Accounting & Reporting How-To Guides

  • Commonly used codes and schedules for capital assets and equipment:
  • Accessing the Chart of Accounts Account Tree via the Controller's Office website now requires a connection from the UCSF network or VPN. If you are already connected to the UCSF network or VPN you may proceed. If you are connecting remotely, please connect to the UCSF VPN before accessing this ...
  • Journals are created to enter financial information into the General Ledger. Financial information includes deposits, payments, transfers, allocations, and other types of activity necessary to accurately describe the finances of the University.
  • This article describes resources and procedures for reviewing the Unclaimed Payments List and claiming funds.
  • How to Update This List Departments are responsible for notifying the Controller's Office General Accounting Service Desk, when changes to this list are required. Email the General Accounting Service Desk the following information:
  • The Unclaimed Cash, ACH & Wires through YYYYMMDD file contains the current listing of items that remain unclaimed for 30 to 365 days.
  • This letter can be used as a confirming statement that UCSF retains tax exempt status as described in the April 2014 letter from the Internal Revenue Service (IRS).
  • Moving Money The method used to transfer money or balances (e.g., "move money") depends on the Account Type. Specific Accounts and Account Types must be used consistently to ensure that reporting is accurate, clear, and consistent. Refer to the Moving Money Quick Reference Guide for details on:
  • Source Codes identify the purpose of PeopleSoft journals. They are also a selection criterion for reporting in the MyReports Transaction Detail Report. Some source codes are limited to PeopleSoft Journal Preparers who are assigned a specific PeopleSoft role to use the source code. Several source...
  • Function is a two-character chartfield in the UCSF Chart of Accounts that fulfills internal and external reporting requirements to track higher education function classifications.  Function defines the mission/purpose of the transaction.  Functions also determine how costs are treated in...
  • Internal controls are divided into key and non-key controls. Key controls are the primary procedures relied upon to mitigate a risk or prevent fraud. Non-key controls are considered secondary or back up controls. All controls can be grouped into one of the four components of internal control:
  • UCSF Campus 2022 Annual Financial Report 2021 Annual Financial Report
  • The chart is this document summarizes the rules for account types that can be used for transferring money or balances. By using these types of accounts, reporting is clear and consistent. The other pages highlight the accounts to use: Page 2 when transferring money within the Campus, and...
  • The Function chartfield is a 2-character alphanumeric value which fulfills internal and external reporting requirements to track higher education functional classifications. Function code also determines how costs are treated in the research Facilities & Administrative (F&A) or indirect...
  • Cash and Credit Card journals in PeopleSoft are used to record payments received from third parties. Journal Preparers and Journal Approvers are responsible for ensuring that all journal entries are reasonable and accurate based on the documentation, knowledge of the activity, and conformity to...
  • Departments that wish to establish a new method of accepting credit cards or make changes to existing payment methods must contact UCSF Merchant Services to obtain authorization and support prior to change or implementation. All departments who accept electronic payments in any form are required...
  • This guide outlines the steps to process capital, operating, and finance purchase leases.
  • This is the list of Journal Preparer IDs currently in use.
  • Purpose The Flexfield chartfield is an optional value for departmental use designed to track information not captured by other chartfields. Before creating a Flexfield, a department should determine whether or not it is possible to track the activity using the other chartfields, or combinations...
  • The MyReports Transaction Detail Report contains a record of all cash transactions that have occurred and can be filtered for specific a department(s). The University defines cash as currency, coins, checks, money orders, Electronic Fund Transfer (EFT), and e-commerce transactions such as credit...

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