BS&A General Ledger is the core ledger module in BS&A’s cloud-based Financial Management Suite, designed exclusively for local government. It acts as a central store for financial entries from other suite modules, with shared data intended to reduce duplicate entry and provide real-time updates. The ledger is designed for GAAP fund accounting and governmental GASB reporting. Built-in GASB 34 reports support adjustment entries in a separate Adjustments fund or a GASB 34 Adjustments area. Statistical reports calculate major and minor funds in summary or detailed formats, with drilldown to individual account balances. Included budgeting supports spreadsheet imports, user-defined budget levels, projections, proposed reports, and what-if scenarios. It can use employee longevity, grade, raise, and benefit projections from BS&A’s Human Resources module. Bank Reconciliation supports imported bank transactions, multiple accounts, pooled cash, and grouping transactions by deposit. Listed capabilities also include restricted fund tracking, grant management, budget-versus-actuals, and program tracking. The web-based product is cloud deployed. BS&A describes the module as providing strict security and control. Pricing is on request.
Who it is for
This product is for local governments seeking fund accounting and governmental reporting within BS&A’s Financial Management Suite. It may suit teams that need budgeting, bank reconciliation, grants, and program tracking alongside the ledger.
What is good
- Designed for GAAP fund accounting and governmental GASB reporting.
- Includes built-in GASB 34 reports.
- Budgeting supports projections and what-if scenarios.
- Bank reconciliation supports pooled cash and multiple accounts.
- Tracks restricted funds, grants, budgets, and programs.
What to know first
- Designed exclusively for local government.
- Pricing is available on request.
- The HR budgeting interface uses BS&A’s Human Resources module.
Verdict
BS&A General Ledger combines governmental accounting and reporting with budgeting and reconciliation tools in a cloud-based suite. Its local-government focus and dependence on BS&A modules for certain shared data are key considerations.
BS&A General Ledger plans and pricing
All plansCompared on fund accounting software
- Restricted fund tracking
- Yes
- Grant management
- Yes
- Budget vs. actuals
- Yes
- Program tracking
- Yes
- Deployment
- cloud
