Forest Products Accounting

Forest Products Accounting, developed by Automated Accounting Systems, Inc., is a software solution designed to meet the accounting and management needs of the forest product industry. This software is aimed at loggers, wood dealers, sawmills, chip mills, and pulp and paper mills. According to the vendor, Forest Products Accounting provides tools and features to streamline wood and timber procurement processes.

Key Features

FPA Cloud Services: According to the vendor, Forest Products Accounting offers cloud services that allow users to access the software from anywhere with an internet connection. The software ensures security and uptime, with offsite and cloud backups every hour. Automatic software updates are provided to keep users on the latest version. The software is hosted on state-of-the-art servers for fast performance.

Client/Server: Forest Products Accounting can be installed locally on a server or workstation. The licensing is based on concurrent users, and the software offers an open architecture based on industry standards.

System Overview: Forest Products Accounting is a 64-bit integrated accounting system specifically designed for the forest products industry. According to the vendor, it provides real-time financial information and solutions. The software features an advanced Windows design with an open architecture to meet the unique information requirements of the industry.

Fiber Procurement (Tract Maintenance): According to the vendor, this module considers the tract as the nucleus and provides essential information during the ticket entry process. Shipping points for products originate from tracts, inventory shipments, and non-inventory shipments.

Fiber Procurement (Ticket Entry): Forest Products Accounting allows manual entry or downloading of tickets from various sources. According to the vendor, it supports regular, adjustment, and historical types of tickets.

Log Inventory: Forest Products Accounting provides a flexible and user-friendly feature to track logs in and out of inventory. The software updates the inventory history file with log receipts and depletes it with shipments or log usage. It also allows for inventory adjustments and transfers.

Log Tag Inventory: This feature tracks logs by tag number in and out of inventory. It enables the export of log tag number and stick scale information from handheld data collectors to the scale house. The inventory history file is updated with log receipts and depletes it with shipments or log usage. Inventory adjustments and transfers are also supported.

Accounts Payable: Forest Products Accounting provides tools to manage vendor relationships, process vouchers, manage payments, project cash requirements, and process 1099s. According to the vendor, it offers a recurring voucher feature for generating payables on a regular schedule and interfaces with six other areas within the system.

Accounts Receivable: According to the vendor, this full-featured accounts receivable system tracks money owed by customers, producers/suppliers, owners, or employees. It features a versatile cash receipts option and automatic write-off of payment discrepancies.

General Ledger: The General Ledger module provides current financial information as transactions from other modules automatically update the general ledger. According to the vendor, it is a comprehensive financial system.