Conference iosg::all-in-1_v30

1306.0. "Professional Fees System" by BELFST::LOGAN (DECkchair Attendant) Tue Aug 25 1992 12:12

A current customer has a requirement for a professional fees system.  It would
be convenient if there was an ALL-IN-1 based product that might fit the bill.
Any pointers to any exisitng systems that might provide some, or all, of the 
functionality listed below would be very welcome.

Regards,
	Andy.


The customer's description is detailed below.

The objective of the professional fees system is to record total costs 
associated with the client side of the internal technical services division.  
Total costs will be generated from time spent by client side personnel on 
projects, client side overheads and client side share of service area costs.

The system will be project based, recorded against each project will be details
of the consultants assigned - both internal and external, their fee earning
potential, the number of hours spent on each project in productive and
unproductive work per day, the total contract costs of the projects as well as 
other misc. costs and overheads.

It is intended that the system will assist the Financial Planning section in
monitoring monthly budgets and preparing the annual accounts as well as 
providing Regional Management Accountants with relevant management information
on client side costs for their region.

Inputs to the system will include timesheet details by project for client side 
personnel, salary costs for matching to timesheets, total salary costs for staff 
who do not have to complete timesheets, production overheads, client side's 
share of service area costs, project details, work category details and suspense 
account allocations.

The system willl also provide several major reports, so a versatile reporting 
system would be a requirement.