Setting up a bank account

Before importing statements or performing a bank reconciliation, you must declare each bank account or Mobile Money wallet in SynkriaOps and link it to its SYSCOHADA class-5 account. This setup is done only once per account.

Prerequisites

• The Accountant or Administrator role on the company file.
• An active fiscal year (otherwise: Create your file → fiscal year).
• Your bank details: RIB or IBAN, internal account number, branch name.

Accessing the configuration

1. In the main menu, click Settings.

2. Select Banking & Mobile Money.

3. Click the Bank accounts tab.

4. Press Add an account.

Setting up a standard bank account

1. Account name: enter a clear label visible in menus (e.g. Afriland – Main current account, BICEC – Savings account).

2. Partner bank: select your bank from the dropdown. Available banks:

   • Afriland First Bank
   • BICEC (Banque Internationale du Cameroun pour l’Épargne et le Crédit)
   • SCB Cameroun (Société Commerciale de Banque)
   • Ecobank Cameroun
   • UBA Cameroun
   • BGFIBank Cameroun
   • Other (manual CSV format)

3. IBAN / RIB: enter your international account identifier (e.g. CM21 10005 00001 12345678901 37). Optional but recommended for automatic reconciliation.

4. Associated accounting account: choose or create a 521xxx sub-account from the SYSCOHADA chart of accounts.

   • Example: 521100 — Afriland First Bank CG
   • If the sub-account does not yet exist, click Create a new sub-account and enter the number (between 521100 and 521999) along with its label.

5. Bank journal: SynkriaOps automatically creates a BNQ journal for your first account. For a second account, click Create a new journal and name it BNQ2 (or BNQ-BICEC, etc.).

6. Click Save.

Tip

Use distinct sub-account numbers for each bank. For example: 521100 for Afriland, 521200 for BICEC, 521300 for Ecobank. This makes per-bank trial balances and reconciliation much easier.

Setting up an Orange Money wallet

Orange Money Cameroon

1. In Settings → Banking & Mobile Money, click the Mobile Money accounts tab.

2. Press Add a Mobile Money account.

3. Operator: select Orange Money Cameroon.

4. Wallet phone number: enter the number linked to the wallet (e.g. 699 78 76 94). The parser uses this number to detect transactions where you are the sender or the recipient.

5. Merchant code (optional): if you use an Orange Money Business merchant account, enter your merchant code (e.g. CM-12345). Leave blank for a personal wallet.

6. Associated SYSCOHADA account: choose a 521xxx sub-account. Recommended: create 521500 — Orange Money to distinguish Mobile Money flows from standard bank flows.

7. Click Save.

MTN MoMo

Note

MTN MoMo integration is currently under development (Q3 2026 roadmap). In the meantime, you can enter MTN transactions manually in a dedicated bank journal using account 521600 — MTN Mobile Money.

Verifying the 521xxx accounting account

After configuration, confirm that the sub-account exists in your SYSCOHADA chart of accounts:

1. Go to Accounting → Chart of accounts.

2. Search for 521 in the filter bar.

3. Confirm your sub-account appears with the correct label and a zero balance (if it was just created).

Caution

If the 521xxx account does not appear in the chart of accounts, statement imports will fail when generating journal entries. Create the sub-account from Accounting → Chart of accounts → Add an account before re-running the import.

Creating a second bank journal (BNQ2)

If you have multiple bank accounts, each one must have its own journal to comply with the SYSCOHADA rule of one journal per treasury account:

1. Go to Accounting → Journals.

2. Click Add a journal.

3. Type: Bank.

4. Code: BNQ2 (or BNQ-BICEC, BNQ-ECO, etc.).

5. Default offset account: select the corresponding 521xxx account.

6. Click Save.

7. Return to Settings → Banking & Mobile Money and link this journal to your second bank account.

Common errors

Error	Cause	Solution
”Accounting account not found”	The 521xxx sub-account was not created	Create it in the Chart of accounts before configuring the bank account
”Journal already linked to another account”	A BNQ journal can only be linked to one account	Create a dedicated BNQ2 journal
”Invalid phone number”	Format with spaces or hyphens not accepted	Enter without spaces: 699787694
”Merchant code not recognized”	Code not activated on the Orange Business side	Leave the field blank or contact Orange Business Cameroon

Further reading

• Importing a bank statement →
• Import a Mobile Money statement →
• Configuring your SYSCOHADA chart of accounts →