Multi-Currency Accounting in Wrapbook (PAS)

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Access to multi-currency project settings is permission based

To access multi-currency project settings, your account must have one of the following roles enabled:

  • Role: Company Admin, Accountant

  • Custom role with: Accounting & Cost Tracking / Project settings - Currencies: Full access

Overview

With Wrapbook’s Production Accounting Suite (PAS), you can use multi-currency accounting to track, manage, and report on financial transactions in various currencies within a single project. This feature enables accurate recording of expenses in their native currencies while providing the ability to generate consolidated reports in a currency of your choice.

Where multiple currencies can be used in Wrapbook

When you add multiple currencies to a project in Wrapbook, it will appear in the following places:

During project setup

On accounting dashboards

When managing POs, AP invoices, and JEs, you’ll be able to select the currency type for transactions.

  • Look for the currency selector in the transaction header

  • Select the appropriate currency from the dropdown menu. The system will remember your last used currency for subsequent transactions.

  • Enter amounts in the selected currency

  • Complete the transaction as normal

When viewing transactions:

  • The currency code will display next to the transaction amount

  • Use the currency filter to view transactions in specific currencies

In accounting reports and data exports

When generating reports and data exports with multi-currency data, the report filter options, will include a Currency section with these options:

  • Display Currency: Select which currency to display the report in

  • Include Transactions: Choose to include only transactions in the selected currency, or transactions from multiple currencies (converted to the display currency)

  • Use Exchange Rate: Select whether to use the current or budgeted exchange rate for conversions

  • When you generate the report, the currency type being used will display in the report header

Multiple currencies can be included in the following Wrapbook reports and data exports:

Best practices for managing projects that use multiple currencies

  • Set up all currencies at the beginning of your project when possible

  • Assign the correct currency to bank accounts during initial setup

  • Document exchange rates used when funds are transferred to foreign bank accounts

  • When generating reports, be clear about which exchange rate (current or budgeted) you're using

Access a project’s currency settings

To see the currency settings for a project:

  1. In the left-side navigation, click the dropdown menu and select the project

  2. In the left-side navigation, click Project settings

  3. Under PROJECT SETTINGS, click Accounting

  4. On the Accounting page, click the Manage button next to Currency management

  5. On the Currency management page, the US Dollar (USD) is pre-configured as the base currency with an exchange rate of 1.0. If your project will only use USD, no further action is needed.

Accounting project settings with options for managing bank accounts and payroll transactions.

Select the project, click Project settings, and then Accounting. Then, click the Manage button next to Currency management.

Add a currency to a project

If production accounting for your project requires multiple currencies, you can add them at the project level.

Note: The currency must be configured in project settings before it can be selected when adding a foreign bank account.

  1. On the Currency management page in the Project settings, click the + Add currency button

  2. Click the Currency field to open the dropdown menu and make your selection

  3. Click the rest of the fields to enter the required information:

    • Current rate -  The rate used when consolidating currencies within a single report

    • Budgeted rate - The rate used when creating your budget

    • Budgeted date - The date that the Budgeted rate was determined

    • Reporting decimals -  How many decimal places to display during transaction entry. By default, 2 will be entered, but you can adjust this as needed for your accounting purposes

  4. Click the Save button

Currency management interface displaying base currency and options to add additional currencies.

Click the + Add currency button

User interface for adding a new currency with highlighted options and input fields.

Click the Currency field and select the currency that you want to add from the dropdown menu

Form fields for adding a new currency with current and budgeted rates.

Click to complete the required fields, and then click the Save button

Update the currency exchange rate

If you receive additional project funds at a new exchange rate:

  1. Go to the project’s Currency management settings

  2. Click the Edit button next to the currency you need to update

  3. If applicable, click the Current rate field and enter the updated rate

  4. Click the Save button

Add a foreign bank account to a project

If your project receives funds in a currency other than USD, you can add the bank issuing the funds to the project’s to the project’s settings for record-keeping purposes.

  1. In the left-side navigation, click the dropdown menu and select the project

  2. In the left-side navigation, click Project settings

  3. Under PROJECT SETTINGS, click Accounting

  4. On the Accounting page, click the Manage button next to Bank accounts

  5. On the Bank accounts page, click the + Add bank button

  6. On the Add bank account page:

    • Click to choose Checking/savings

    • Enter the Bank name

    • Click the Currency dropdown menu to select the currency type.

    • Enter the Account and Routing numbers. The remaining info on the page is optional.

  7. When you’re finished, click the Save button

Accounting project settings with bank accounts, tags, and payroll transaction management options.

Select the project, click Project settings, then click Accounting. Next to Bank accounts, click the View button.

List of bank accounts with details and an option to add a new bank account.

Click the + Add bank button

Form to add a bank account with fields for bank name, account number, and routing number.

Click to choose Checking/savings, then enter the Bank name. Click the Currency dropdown menu to select the currency type, and then enter the Account and Routing numbers.

Select the currency used in your Budget/EFC

In order to select a currency other than USD when importing a budget, it must first be added to the project’s accounting settings.

When importing a budget you can configure the currency used as follows:

  • In the Import & Overwrite budget popup click the Currency dropdown menu and select the currency that you want to apply to the budget

Budget management interface displaying budget details and options for creating budgets.

Click the Create budget button and then select Import Movie Magic XML file

Import budget settings with options for currency selection and file upload.

Under All locations, click to select the currency

To update the currency on a budget that’s already been added to a project:

  1. On the Budget/EFC dashboard, click the three dots next to the budget you that want to update, and select Edit budget settings

  2. In the Edit budget settings popup, click the dropdown menu under Currency and select the currency type

  3. When you’re ready, click the Update button

Budget management interface displaying episodes, import dates, and editing options for budgets.

Click the three dots and select Edit budget settings

Editing budget settings with options for name, location, and currency selection.

Click the dropdown menu under Currency, and make your selection. When you’re ready, click the Update button.