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General Accounting FAQs & Resources

FAQs:

 Q. I made a deposit in the prior fiscal year (Account 5xxxx), how come I do not see it in our budget in the next fiscal year?

A. Deposits are recorded as revenues in the year they are receipted. Unless they relate to a designated fund, they will not roll forward as a revenue.

(check the GL & Excel tips training below for detailed explanation)

 Q. There is a transaction I do not recognize, who should I contact?

A. Based on the document type, the following departments will be your best starting point.

INNI (Invoices) - AP (payable@spu.edu)

HGNL (Payroll) - Payroll (payroll@spu.edu)

JE16 (Journal Vouchers) - General Ledger (generalledger@spu.edu)

(See Presentation GL & Excel tips Slide 11 for more details. )

 Q. I reclassed the pcard transactions but don't see it in Banner. Who should I contact?

A. If the transaction is “approved” in US bank, General Ledger (generalledger@spu.edu) will be you best contact.

If the transaction status is showing “Pending”, the transaction is either sitting in your supervisor’s or AP’s approval queue (Check “current pending approver”). The transaction has not been posted to Banner and AP (payable@spu.edu) will be your best contact.

*For pcard reclass correction request, please check if the transaction is posted in banner before emailing GL.

 Q. How to request a new Fund/Org/Activity Code.

A. See Chart of Accounts (COA) page for more details.

 Q. How do I request access to a Fund/Org?

A. Please see instructions on the Budget page - /wiki/spaces/FO/pages/36332174

 Q. How do I get a document notarized? Does your office have any notary publics?

A. For University-related notary services, please contact johansenr@spu.edu to set up an appointment, and plan to bring both your state-issued ID and the document in question (unsigned). We do not currently offer services for documents not related to the University.

 Q. Do contracts have to be approved by Finance?

A. The University Contract Review and Approval process can be found HERE

 Q. How do I get information about University liability insurance?

A. Information on the University's liability insurance can be found HERE.

Accounts Payable FAQs & Training

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Treasury FAQs & Training

FAQs

 What if cardholder data is sent to you unsolicited via email?

Immediately notify the customer that the University does not accept cardholder data via email and provide alternative methods of completing the transaction. If email is sent back to the customer any cardholder data must be deleted from the return message. Delete the email (permanent delete from email store, deleted items, and recover deleted items after the customer has been notified. 

 What cardholder data needs to be protected?

Account data or cardholder data that you need to protect includes—but is not limited to—the following:

  • card number, known as the Primary Account Number (PAN)

  • cardholder name

  • expiration date

  • customer’s payment address.

If your payment system involves swiping cards, you must also protect the data in the magnetic stripe and chip of credit and debit cards. Depending on your system, you may also receive card verification security codes (including CVV2, CID, CAV2, and CVC2). Those are the three- or four-digit codes that appear on the front or back of a card. These also must be treated as sensitive data. Cardholder data also includes the PINs or PIN blocks for debit card transactions.

Budget FAQs & Training

FAQs:

 Q: How do I know if a Fund Organization Account Activity (FOAA) has sufficient budget for a transfer?

A: If you are transferring out of a budgeted fund, go to FGIBDSR in Administrative Banner and enter the Fund and Org in question. Hit “Go” and make note of the total budget to actuals (less labor). Assuming the residual is sufficient, find the account in question, and select the budget amount (Column: Adjusted Budget, Row: Proper Account Code). Click “Related” (top-right) and “Transaction Detail Information”. Here you will see a list of budget transfers over the course of the year. If all you see under the column “Type” is “BD01”, this is a permanent available balance. “BD02” is a permanent mid-year transfer. “BD04” is a temporary transfer. If transferring permanent budget, there should be sufficient budget available in both the current year budget (sum of all types) and the permanent budget (sum of BD01 and BD02), less any actuals. If transferring temporary budget, there should be sufficient current year budget (sum of all types), less any actuals.

 Q: I charged something to the wrong budget, should I submit a Budget Change Request?

A: No. This is actually a reclass request through General Ledger.

 Q: I noticed that someone in my department has payroll expenses hitting the wrong FOAA, how do I rectify this?

A: After checking to ensure that the actuals are hitting the wrong FOAA, email budget@spu.edu with a snip of the transactions in question, along with the proper FOAA. If budget is sitting in the incorrect place, please submit a BCR.

 Q: I need access to Administrative Banner, Tableau, or Argos. How do I go about making a request?

A: Please see Request Budget Access .

 Q: I already have access to budget tools, but I need to additional access. How can I make this request?

Supervisors can fill our our Jira form and note any new funds, orgs, or if salary access is now required.

 Q: I don't have access to documentation regarding the purpose of a designated fund. Can you help?

A: Yes! We have a variety of backup documentation in our office, so we can work with you to determine the purpose.

 Q: I monitor designated or non-budgeted funds. How can I figure out balances?

A: If you go to FGITBSR in Banner, you can type in the fund number and see the current balance under “Current Fund Balance” in the bottom right. Note that this should be a credit balance, and if this shows as a debit balance, this fund is in deficit and that should be resolved with a transfer (see Budget Forms & Instructions). If you monitor multiple funds, you can pull a larger report from Argos by going through the “Non-Budget Data Cube”.

 Q: I need a notary for an SPU-related purpose. Do you know where I might find someone?

A: For University-related notary services, please contact johansenr@spu.edu to set up an appointment, and plan to bring both your state-issued ID and the document in question (unsigned). We do not currently offer services for documents not related to the University.

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