Studio Financials¶

Studio Financials provide an overview of site wide billing, invoices, and access to reconcile user timecards on Payroll. To open the Financials panel, select Studio > Financials from the Main Menu.

The Finance panel is divided into two sections:

Finance Dashboard
Finance Tabs
- Overview - A timeline chart displaying invoice totals stacked by status
- Billing - Per job billing status and invoice totals
- Invoices - Invoices across all jobs
- Expenses - Expenses entered across all jobs
- Payroll - A workspace to resolve timecards for users that are using Payroll Group rates

Note

The overview and billing tabs are non-editable and for analysis purposes only. Information here can be filtered to limit items to a specific job or specified time frame.

Finance Dashboard¶

The Finance Dashboard displays summarized information for site wide invoice totals and filtering tools to filter by job or by date range.

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Summarized Totals¶

At the left of the dashboard are summarized totals for:

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Invoice Total	The total of all job invoices “Sent” or “Paid” within the filtered date range and all earlier unpaid invoices
Not Sent	The total of all invoices created but not “Sent” or “Paid” during or before the filtered date range
Accounts Receivable	The total of all invoices “Sent” but not “Paid” during or before the filtered date range. This total does NOT include Overdue invoices.
Overdue	The total of all invoices “Due” but not “Paid” by the “Due” date during or before the filtered date range
Amount Paid	The total of all invoices “Paid” within the filtered date range
Outstanding Balance	Invoice Total minus Amount Paid

Filters¶

At the right of the panel are filtering options to filter by:

Job

Start Date

End Date

To open the filter options, click the filter button at the top right of the dashboard. When a filter is active, the filter button will be highlighted.

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Note

The default time period filter is automatically applied using a 3 month window ending on the current day.

Job Filter¶

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Invoices may be filtered by a single job.

Click on the Filters / Job button from the filter list.

The Filter panel will expand from the right allowing the user to select a job.

Clicking on a job in the list will immediately apply the filter.

Note

When filtering by job, the start and end date filters are disabled so all invoices on the job will be displayed. The time filters can be applied by clicking on the checkbox next to Start Date and End Date to re-enable the filter.

Time Filter¶

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Invoices may be filtered by time.

Click on the Filters / Start Date or End Date button from the filter list.

The Filter panel will expand from the right allowing the user to select a date.

Clicking on a date in the mini calendar will immediately apply the filter.

Inside the mini calendar, click the title bar to adjust the zoom level of the date range to select.

Clicking on March 2023 will zoom out the mini calendar to show a list of months.

Clicking on 2023 when viewing months will zoom out to show a list of years.

Clearing Filters¶

Filters may be individually enabled and disabled by clicking the checkmark box to the left of each filter.

- enables the filter
- disables the filter

To reset all filters click the Reset All button at the right of the Filter panel

Overview¶

The Overview tab is selected by default containing a timeline chart graphing the site wide invoice statuses over time.

Hovering the cursor over a region will display the exact value for each area on the chart.

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The invoice timeline has 3 views to analyze and compare invoices over time:

Year over Year - Resets the amount paid per year with carry over for prior invoices not sent, in accounts receivable, or overdue.

Quarter over Quarter - Resets the amount paid per quarter with carry over for prior invoices not sent, in accounts receivable, or overdue.

Start/End Date - Resets the amount paid per the start date with carry over for prior invoices not sent, in accounts receivable, or overdue.

Billing¶

The Billing tab displays summarized invoice information related to jobs determined by the job/date filter. Selecting the Billing tab will update the dashboard totals to only include the jobs within the search results.

The grid includes the following information:

Job Number	The job number
Job Name	The job name
Job Status	The job status
All Job Fields	All job fields from the job overview ( hidden by default )
Billing Status	The billing status determined as the total of invoice statuses
Actual Total	The job Actual Total derived from the Job Actualization
Invoice Total	The total of job invoices entered
Not Sent	The total of job invoices scheduled but not sent
Accounts Receivable	The total of invoices sent but not paid
Overdue	The total of invoices overdue
Paid	The total of invoices paid
Outstanding Balance	The Actual Total derived from the Job Actualization minus Paid
Not Invoiced	The Actual Total derived from the Job Actualization minus the Invoice Total

Note

Only jobs with an awarded bid or invoice are included in the Billing grid

Billing Status¶

The billing status of each job is determined by the combined statuses of the jobs invoices. Invoice statuses are determined by comparing the current date to the date logged for each action item on the invoice. To find out more about invoice statuses please refer to the Invoice Status section of the documentation.

Billing status options include:

Not Billed	An amount is due to be billed but no invoice has been marked as sent with a “Sent” date in the past
Partially Billed	At least one invoice on the job has been marked as sent with a “Sent” date in the past
Fully Billed	All invoices on the job have been marked as sent with a “Sent” date in the past
Late	A least one invoice on the job is past the “Due” date without a “Paid” date
Paid in Full	All invoices on the job have a “Paid” date

Filters¶

The Billing grid supports job number and name filtering, column menu filtering as well as job status filtering by the job status dropdown.

Search¶

To filter the grid by a job number or name, type the search criteria into the search bubble at the right of the grid header.

Column¶

To filter the grid by a column menu, hover over the column and click on the ellipsis menu at the right of the column header and select your filter options from the Filter menu.

Job Status¶

Additionally, jobs can be filtered by the job status dropdown at the right of the grid toolbar.

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Export to Excel¶

The Billing grid can be exported to excel using the nim_excel_button button. Exported grids will respect any filtering previously applied.

Invoice List¶

Selecting a row in the Billing grid will open a panel displaying a list of all invoices for the selected job. Each invoice entry contains the following information:

Number - The invoice number

Currency - The currency selected for the invoice

Amount - The total amount of the invoice

Status - The current status of the invoice

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Selecting an invoice in the list will slide over an invoice edit panel. From here invoice details can be updated, and unwanted invoice entries can be deleted. Use the ellipsis menu at the top right of the panel to edit or delete the invoice.

In addition to modifying the invoice, you can go directly to the parent job’s invoice section by choosing Open Job Invoices.

For more information on editing invoices, please refer to the Edit an Invoice section of the documentation.

Invoices¶

The Invoices tab provides a complete list of all invoices site wide, with individual information for all invoices within the filtered job or date range. Selecting the Invoices tab will update the dashboard totals to only include the invoices within the search results.

The Invoices grid includes the following information:

Number	The invoice number
Job	The job the invoice is created for
All Job Fields	All job fields from the job overview ( hidden by default )
Owner	The user who created the invoice
Currency	The currency of the invoice amount
Amount	The invoice amount
Studio Currency Amount	The invoice amount represented in the studio currency. This column will be named according to the selected studio currency. For example, a studio currency of USD will display the column label as USD Amount
Scheduled	The scheduled date to send the invoice out
Sent	The date the invoice was sent out
Due	The due date of the invoice
Paid	The date the invoice was paid
Status	The overall status of the invoice based upon the scheduled/sent/due/paid dates

Invoice Status¶

The invoice status is determined by comparing the current date to the date logged for each action item on the invoice.

Action items include:

Scheduled
Sent
Due
Paid

Based on the state of the action items, one of the following statuses will be automatically applied:

Not Invoiced	No action item has been set with a date or the “Scheduled” date is in the future
Late	The “Scheduled” date is in the past and no other action items have been set
Invoiced	The “Sent” date has been set and the “Due” date is either not set or set in the future.
Overdue	The “Due” date is in the past and a “Paid” date has not be set
Paid	The “Paid” date has been set

Note

If at anytime the “Paid” date is set, the invoice will be marked as paid regardless of the other action items state.

Filters¶

The Invoice grid supports job number, name, owner, and status quick filtering, as well as column menu filtering.

Search¶

To filter the grid by a job number, name, owner, or status type the search criteria into the search bubble at the right of the grid header.

Note

When filtered, the dashboard totals will be updated to only include the invoices within the search results.

Column Filters¶

To filter the grid by a column menu, hover over the column and click on the ellipsis menu at the right of the column header and select your filter options from the Filter menu.

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Column Grouping¶

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The invoice grid contains functionality to group items by information in any column.

To group by column, drag and drop a column header to the bar labeled Drag a column header and drop it here to group by that column.

Grouping invoices will sum the Studio Currency Amount for each group and display the total in the group footer.

Note

When grouping by one or more columns, only items within your current page will be grouped. The current sorting, filtering, and pagination rules still determine the total set of items you’ll see at one time.

Edit an Invoice¶

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To edit the status of an invoice, click on the invoice line item in the grid. The Invoice Details will slide out to the right of the grid.

Click on the ellipsis menu in the invoice info panel and choose “Edit”. Make the necessary changes and click the Save button at the bottom of the info panel to save your changes. Click the Cancel button to return to the view mode without saving changes.

Delete an invoice entry by selecting the invoice from the grid, clicking the ellipsis menu in the invoice panel, and selecting Delete. You will be prompted to confirm deletion of the invoice.

In addition to modifying the invoice, you can go directly to the parent job’s invoice section by choosing Open Job Invoices.

Invoice details include:

Number	The invoice number
Created By	The user who created the invoice
Description	The description of the invoice
Currency	The currency of the invoice
Amount	The invoice amount
Scheduled	The scheduled date to send the invoice
Sent	The date the invoice was sent
Due	The due date of the invoice
Paid	The date the invoice was paid

Note

Dates can be entered by typing a date directly into the input field or by clicking the calendar icon at the right of the date field to select a date using the mini calendar input.

Expenses¶

The Expenses tab displays information related to the expenses logged into NIM for the filtered date range. There are two views available for expenses, the Grid view and the Charts view.

Expense Grid View¶

The grid view shows a list of individual expenses across all jobs that fit the filter criteria. You can filter this grid further by individual columns or by using the Expense Type filter dropdown or the text input in the top bar.

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The Expenses grid includes the following information:

Date	The date of the expense
Job Number	The job number the expense is attached to
Job Name	The job name the expense is attached to
All Job Fields	All job fields from the job overview ( hidden by default )
Expense Type	The name of the expense type associated with the expense item
Transaction Type	Options are Debit or Credit. A debit is charged against the total cost. A credit is reimbursed against the total cost.
Company	The company name associated with the expense
Description	The brief description of the expenses
Currency	The currency type of the expense
Value	The total value of the expense in it’s native currency
Studio Currency Value	The expense value represented in the studio currency. This column will be named according to the selected studio currency. For example, a studio currency of USD will display the column label as USD Value
Method	The selected payment method for the expense
Location	The selected location for the expense
Third Party Cost	Indicates if the expense is flagged as a 3rd Party Cost

Filters¶

The Expenses grid supports job number, job name, expense type, company, description, and payment method quick filtering, as well as column menu filtering.

Search¶

To filter the grid by a job number, job name, expense type, company, description, or payment method the search criteria into the search bubble at the right of the grid header.

Column Filters¶

To filter the grid by a column, hover over the column and click the ellipsis menu at the right of the column header and select your filter options from the Filter menu.

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Column Grouping¶

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The expenses grid contains functionality to group items by information in any column.

To group by column, drag and drop a column header to the bar labeled Drag a column header and drop it here to group by that column.

Grouping expenses will sum the Studio Currency Amount for each group and display the total in the group footer.

Note

When grouping by one or more columns, only items within your current page will be grouped. The current sorting, filtering, and pagination rules still determine the total set of items you’ll see at one time.

Edit Expenses¶

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To edit an expense, click on the expense line item in the grid. The Expense Details will slide out to the right of the grid.

Click on the ellipsis menu in the expense info panel and choose “Edit”. Make the necessary changes and click the Save button at the bottom of the info panel to save your changes. Click the Cancel button to return to the view mode without saving changes.

Delete an expense entry by selecting the expense from the grid, clicking the ellipsis menu in the expense panel, and selecting Delete. You will be prompted to confirm deletion of the expense.

In addition to modifying the expense, you can go directly to the parent job’s expense section by choosing Open Job Expenses.

Expense details include:

Date	The date to associate with the expense.
Expense Type	This is the expense type that should be associated with the expense.
Transaction Type	Options are Debit or Credit. A debit transaction is money paid and a credit transaction is incoming money. An example of a credit transaction may be the return of an item.
Company	The entity the expense was paid to or where the credit was received from.
Description	A brief description of the expense.
Currency	The currency of the expense value. (Defaults to the Job Currency.)
Value	The value of the expense.
Method	The payment method used.
Location	The location of the expense.
Third Party Cost	Flags this expense as a third party cost. Expenses can be bid for as third party costs when creating a bid in NIM, and third party costs will be grouped separately in Actuals.

Note

Expenses cannot be added from this view. Expenses must be added on the job they are attributed to.

Expense Charts View¶

Expense charts are summarized as:

Expense Cost Per Location
Cost Per Expense Type

Clicking on an item in the legend will hide and unhide that value in the chart.

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Payroll¶

Payroll is a timecard actualization system which calculates user cost per pay period based on a set of defined rules. You have the option to include users on “Payroll” which will utilize the payroll rules, or off payroll (the default) which will use the fixed rate system. Payroll can be reconciled per pay period as a final check and balance to calculate total user time and user costs. Once a day is reconciled for a user, the status of all user timecards for the day is updated to “Resolved” and the timecard is locked. Pay periods can be reconciled via the Studio > Financials - Payroll view.

Payroll Views¶

The Payroll view is divided into two main sections.

Pay Period Totals	Displays cumulative totals for each users pay period. Options to toggle between all active items for the selected pay period, or all resolved items for previous pay periods.
Pay Period Details	Displays all days for the currently selected pay period. Available to be viewed as a per Day view or Timecard grid.

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Pay Period Totals¶

The Pay Period Totals section displays the cumulative hours and cost for each user during the pay period. The calculated totals are determined by the payroll group the user is associated with during the selected pay period. This includes a breakdown of each time type as well as totals for overtime 1 and overtime 2 rates.

There are three types of rows that can be displayed in the grid:

	Current Timecards	Standard rows indicate unresolved days for the selected pay period.
	Resolved Days	Green rows indicate days that have been resolved during the selected pay period.
	Unresolved Days	Red rows indicate unresolved days for a previous pay period.

Each row displays the following information for the row’s pay period:

User’s Name	The user’s first and last name
Period Dates	The start and end date for the pay period containing the days of the row
Rate	The user’s rate
OT1 Rate	The user’s overtime 1 rate
OT2 Rate	The user’s overtime 2 rate
Standard Hours	The total standard hours
Standard Gross	The gross total cost of standard hours
Overtime 1 Hours	The total overtime 1 hours
Overtime 1 Gross	The gross total cost of overtime 1 hours
Overtime 2 Hours	The total overtime 2 hours
Overtime 2 Gross	The gross total cost of overtime 2 hours
Time Type Hours	Individual columns for total hours of defined time types
Time Type Gross	Individual columns for the gross total cost of defined time types
Total Hours	The total hours across all time types
Total Gross	The total gross cost for the row based on the payroll group rules
Resolved On	The date and time the row was resolved
Resolved By	The name of the user who resolved the row

Navigation¶

Navigation in the Payroll view is done through the toolbar at the top of the Pay Period Totals section.

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Current Period vs Resolved¶

The Pay Period Totals can be set to view all items for the current pay period or previously resolved items using the buttons at the top left of the Payroll toolbar.

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Selecting the Period button displays all items for the currently selected pay period.

Selecting the Resolved button displays all items that have been previously resolved.

Select Pay Period¶

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Clicking on the date range button in the toolbar in drop down a mini-calendar to select the pay period. Use the standard mini-calendar navigation to select a day.

Selecting a day in the calendar will automatically select the pay period the date falls within.

Inside the mini calendar, click the title bar to adjust the zoom level of the date range to select.

Clicking on March 2023 will zoom out the mini calendar to show a list of months.
Clicking on 2023 when viewing months will zoom out to show a list of years.

Filters¶

Pay Period Totals includes several filters to narrow the scope of viewed items.

Selected Period Timecards¶

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Marking this checkbox will limit the rows to only include items that are from the currently selected pay period. This removes all previously unresolved items (red rows).

Hide Resolved¶

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Marking this checkbox will remove all resolved rows from the current view (green rows).

User Filters¶

User filters are available to limit the list of users. Available filter options include:

User’s tagged with the corresponding user keyword
User’s are a member of the selected user groups
User’s name meets the search criteria.

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Column Filters¶

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Column filtering is available in when viewing Resolved items. Filtering by grid column menus provides access to more complex filtering options per column. Column filters can be used in conjunction with the other filters to create more refined filter rules.

To filter the grid by a column menu, hover of the column and click the ellipsis menu at the right of the column header and select your filter options from the Filter menu.

Export to Excel¶

The Pay Period Totals grid can be exported to Excel using the Export to Excel button at the far right of the toolbar. Any filters that have been applied to the grid will be respected in the export.

Pay Period Details¶

The Pay Period Details section allows users to select an individual day or timecard to update and approve as needed. Initially, the view will display all users with timecards in the pay period. Selecting a user in the Pay Period Totals grid or using any of the filter options available will refine the days to display the corresponding user(s). Pay Period Details are viewable in both a per day view and a per timecard view. Click the corresponding tab to load the view.

Days¶

The Day tab displays all days within the selected pay period and the corresponding total hours per day. This section works similar to the Day view in Timecards. For more information on navigating the Day view and timecards please refer to the Timecard Days section of the documentation.

Cells in the Days tab can be represented with different colors and marks to indicate various states:

	A light blue border indicates the currently selected day.
	Days with regular time rate hours.
	Days with overtime rate 1 hours.
	Days with overtime rate 2 hours.
	Days with green backgrounds have been resolved.
	Days with red backgrounds are non-payroll days.
	Days with light blue marks have had the total hours adjusted based on timecard rules.
	Days with dark blue marks have been set to override timecard rules that would change the total hours.

Selecting a day will load the timecard daily info panel to the right of the view. Timecards that have not been resolved can be edited, have their approval state updated, or override timecard rules that may adjust the total hours on the day.

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Override Rules¶

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If a payroll rule includes the ability to adjust the total hours for the day, an option to override the rules which adjusted hours is available on the timecard day info panel.

For example, if a payroll rule states that a user is guaranteed a minimum of 8 hours and all timecards for the day total less than 8 hours, the day will be adjusted to the guaranteed value automatically.

By checking the Override Rules checkbox, this adjustment will be disabled for the day and the total hours will be equal to the exact hours entered on the timecards.

For more information on working with timecards and the timecard info panel please refer to the User Timecards section of the documentation.

Timecards¶

The Timecards tab displays all timecards for users within the selected pay period. Selecting a row will load the timecard info panel to the right of the view. Timecards that have not been resolved can be edited and have their approval state updated.

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Timecards can be submitted for approval or exported to Excel using the ellipsis menu on the right of the Timecards toolbar.

For more information on timecard approvals, please refer to the Timecard Approvals section of the documentation.

Resolve Timecards¶

Rows in the Pay Period Totals grid can be resolved by clicking the Resolve (All/Selected) button. Resolving a row locks those timecards included in the pay period from any further changes.

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Resolved rows will be displayed for the currently selected pay period. All previously resolved rows can viewed from the Resolved section of the Pay Period Totals.

Note

When resolving rows that are unresolved from previous pay periods (red rows), the row will be removed from the current pay period view upon resolution.

Previously resolved rows can be unresolved from the Resolved tab. When a resolved row is selected, an Unresolve Selected button will appear on the toolbar. Unresolving a row will remove that row from the Resolved view and the items will be available in the Period view.

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Note

If new timecards were created for the previously resolved period, the totals will now be combined to a single unresolved row.