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This issue covers the various benefits that Stanford enjoys as a tax-exempt organization, risks and compliance requirements associated with these benefits, and the roles and responsibilities of employees and key members of the financial ecosystem.Newsletter
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Expenditure Type and Object Code Updatesopen_in_new
Updated three sections: new expenditure types, new object codes, and changes to existing expenditure types and object codes.
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Organization Code Hierarchy Tool Project
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.
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...Announcement -
Turning Feedback Into Action
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.Announcement -
PTA Manager Enhancement: Closing Non-Sponsored PTAs
The PTA Manager Enhancement Project will add functionality in PTA Manager to close non-sponsored PTA segments, giving users a more convenient and streamlined user experience.
PTA Manager is a system within Oracle Financials used by Stanford University schools and departments to request, approve, and track non-sponsored and miscellaneous accounts (PTAs) and PTA segments (projects, tasks, or awards). Stanford Financial Management Services (FMS) partnered with University IT...Announcement -
Continuous Improvements to Fingate
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.Announcement -
Purpose and Use of Org Codesopen_in_new
Updated with text from "Organization Hierarchy/PTA Owning Attribute Best Practice" on the need to assign all PTAs to lowest org.
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Other Financial Reportsopen_in_new
Publish new report Excise Tax.
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PTA Maintenance Enhancement Project
The PTA Maintenance Enhancement is a Financial Systems Governance (FSG) strategic project initiated with University IT (UIT) in early 2022 to improve the PTA Maintenance system’s controls, data quality, and accuracy by by implementing two new slu
The PTA Maintenance Enhancement is a Financial Systems Governance (FSG) strategic project initiated with University IT (UIT) in early 2022 to improve the PTA Maintenance system’s* controls, data quality, and accuracy by solving for current issues with two enhancements. The enhancements went live on...Announcement -
Excellence in Financial Stewardship | Issue 4open_in_new
This newsletter focuses on balancing risk and benefit considerations in determining the appropriate purchasing method.Newsletter