3668715 - Balance Difference Between Cash Journal and Display G/L Account Balances In SAP S/4HANA Cloud Public Edition

The differences show up when reconciling the "Cash Journal" balance against the corresponding cash account balance found in the "Display G/L Account Balances" app.

SAP S/4HANA Cloud Public Edition

1. Go to the apps "Cash Journal" and "Display G/L Account Balances".
2. Enter the mandatory fields and run the reports.
3. The differences show up when comparing balances between these two apps.

One of the reasons lies in a manual posting to the cash account in the General Ledger. 

Cash Journal is a Bank Accounting subledger that maintains its own independent balance. Its opening/closing balances are derived exclusively from transactions entered and posted within the Cash Journal itself. Manual G/L postings made outside of Post Cash Journal App update the G/L account balance but do not update the Cash Journal subledger balance — causing a discrepancy between the two. This is a standard behavior, not a system defect.

1. Reverse the journal entry that was directly posted to the cash account.
2. Repost the journal entry using the app "Post Cash Journal Entries".

Refer to the below documentations:

• Cash Journals
• Posting cash journal FBCJ/F-02 - SAP Community
• KBA 3555267 - Cash Journal - Transaction FBCJ overview / how-to scenarios 

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