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You, or your accounting staff, have to understand the GL database and table structures in order to write accurate queries to build the reports. You cannot design/generate financial reports. You have to request reports from the IT department. You have to know how certain accounts or amounts are recorded in the GL and manipulate the way they are displayed. You have to re-key information and/or apply formulas to get the data displayed properly. If you make a mistake on the way one of the numbers was displayed or display an inaccurately calculated number, there is a negative impact. Your reports…