From the Microsoft Dynamics 365 Finance and Supply Chain Management blogs: Bridge payments; Simplifying financial close; New CAPA features; Advanced quality management

In this review of the Dynamics 365 Finance and Supply Chain Management blogs:

• Bridging payments: Handling gaps between depositing checks and clearing the bank
• Simplifying financial close: Automatic accruals and recurring journal entries
• CAPA in Dynamics 365: Running 8D/9D problem-solving inside your ERP
• Advanced quality management: A 2025 deep dive

D365 Finance bridging payments: Handling gaps between depositing checks and clearing the bank

An author writing on the Ellipse Solutions blog noted that handling gaps between depositing checks and clearing the bank is a common problem for many businesses. 

The author stated that it can happen because of post-dated payments or simply the time it takes for deposited checks to clear the customer's bank. The issue is that your ERP system records the payment as soon as it's entered and applied to the customer's account, even though the money hasn't actually cleared yet, according to the author.

In Dynamics 365 Finance, you can handle this using bridge payments that work by using a clearing account to temporarily record the transaction. The author stated that this way, you can track the payment in the clearing account when it's first posted. Then, once the payment clears, it's moved from the clearing account to the actual cash account. 

In the blog post, the author explained how to do this.

Simplifying financial close: automatic accruals and recurring journal entries in Microsoft Dynamics 365 Finance

On the Logan Consulting blog, Maya Ikenberry wrote that one of the major bottlenecks for finance teams, especially at the end of a reporting period, is handling manual journal entries.