Continuous Improvements to Fingate
2024-02-22
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FMS is continuously working to improve the Fingate user experience. Planned and completed changes range from search improvements, navigation updates and content revisions. Learn more about recent and upcoming changes on this news page.
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Oracle to BlackLine Interface Scheduleopen_in_new
2023-10-09
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Updated close and reconciliation dates for Blackline through 2024.
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Cardinal Planning & Budgeting Project
2023-08-28
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Stanford’s University Budget Office (UBO), in partnership with University IT (UIT), Financial Management Services (FMS), and university stakeholders, is undertaking a multi-year initiative to enhance the foundation of financial management. The project includes the launch of the new Cardinal Planning...
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Revenue Object Codes (46XXX)open_in_new
2023-08-10
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Updated listing of 46XXX revenue object codes (updated Aug. 2, 2023)
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Lease or Rent Real Estateopen_in_new
2023-06-30
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Updated the process for modifying and terminating a lease
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Excellence in Financial Stewardship | Issue 8open_in_new
2023-06-22
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This newsletter, covers the risks and best practices with stewarding gifts using scenarios such as spending in accordance with the gift terms, when a donor’s gift is unspent, and navigating difficult and uncertain situations.
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Year-End Close: 2023 Reminders and Deadlines
2023-05-31
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It's that time of year again! The year-end close (YEC) process of recording and reporting expenses from September through August gives a snapshot of the university's transactional activity each fiscal year. For an in-depth look at the process, review Topic Overview: Year-End Close. Schedules and...
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Organization Code Hierarchy Tool Project
2023-02-21
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Stanford University’s financial account structure identifies each organization by a four-character alphabetical organization (org) code. The Organization Code Hierarchy Tool enables effective governance of this structure by defining parent-child organizational relationships and group information...
Stanford UBO and FMS are building a new, robust organizational hierarchy management system to more effectively and efficiently support a broader set of the university's needs, launching July 1, 2023.
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Turning Feedback Into Action
2023-02-01
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FMS uses the Client Satisfaction Survey to gather feedback from faculty and staff that fuels action plans for continuous improvements. This article covers the latest on those projects.
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Excellence in Financial Stewardship | Issue 4open_in_new
2022-02-10
This newsletter focuses on balancing risk and benefit considerations in determining the appropriate purchasing method.
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