• Bromcom Finance and DTSApps : How do I process my Petty cash file PLYMOUTH SCHOOLS

    In Bromcom navigate to Modules> Finance> Homepage> General ledger> Petty Cash Processing. 1) Click the yellow button to add an expenditure or green button to add a reimbursement 2) Add your expense lines on the right hand side 3) Once you have added your expense lines, save and post. Once this has been done you…

  • Bromcom Finance: How do I map my classroom teacher to multiple funds?

    You may have a classroom teacher who works in nursery as well as the main school and is paid from multiple funds. This FAQ explains how to deal with this in Bromcom. You can also use this if a teacher is paid entirely from a different fund to your other teachers. Please see the following…

  • Bromcom Finance: How can I find my carry forward figures ?

    Devon LA have opted for “Retained earnings” to show in all schools databases.  This means the route for locating the previous years carry forward figures is as follows: Previous year carry forward  E.G from previous financial year –  Financial year 23/24 – Please follow: Modules> Finance> Homepage>> General Ledger> Chart of Accounts Enquiry You can…

  • Bromcom Finance: Configuring Bromcom to send purchase orders by email

    Prerequisites – Please ensure you have configured email for the Bromcom MIS system as per instructions in the following guide. Sending emails from your school email address in Bromcom – Frequently Asked Questions To enable Bromcom Finance module to send emails for BACS and purchase orders, you need to complete the following steps: Browse to…

  • Bromcom Finance: Raising orders on suppliers websites for example: YPO & Amazon

    Raising orders on suppliers websites for example Amazon and YPO, the prices are lower and and saves schools money, enabling importing into Bromcom Finance. Bromcom are working on adding a Punchout to Bromcom Finance, whereby orders placed on a suppliers site are automatically put back into the system, so no import, its a live link…

  • Bromcom Finance: Year End Procedures 2025

    Please find the following guides for Bromcom Finance Year End Procedures: 1)   Part 1 Guide  Preparing for the year end 2) Part 2 Guide Setting up the new year 3)   Part 3 Guide – Closing the Financial year  

  • Bromcom Finance: How do I process Non-Invoiced Income

    You have two options on how you record Non-Invoiced income as follows: Navigate to Modules > Finance > Accounts Receivable (Note: you will need to setup a receipt book and paying in book if not already done so for accounts receivable via Modules> Finance> Maintenance > Books) To record a receipt, click the “non-inv receipt”…

  • Bromcom Finance: How to Import your reconciliation file and deal with failed reconciliation items

    Once you have downloaded your file from your local authority the next step is to import the reconciliation file into Bromcom Finance. 1 ) Navigate to Modules > Finance > Homepage and select Routines > Automatic Reconciliation. Click the purple Import button top left and browse to file location of the reconciliation file 2) Select…

  • Bromcom Finance: How to process your invoices, in Central Authorisation and “Print & Export”

    Once you have added your invoices into Bromcom finance, you will need to authorise and batch up any invoices and credit notes created as follows : In Bromcom, navigate to Bromcom Finance Home page: 1) Click on Central Authorisation in the Routines area: 2) You will see any invoices and Credit notes that have been…

  • Bromcom Finance: How to cancel “Passed for Pay” Invoices

    There are a couple of reasons you might need to cancel your raised “Passed for Pay” Invoices: If you have lost your “Print and export” text file that is required for processing through DTSApps, you will need to cancel your invoices and re-raise them.  If you have raised an invoice and now no longer require…

  • Bromcom Finance: I have clicked print and not print and export

    When processing your payments file in central processing for county, you need to click “Print & Export” only. This is because it produces two files a text file and PDF file.  You will need the text file to process through DTSAPPS. If you have clicked print, this will produce a PDF file in central authorisation…