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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.

Uber Resource page updated

Updated hotel and lodging rate maximums chart to 2023; the lodging rates did not change in 2023.

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.

Mileage Rates are changed for 2023

New: Stanford Travel Local Hotel Program provides a list of local hotels with discounted rates

Published new searchable OBI Financial Report Directory which offers the ability to search by key words for relevant reports.

In the ER Transaction Status Description table, updated the links to find help and added a note on finding rejected/returned ERs

Beginning October 2022, the FIN-PROG-103 course will be required for all existing requisition, expense journal and labor distribution approvers, and will require a refresh every two years.

Starting April 8, 2022, Stanford will align its international lodging reimbursement maximums for actual expenses to the federal per diem rates, meaning that the same maximum applies for international lodging whether the traveler uses the per diem or actual expenses reimbursement method. In some...