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KayneSchwarzCommunity Admin
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May 1, 2026 5:19 PM UTC

Tech Talks: Journal Entry Manager (JEM)

Join Chris Morelli, Tom Linton and Matt Kerslake as they explore Journal Entry Manager (JEM) and walk you through setup, connectors, and automation in a practical, admin-focused conversation designed for implementers and architects.

Key Topics Covered

  • JEM overview: a full-lifecycle, role-specific journal entry management system providing a centralized window into multiple ERPs and business units
  • Core capabilities: posting and scheduling journals, recurring and reversing journals, accounting period overrides, automating attachments, audit-ready and compliance-friendly design
  • JEM is part of the OneStream Financial Close for Administrators package — a 30-hour, five-course on-demand series covering OFC, Account Recs, Transaction Matching, Integrating/Automating OFC, and JEM
  • Readiness toolkit: approximately 2 hours and 15 minutes of self-paced content available in Navigator
  • Flat file transfer: the primary extraction method, used by approximately 80% of customers; designed to be accessible regardless of ERP or connector availability
  • Direct Connect: a forward-looking capability; flat file is the current standard, keeping cybersecurity concerns manageable during initial rollout
  • JEM does not use the OneStream platform workflow (unlike Account Recs and Transaction Matching) — it has its own accounting period structure tied to OneStream workflow periods
  • Accounting periods and posting periods: creating JEM-specific periods, understanding current period vs. open periods vs. term periods when multiple periods are open simultaneously
  • Journal states and statuses: how journals move through the lifecycle and the audit log that tracks all actions, timestamps, and responsible parties
  • Out-of-the-box data management jobs: Get Field Value, List Import, Get Journal Import, Get Journal Response, Posting Responses, Send Journal Notifications, and Send Journal — no custom setup required
  • Recurring and future-dated journals: the Send Journal data management job must be scheduled to automatically dispatch recurring journals on their effective dates
  • Excel import templates: configurable option to retain or move imported Excel files to a process folder after import
  • OFC maintenance unit: installed with JEM, providing pre-built rules and jobs viewable under the hood for reference and customization

 

 

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