Branch accounting
Financial accounting for branch offices - cloud-based and compliant with local requirements
Branch accounting
In development - available in 2026
WINPACCS Financial Accounting for branch offices allows you to post all business transactions of a branch office and create annual financial statements - fully integrated in WINPACCS and compliant with national requirements. It supports country-specific charts of accounts, tax logic and balance sheet items. With multi-currency capability, digital voucher entry, location-based authorisations and flexible adaptability, it offers a modern, cloud-based solution for accounting in international branches.
Why do aid organisations need special branch accounting?
In many partner countries, aid organisations are required by law to register a local branch and to comply with national accounting and financial reporting requirements. This includes the preparation of balance sheets and profit and loss statements in compliance with country-specific charts of accounts - such as the SYCEBNL accounting standard for non-profit organisations in the member states of the African organisation OHADA.
Simple accounting systems reach their limits here: They ncannot be integrated into the central financial system landscape and cannot map cost accounting and budget monitoring designed for cost accounting and budget monitoring designed for externally funded projects.
WINPACCS branch accounting scloses this gap: It offers a fully integrated, cloud-based solution that fulfils both local requirements and enables seamless integration into central financial accounting and project controlling.
What are the requirements of a branch accounting system specific to development cooperation?
- Fulfilment of the legal requirements of the countries in which the branches are registered, e.g. with regard to taxes and the structure of the annual financial statements.
- Central settings - e.g. for the main chart of accounts - enable smooth integration into the organisation's ERP system
- The accounts can be assigned to a country-specific chart of accounts if national regulations require this (branch chart of accounts)
- Postings of a branch are managed in a separate company code with a specific national currency.
- All foreign currencies are automatically converted into the country currency.
- Postings from project accounting and partner accounting are seamlessly integrated
- Employees worldwide can access the accounting data at any time - regardless of location.
- The allocation of access rights is role-based and graded according to areas of responsibility
- The simply designed user interface enables even people without in-depth accounting knowledge to enter business transactions correctly.
- The fulfilment of the principles of orderly accounting and the audit-proof storage of digital vouchers is confirmed by a certificate.
Functions
An initial version of WINPACCS Financial Accounting for branches will provide the following functions:
- Enter postings according to local requirements (e.g. with country-specific chart of accounts and tax codes)
- Integration of project fundings with allocation of costs to projects, fundings and budget lines.
- Assignment of donors to debtor accounts
- Assignment of partners to creditor accounts
- Multicurrency capability incl. conversion of the voucher currency into the national currency
- Establishment of company codes per branch with definition of the national currency
- Posting in WINPACCS Cloud
- Integration of digital vouchers
- Check pre-entered vouchers before posting
- Preparation of balance sheets and profit and loss statements in accordance with national requirements
- user and role administration with location-based authorisations
Where can I find more information?
The following options are available for learning more about WINPACCS Financial accounting for branches:
As a registered key user, you can help shape the design of WINPACCS Financial Accounting by participating in the key user meetings.
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