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Reconciling and Reviewing Month End Statements

Location: Virtual Training Session Duration: 2 hours Format: Lecture + Demonstration. Material The university policy requires that all departments reconcile their actual transaction with their Statement of Accounts on a monthly basis. This ensures that all transactions are completely/accurately recorded in FIS. This course walks you through the university’s month-end reconciliation policy, guidelines and management reports. Topics include:
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Lunch & Learn – 2023 – A Year in Review of Financial Initiatives

MS Teams

  The FAST team hosts a series of short (30 - 45 minute) virtual presentations on topics of interest for financial administrators at all levels. All sessions will be recorded and presented by FAST, and often in collaboration with other units. There is no registration required. This month's session will be held on Wednesday, December
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FIS Overview (Course 1)

Virtual Session - Adobe Connect

Location: Virtual Training Session Duration: 3.5 hours Format: Lecture + Demonstrations Course Material This course provides a basic understanding of how Financial Information Systems (FIS) is used to facilitate administrative financial management while introducing common terms and concepts used in FIS. This is the prerequisite for all new FIS users. Topics include: Introduction to common terms and concepts used in
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Understanding Earmarked Funds (i.e., Manual Reserves)

Virtual Session - Adobe Connect

Location: Virtual Training Session Duration: 1.5 hours Format: Lecture + Demonstration Workshop Material Earmarked Funds (a.k.a., Manual Reserves, Funds Commitments and Encumbrances) are created by departments in FIS to reserve available budget dollars for expenses that are not processed through HRIS (e.g., payroll) or Logistics (e.g., POs). They enable you to set aside/reserve budget dollars for future expenditures. This
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