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Kelly Sikkema
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The university receives money from a variety of sources such as individual or corporate donors, government agencies, non-government sponsors and tuition. Many of these sources put restrictions on how the money is spent. To ensure that monies are spent for their intended purpose, the University utilizes multiple fund types and has restrictions on the movement of money between these funds.
A one page reference to the Budget Planning System (BPS) modules
On Jan. 3, 2022, Stanford Financial Management Services (FMS) will launch a new STARS course, Financial Stewardship Expectations (FIN-PROG-0020), which will become the new prerequisite training for accessing Oracle Financials systems (e.g., Expense Requests, PCard, Labor Distribution) and OBI reporting. This new course will completely replace the Financial Confidentiality Agreement (FIN-PROG-0010) STARS course.
To pay for moving costs associated with hiring new faculty
University policy regarding relocation of faculty is found in the Administrative Guide Policy 2.1.19: Relocation of Faculty and Staff. This section sets forth policies and procedures to facilitate the moving and reassignment of new or current Stanford faculty and is updated regularly as policy changes. Please consult this section for the policies that underlie H&S faculty moving guidelines and procedures, which follow.
Finance Training Guide for New Department Administrators.
Please note that we are currently in the process of updating this guide. Some sections may be out of date. The last update was March 2018.
The Graduate Financial Planning System (GFPS) is utilized throughout the year to forecast, budget, and administer graduate student financial resources.
This document provides a general framework for analyzing multi-year forecasts in the Graduate Financial Planning System (GFPS).
The Graduate Financial Planning System (GFPS) provides integration of graduate aid tracking, budgeting, and long-range forecasting in a live, multi-user, database-driven application that interfaces with other administrative applications within the Stanford environment.
A quick guide to the reporting available in the Graduate Financial Planning System (GFPS).
The Graduate Financial Planning System (GFPS) provides integration of graduate aid tracking, budgeting, and long-range forecasting in a live, multi-user, database-driven application that interfaces with other administrative applications within the Stanford environment.
A quick reference to the Graduate Financial Planning System (GFPS) modules
Background and best practices for managing salary charges posted to org suspense accounts.