MAS 90/200 (precisely the same user functionality, but different under the hood) requires a different mindset that Quickbooks. I've found that new MAS users who came from controllership backgrounds instantly love MAS because of its emphasis on process and accountability, and its extreme reliability in keeping accounts in balance. Bookkeepers who came from Quickbooks took a long time to figure out that the ad hoc approach they could get away with in QB won't fly here.
If you're operation has more than ~2 people touching the system, then you need to follow processes to keep things efficient. MAS is designed to follow the actual work processes that the people dealing with customers and vendors follow. When you "grok" the inventory cycle, from po to vendor invoice with the order-pick-pack-ship-invoice, and how MAS lets you painlessly track that without actually making "accounting entries" then you appreciate MAS. If you are making any JE's (except for allocating common overhead), keeping any data in spreadsheets, entering data more than once, or involving IT in anything more than backups and desktop maintenance, then you simply aren't using the facilities available. You should also be able to close a period within two days if you're doing things correctly.
Do you and and your firm a favor and contact Brett, or another experienced MAS consultant. pay for several days of an on-site Reality Check and Tune up involving your Controller and the operations people. Learning how to incorporate your processes into MAS 90/200 will make some very happy campers.
