What’s New:
Coming soon…the FPB Team is actively working on the creation of an updated security roles Job Aid
New Job Aids:
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Welcome to the UW Finance Transformation blog. This blog will now feature regular updates regarding UW FT Stabilization progress.
Published: Thursday, July 18, 2024 - 06:01
We are committed to keeping you informed about the latest developments within the Finance, Planning, and Budgeting (FPB) team. This includes updates on new content we create, and any stabilization efforts as needed.
What’s New:
We are pleased to announce the formation of FinTacc (Finance Training and Communications Collaborative), a group of training and communications creators from Finance, Grants, and Procurement. This... Read more
Published: Thursday, July 11, 2024 - 08:50
Week of 7/10 FPB Updates and Introductions
We are committed to keeping you informed about the latest developments within the Finance, Planning, and Budgeting (FPB) team. This includes updates on new content we create and any stabilization efforts as needed.
Important Updates:
Post Award Grant Administration Stabilization Update... Read more
Published: Tuesday, July 2, 2024 - 14:32
New things ahead!
Get ready for our upcoming FPB blog post refresh. Starting next week we'll be sharing more about our internal team and the FPB resources available to you!
Happy 4th of July!
Published: Thursday, June 27, 2024 - 08:25
Post Award Grant Administration Stabilization Update
- GCA, the Office of Sponsored Programs (OSP), and the Office of Research’s Collaborative for Research Education (CORE) team have collaborated on two video demonstrations showing how an ASR is created by campus and reviewed by OSP and GCA. The videos and corresponding job aids are available on the ... Read more
Published: Thursday, June 20, 2024 - 15:46
Workday & Student Database (SDB) Update
We continue to make significant advancements on the SDB/Workday remediation project. Noteworthy progress includes the identification of reclassification populations for tuition payments, along with preparations to present research on student name disaggregation within financial data. The team is also addressing discrepancies in student financial transactions not captured in the SDB. Furthermore, efforts are focused on standardizing accounting terminology, reconciling... Read more
Published: Wednesday, June 12, 2024 - 15:39
Post Award Grant Administration Stabilization Update
- The Central Cash Application Team (CCATS) has recently started following up with sponsors on unpaid invoices. This should reduce the amount of outstanding aged receivables, which totaled $12.0M as of June 3, 2024.
- GCA has started preparing for the State of Washington’s annual invoicing estimates for State of Washington sponsored programs. GCA will ... Read more
Published: Thursday, June 6, 2024 - 09:34
Shared Environment Outreach
Our Enterprise Business Solutions team has been actively meeting with Shared Environment leaders to gather valuable outreach and feedback. This crucial data will guide our hiring decisions for the vacant Shared Environment Manager position. Additionally, we are committed to using these insights to better support and respond to Shared Environment concerns and issues. We look forward to enhancing our collaborative efforts and ensuring a more responsive and supportive environment for all.... Read more
Published: Wednesday, May 29, 2024 - 12:28
Post Award Grant Administration Stabilization Update
- GCA’s Award Setup and Reporting teams continue to make great progress and have reduced their backlogs by 28% and 20%, respectively, over the last week.
- The volume of returned Award Setup Requests and Modification Requests have increased five weeks in a row, increasing in volume by almost 7%. We encourage our campus partners to visit the ... Read more
Published: Thursday, May 23, 2024 - 08:06
Procurement Stabilization Update
Central Procurement is actively working towards stabilizing Workday and reducing the invoice backlog. Our current outstanding balance is $25 million. To address this, alongside our ongoing efforts in various work queues in the central Accounts Payable Office, we have introduced a new initiative focused on a weekly top 5: the highest dollar amount outstanding late invoices. Central Procurement has started direct outreach and communication with... Read more