Year-end Operating Reserves are a division's net overspending (deficit) or underspending (surplus) amount at the end of a fiscal year. Accurately calculating the operating reserves can play an important role in determining your divisions' budget for the upcoming fiscal year. This course will introduce you to the best practices and processes involved in year-end operating
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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: University month-end reconciliation policy Step-by-step walk through of the
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Processing travel and other reimbursable expenses are some of the most common FIS transactions performed by University staff. This workshop guides you through the provincial legislation that govern the University's reimbursement policies, University guidelines as well other information that will aid you when processing reimbursable travel expenses. Topics include: The Ontario Expenses Directive and its
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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 workshop defines Earmarked Funds and provides demonstrations of how
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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: University month-end reconciliation policy Step-by-step walk through of the
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