Recently, minor changes were made to Policy 1301 Sponsored Projects Financial Reporting and Financial Closeout and the corresponding Guide 1301 GD.02 Financial Reporting and Closeout emphasizing the need for timely and accurate filing of financial reports and award closeouts. As a...
Business Update News from 05/2024
Change made to Participant Support Cost Award Line/Grant Setup
Participant Support Costs (PSC) are direct costs for items such as stipends or subsistence allowances, travel allowances, and registration fees. These are paid to or on behalf of participants or trainees (but not employees) in connection with conferences or training projects. To track or...
Change - Supplier setup request and supplier invoice request
A change is being implemented to improve paying and setting up international Yale University students as suppliers. Beginning Thursday, February 11, 2021, a direct link to the Foreign National Information System (FNIS) report will be added to both the Supplier Setup Request and Supplier Invoice...
Ordering or reordering PPE Supplies and Return-to-Yale kits
Departments needing to acquire Personal Protective Equipment (PPE) or additional Yale branded facemasks can order directly through Yale Printing and Publishing Services (YPPS). Return to Yale Orders webpage . YPPS has a full...
Help with non-cash gifts or bequests
If your school or unit receives a gift or correspondence related to a bequest (through a will or trust) or any kind of non-cash gift (such as securities, books, art, vehicles, equipment, or other property), please contact the Office of Planned Giving in Yale’s Development Office. They can often...
Policy and Procedure updates as of February 10, 2021
The following draft documents are now available for review and comment and are posted on the Policies and Procedures drafts website . The documents will be posted on the drafts site for a period of 30 days. Please...
Updated Workday reports
A change was made to the export function of the following Workday reports. Now, the Excel spreadsheet can be expanded to view “Spend Category” financial information.
Indirect Costs Reconciliation by Award – Yale Indirect Costs Reconciliation by Grant – Yale Award Closeout - Indirect Costs...Reminder - Daily notifications for accounting journals and adjustments
Notifications are sent, to the entry originator, when an accounting journal or accounting adjustment is canceled. The process runs daily at 8:00 a.m. and provides a list of accounting journals and accounting adjustments canceled the previous day.
To view the notifications, select...
A new SciQuest shopping experience
SciQuest has been progressively updating the user interface over the past several months. The next step in modernization includes changes to the shopping experience. Noticeable changes will be made to the following:
Home page Product search Product search results Shopping cart Checkout...Cellular charge billing adjustments and updates
Yale ITS is working closely with AT&T and Verizon to correct billing errors. Issues include overage charges, duplicate charges for equipment, and delays in billing.
AT&T
Overage charges due to COVID-19: AT&T is providing credits for...Effort Certification Work Area Enhancement
Update: Purchasing PPE supplies through SciQuest
As previously communicated in October 2020 , the University has centrally procured Personal Protective Equipment (PPE) supplies in bulk that individual labs, departments, or units were...
Retroactive Payroll Costing Allocation Enhancement
Effective with the January 2021 monthly payroll, Workday has released an enhancement that will allocate retroactive payroll expenses to the retroactive period’s costing allocations. This enhancement will help maintain accurate Payroll and Effort Certification results and limit the need...
Updates - Workday Reports
The following Workday Reports have been updated:
Find Subawards - Yale The Proposal ID (IRES #) prompt has been added Sponsored Award Recent Setups – Yale The Proposal ID (IRES #) prompt has been added Accelerated/Decelerated Spending on Awards...Skype for Business is being retired July 2021
Microsoft is retiring Skype for Business in July 2021. The University is moving to Microsoft Teams tools for chat and online calling.
All ITS managed machines are updated with Teams. If you are not using an ITS-managed computer, visit the ...Finance Course new offerings: Introduction to the Chart of Accounts
Additional course offerings have been added for the instructor-led Finance Course called the “ Introduction to the Chart of Accounts (COA) ” to be held via Zoom. Please register via the...
Reminder - Requirement to Report Cash Transactions over $10,000
The University is required to report certain transactions to the Internal Revenue Service and the Financial Crimes Enforcement Network, where it receives more than $10,000 in cash from a single payer. This rule applies to a single $10,000 transaction as well as two or more related transactions...
New FD29 Industry Clinical Trials Interactive Report now available
New University Purchasing Card Process - Coming Soon!
An article about a new Yale Purchasing Card (PCard) process was inadvertently sent out in the January 20, 2020 issue of Business Update. Please disregard. The new process for PCard distribution will be shared shortly.
Online Service Provider Contact List Updated
The University Service Provider (USP) Journal Source Contact List has been updated in the online Accounting Manual. The obsolete list has been replaced with a current list of service provider journal sources and their primary contacts. This list may be used by customers if they have questions...
Yale ePAY website and store setup survey launch
Yale ePAY (eCommerce Payment Acceptance at Yale) is working with University departments to standardize credit card payment acceptance, processing, and reporting across the University to meet Payment Card Industry Data Security Standards (PCI DSS).
A ...Decommissioning COA Oracle to Workday Conversion Tools
Please be advised that during the month of January, the following Oracle-Workday conversion tools are being decommissioned. These conversion tools were originally designed for use in identifying segment conversion related to historical financial information only and were intended as a starting...
Java JRE software being removed from ITS Windows managed computers
2021 IRS Mileage Rate Change
Effective January 1, 2021, the standard mileage rates for the use of a car, van, pickup, or panel truck will be:
56 cents per mile for business miles driven 16 cents per mile driven for medical or moving purposes 14 cents per mile driven in service of charitable organizationsThe new...
Consolidation of Amazon Prime Accounts
Yale Procurement did some research and discovered that over the years a significant number of Yale Pcard holders have set up their own Amazon Prime accounts at a cost to each department.
This week an email was sent to all Pcard users, that have made Amazon charges in the past, announcing...
New Finance Data Mart Interactive Reports
Holiday recess schedules and adjusted deadlines
Yale University will be closed for the holiday recess from Wednesday, December 23 through Friday, January 1, 2021. The following is a brief summary of systems availability, adjusted deadlines, and support services related to this period.
Payroll Schedule and Important...Task Force 21 – Finance and Business Operation’s cross-campus training team!
Last month, a new cross-campus team of professionals came together to form the new “Task Force 21” group – this task force was established in response to training goals that have been established by Yale Finance. The new group will seek to develop a plan for functional financial training focused...
Policy and procedure updates as of December 9, 2020
The following policy documents are now published and effective. Please discuss the documents with the appropriate people in your department and send any questions to...