G/L Posting Anxiety

[NewTNCPA]

Hi,
I get so anxious posting to the G/L at work that it disrupts my ability to review the journal entry for accuracy. The idea of making a mistake that cannot be undone makes me feel so bad.

Thanks for any thoughts.

 

[kirby]

That is why you can post adjusting entries - to fix things that were later found to be incorrect. So be assured that what you post is not forever unchangeable. So you need to develop a quality control checklist for yourself to assure yourself the entry is correct. (Do DR = CR? Does the entry hit the right accounts? Does the entry agree to the support for the entry? and so on) After that IF there is an error determine what review step was missing that could have caught this and add that to your checklist. AND at month end review the current month financials vs the prior month to look for huge variances. So - GO FORTH and account in peace!