Question 330
After a documented finance process change, the original condition was: A posted accrual has the signs reversed, and the team proposes editing the posted voucher directly. What should validation demonstrate?
Explanation
Correct Answer
The original and reversal remain audit-linked and the net accounting effect equals the correction. This directly tests the intended correction: Use the supported reversal workflow for the original posted financial transaction and then enter the corrected voucher. The underlying failure or control mechanism is: Posted accounting records require traceable reversing entries rather than silent mutation.
Incorrect Answers
The reversed voucher posts in the intended valid period and reconciles against the original. That would verify a different case: A reversal is scheduled for the following period, but its reversal date lies in a period closed for adjustment posting. It does not verify the required corrective action: Use the supported reversal workflow for the original posted financial transaction and then enter the corrected voucher.
Each posted periodic line has its intended CostCenter and no cross-unit misclassification. That would verify a different case: Two business units need the same recurring adjustment but one has a different CostCenter dimension in its default template. It does not verify the required corrective action: Use the supported reversal workflow for the original posted financial transaction and then enter the corrected voucher.
A test journal adopts only the allowed layer for its company and entry type. That would verify a different case: Financial vouchers use a shared journal name but different posting layers across two subsidiaries without approval. It does not verify the required corrective action: Use the supported reversal workflow for the original posted financial transaction and then enter the corrected voucher.