Dynamics 365 Finance & Operations

General ledger & tax analysis

Reports and dashboards designed for critical analysis.

Metrixs general ledger analytics gives Dynamics 365 Finance and Operations teams ready-made Power BI reports on account balances, financial statements, performance analysis, and tax. View the trial balance, income statement, balance sheet, and cash flow statement; break balances down by financial dimension; and track VAT, withholding tax, and GST. Data refreshes every 15 to 30 minutes, depending on Fabric capacity.

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Key dashboards

  • Financial position High-level overview of the organization’s financial standing.
  • Cash & liquidity impact Provides understanding of how GL activity affects cash flow and liquidity.
  • Direct expense analysis Tracks and analyzes direct costs to control expenses and improve profitability.
  • Asset / liability analysis Monitors asset value, depreciation, and utilization to optimize asset performance and investment. Tracks liabilities by type and maturity.

Key metrics

  • Net profit margin
  • Inventory turnover
  • AR turnover
  • AP turnover
  • Quick ratio
  • Return on asset/liability
  • Revenue growth rate
  • Working capital
  • Current ratio
  • DIO, DPO, DSO
  • Operating cycle
  • Debt to equity ratio
  • Expense growth rate

Account summary reports

  • Trial balance Shows debits, credits, and balances for all GL accounts.
  • Account balance summary Summarizes balances across selected GL accounts.
  • GL account balance Breaks down account balances by financial dimensions (cost center, department, etc.)
  • Monthly GL balance trend Tracks month-over-month balance changes.
  • Inactive account list Lists GL accounts with no activity in a specified period.

Financial statement reports

  • Income statement (P&L) Summarizes revenue, expenses, and net income.
  • Balance sheet Lists assets, liabilities, and equity account balances
  • Cash flow statement Details cash inflows and outflows by activity
  • Working capital & liquidity position Evaluates liquidity through key ratios and balances.
  • Intercompany balance Summarizes outstanding balances between related legal entities for reconciliation.

Performance analysis

  • Budget variance Highlights key variances between actual, budget, and forecasted financials.
  • Revenue vs. expense growth Tracks revenue and expense changes over time
  • Multi-currency exposure Shows balance impacts from currency fluctuations and revaluations.
  • Asset vs liability composition Analyzes the proportion of assets and liabilities over periods based on GL balances.
  • Cost structure breakdown Breaks down expenses by fixed and variable costs across GL accounts.

Tax reports

  • Value-added tax (plus reversals) Tracks value-added tax charged and recovered, including reversals, by period and tax code.
  • Withholding tax (plus reversals) Reports withholding tax amounts and reversals by vendor, jurisdiction, and period.
  • GST settlement report (for GST countries) Shows GST payable and settled amounts.
  • Tax transactions Listing of all tax transaction detail.

Frequently asked questions

General ledger and tax reports fall into four groups: account summaries; financial statements; performance analysis; and tax. They include Trial balance, Income statement (P&L), Balance sheet, Cash flow statement, Intercompany balance, Budget variance, Value-added tax, and Withholding tax. The summary dashboards are Financial position; Cash and liquidity impact; Direct expense analysis; and Asset and liability analysis.

Key metrics include net profit margin, inventory turnover, AR turnover, AP turnover, quick ratio, return on assets, revenue growth rate, working capital, current ratio, days inventory outstanding (DIO), days payable outstanding (DPO), days sales outstanding (DSO), operating cycle, debt-to-equity ratio, and expense growth rate.

Metrixs reads Dynamics 365 Finance and Operations data through Link to Microsoft Fabric or Azure Synapse Link, models it for general ledger and tax reporting, and delivers the reports in Power BI. Data refreshes every 15 to 30 minutes, depending on Fabric capacity, without slowing down ERP transactions.

Metrixs goes live in about six weeks, with Veratas running planning, configuration, deployment, and handoff. Companies on Dynamics 365 Finance and Operations can also see if they qualify for a free 6-month trial.