be Admin, Receipt User, and Receipt Viewer.
  • Receipts can be exported to a csv file.

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Enhancements

  • Vendor Invoices- supports three-way matching for received items. Clients will be able to create a new vendor invoice from matched transactions once receipts have been submitted.

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  • Customer Invoices- task numbers are now sorted.
  • Multi-Legal Entity (cloud customers only)
    • T&M expense markups can use the intercompany cost amount for the billing markup in addition to the true cost amount. Clients will need to check ‘Apply expense billing markup to intercompany cost’ to use this function.
    • Plan with search functionality does not allow creation of intercompany people plans to avoid plans created with intercompany resources lacking the proper attributes.
    • Administrator Project Assignment Import and Export supports T&M billing markups.
  • Account Tree View- a filter has been added to hide inactive accounts on the Account Tree View.
    • By default only active accounts are shown. Users can now show inactive accounts on the Account Tree View screen.
  • Setup Email Notifications- new email notifications for imported expenses have been added.

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  • Historical Data Load- new functionality where users can export a file previously imported into the Historical Data Load table.  
  • Posting to Closed Fiscal Periods- a new option has been added which will allow/disallow posting to a closed fiscal period. The setting under Admin-Properties must be selected
    • The following posting processes are affected: Pay in Lieu of Benefits Cost Post, Billing & Revenue Post, Expense Report Cost Post, Labor Cost Post, Add Invoice, and Intercompany Post. 

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Written by Katie Donnell

Katie Donnell Katie is the Unanet Practice Lead at Redstone Government Consulting, Inc. based in our Huntsville, Alabama office. Her areas of expertise include supporting government contract businesses with a special focus in DCAA-compliant Unanet Time and Expense Tracking, Project Portfolio and Financials. QuickBooks, and Deltek GCS. Katie is a QuickBooks ProAdvisor, Certified Unanet Systems Implementer and has completed the Unanet Advanced Project Management training. Katie was one of the first Unanet Certified Implementers and was part of the initial pilot offering to non-Unanet consultants. As part of her certification process, Katie invested over 300-hours of instruction, out of class database development time and testing to obtain her certification. Since certification, Katie has assisted numerous Redstone GCI clients with implementation and post-implementation support services. Katie is frequently called upon by Unanet to join their implementation teams as an external resource and is considered a subject matter expert in the implementation of all Unanet software offerings. In her role with Redstone Government Consulting, Inc., Katie not only provides software systems expertise, but also frequently assists clients with preparation and support of DCAA audit activities including SF1408 pre-award accounting system audits, provisional billing rate submission, development of forward pricing rates for proposals, incurred cost submission preparation and development and design of policies and procedures necessary to support an adequate (DCAA-approved) accounting system. Katie serves as the primary point of contact for many small business clients in government cost accounting/compliance and assists monthly with the close of those contractor’s accounting systems and reporting to program management and executives. Her industry experience, software systems expertise and compliance knowledge provides a rare combination of knowledge to clients looking for a consultant to become an integral part of their team. Professional Experience Prior to joining Redstone Government Consulting, Inc., Katie worked in public accounting as well as small to mid-sized government contractors. She has prior operational experience with the many types of software such as Unanet, Deltek GCS, QuickBooks, SpringAhead, Deltek T&E, ADP, Paychex, and QB Payroll. Education Katie earned a Bachelor of Science degree in Accounting from The University of Alabama in Huntsville in 2010, where she was President of Beta Alpha Psi (an honor organization for finance and accounting students and professionals). She received her Master of Business Administration (MBA) from The University of North Alabama in 2014, graduating Cum Laude. Decades of Consulting, Training and Helping Government Contractors Succeed Redstone GCI offers a variety of services for large and small government contractors including evaluation, education and training, monitoring and DCAA audit preparation. Through our consulting and training programs, government contractors develop and learn to maintain compliance processes that help them succeed by mitigating risk and maximizing profitability. Our consulting team is comprised of senior leaders from government agencies and industry executives creating balance and an informed approach to our client services. Our services span the entire government contract lifecycle from proposal assistance, accounting, audit readiness, purchasing, project controls, contract administration, system implementation through to contract closeout. We specialize in preparing contractors for growth through our deep knowledge of common pitfalls companies face as they progress from small business in CAS, DFARS Business Systems and other common gates to contractor growth. In addition to almost 30 full-time consultants we also maintain a trusted network of independent contractors and other service providers who work with our team on specialized areas like ITAR, facility security, EVMS and other areas.

About Redstone GCI

Redstone GCI is a consulting firm focused on fulfilling the needs of government contractors in all areas of compliance. With a singular mission to help contractors through the multiple layers of “red tape,” we allow contractors to focus on what they do best – support their mission with the U.S. Government. We are home to a group of consultants made up of GovCon industry professionals, CPAs, attorneys, and retired government audit and acquisition professionals.

Our focus and knowledge of audit and compliance functions administered by DCAA and DCMA will always be at the heart of what we do. However, for the past decade, we’ve strategically grown to support other areas of the government contractor back-office with that same level of focus and expertise. We’ve added expertise in contracts management, subcontract administration, proposal pricing, various software systems, HR and employment law, property administration, manufacturing, data analytics/reporting, Grant specialists, M&A, and many other areas. When we see a trend in the needs of contractors, we act to ensure we can provide the best expertise in the market to fulfill those needs.

One thing our clients can be certain of is that with the Redstone GCI Team in your corner, there is no problem too big and no issue too technical for our team to tackle.

Topics: Unanet