The following is a scenario for the project.

Sara Smith, the Accounting Manager at ABC Company, has decided to document activities related to the Accounts Payable Process at ABC Company so that future changes to the accounting information system will be efficient and effective. She also hopes to make improvements on weaknesses discovered in the system. Sara drafted the following narrative, explaining the process:

The Accounts Payable Clerk receives invoices from vendors. When vendor invoices are received, the Accounts Payable Clerk records the amount due in the accounts payable module of the ABC Accounting Program, which records the amount in the ABC Accounting Program Database, and files the invoices in the unpaid invoices file, sorted alphabetically. Before ABC Company pays a vendor invoice, the accounts payable clerk must perform a "three-way match." To perform the three-way match, the Accounts Payable Clerk, compares the invoice with the purchase order prepared by the Purchasing Department and with the receiving report prepared by the Receiving Department. Because all three of these documents enter the Accounts Payable Department at different times, a separate alphabetical file is kept for each type of document. The Accounts Payable Clerk files purchase orders in a purchase orders file. The Accounts Payable Clerk files receiving reports in a receiving reports file.

Every Friday, ABC Company pays invoices. The Accounts Payable Clerk retrieves the vendor invoice, attaches the purchase order and the receiving report, and forwards the combined documents (altogether called the "Voucher Package") to the Accounting Manager. The Accounting Manager reviews the Voucher Package for completeness and accuracy, prepares a two-part check (an original check and a copy). The Accounting Manager forwards the Voucher Package, the original check, and the check copy to the Operations Manager. Then the Accounting Manager records the check amount in the cash disbursements module of ABC Accounting Program, which records the check amount in the ABC Accounting Program Database.

The Operations Manager reviews the documents for validity and signs the checks. The Operations Manager then forwards the original check to the vendor and returns the documents and the check copy to the Accounts Payable Clerk. The Accounts Payable Clerk files the documents alphabetically in a paid invoice file, sorted alphabetically.

Prepare a document flowchart to document accounts payable processing at ABC Company. Submit an Excel workbook as an Excel file.

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