As of July 1, 2023, the administration of all sponsored projects from Benioff Children’s Hospital Oakland has transferred to UCSF. Every sponsored project is required to have a UCSF faculty member designated as the Principal Investigator (PI) and a Dept ID within the SFCMP Business Unit designated as the owner.Proposal and award management roles and responsibilities follow UCSF’s regular project lifecycle:The Office of Sponsored Research manages all proposal preparation, negotiation, and award execution.The PI and department are responsible for overall award management.Controller’s Office Contracts and Grants Accounting oversees central post-award financial administration.Training resources on conducting research at Benioff Children's Oakland are available on the Benioff Children's Oakland Dean's Office website. The Dean’s Office will host a webinar series for Oakland-based research on the following dates:Pre-Award ManagementJuly 25, 2023, 12 - 1 p.m.August 22, 2023, 12 - 1 p.m.Post-Award ManagementJuly 26, 2023, 12 - 1 p.m.August 23, 2023, 12 - 1 p.m.Pre- and Post-Award ManagementAugust 29, 2023, 11 a.m. - 1 p.m.Email Tracy Cummings to register.
The next Research Administration (RA) Town Hall will take place on Thursday, September 28, from 10 a.m. to noon via Zoom.We will communicate further details about the Town Hall through the Research Administration forum on Microsoft Teams. We use Teams to communicate agendas, the Zoom webinar link, and any technical issues or updates during the Town Hall meetings. You can also use Teams to submit topic requests for upcoming Town Hall meetings.To join the Research Administration forum on Microsoft Teams.Sign into Microsoft Teams and navigate to the Teams page.Click Join or create team.Type “Research Administration” in the Search teams search box.From the Search results, hover over the Research Administration team and click Join team.Instructions to join the Research Administration forum on Microsoft Teams are available on the Controller's Office website.
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On July 1, 2023, UCSF implemented changes to PeopleSoft Financials to comply with the UC Office of the President’s new Common Chart of Accounts (CCOA). Although the structure of our UCSF chart of accounts has not changed, the Accounting & Reporting team has modified accounting rules in order to correctly report financial activity to UCOP in a way that conforms to the new CCOA.The Combo Edit Rules reference guide on the Controller’s Office website now reflects these changes. Financial administrators responsible for preparing and approving journals, establishing SpeedTypes, and determining how to record expenses in the General Ledger should review the changes shared in June and update local accounting procedures accordingly. All changes are in effect as of July 1, 2023.Departments may resume submitting chartfield requests for Fiscal Year 2023-24. If you have questions or need assistance recording financial transactions, contact the Controller’s Office Accounting and Reporting team.
Throughout the month of July, and until final close in August, more than one accounting period will be open in PeopleSoft Financials. When two accounting periods are open at one time, Report Date Filters in MyReports default to either the last closed month or the open month, depending on the report purpose and design.MyReports users will see the following default Report Date Filter values during the fiscal year-end closing process:Defaults to May 2023Actual vs. Plan Comparison ReportCurrent Year vs. Prior Year Actuals Comparison ReportDefaults to FY 2023Faculty Portfolio Monthly ReportFaculty Portfolio Payroll Detail by Month ReportOperational Monthly ReportOrganization ReportPayroll Funding ReportProject Comparison ReportDefaults to Jun 2023All other reportsAvailability of filter values and data for Fiscal Year 2023-24 also varies with the accounting periods:Available after July opensFilter value: Jul 2023 (except for Faculty Portfolio reports)Available after June closesFilter value: Jul 2023 for Faculty Portfolio reportsFilter value: Fiscal Year 2023-24FY 2023-24 Beginning Net PositionFor a snapshot of balances for the June Prelim and Interim close periods, run reports the day after the PeopleSoft and MyReports nightly batch processes are complete for each respective close. Use the Ledger Post Date field in the Transaction Detail Report to determine when a specific transaction occurred.You can use the scheduling feature in MyReports to automate production and delivery of your reports for the June Prelim, Interim, and Final Close. To use this feature, schedule your desired reports to run at campus month-end close. See the Managing and Scheduling MyFavorites in MyReports job aid for detailed instructions.Contact the Controller's Office Solution Center if you have any additional questions.
Join UCSF Audit and Advisory Services (opens in new window), in partnership with a cybersecurity and fraud expert from the FBI, for the annual fraud awareness webinar. This webinar is aimed at creating awareness of current fraud trends and schemes, their impact on the healthcare and higher education institutions, and how these schemes may be prevented or detected.The webinar will be held on June 15, 2023, from 11 a.m. to noon via Zoom. Register to receive the Zoom link for the training.
On April 30, 2023, the University of California began using The Work Number, a third-party employment verification vendor, to verify employment and income for student employees. Student employees no longer need to contact the UCPath Center for employment verification.The UCPath Center notified student employees by email and provided instructions for opting out and managing data stored in The Work Number. Student employees may opt out (opens in new window) using UCPath online.For student employees opting out by 5 p.m. on April 30, no information will be submitted to The Work Number.Student employees opting out after 5 p.m. on April 30 will be removed from the daily file sent to The Work Number within one business day. Information sent to The Work Number prior to opting out will remain in The Work Number database.More information (opens in new window) for all employees about using The Work Number is available on UCnet. Questions from student employees can be directed to the UCPath Center:Call (855) 982-7284Use the chat feature or request a callback in UCPath onlineSubmit an inquiry using Ask UCPathHelp is available Monday through Friday from 8 a.m. to 5 p.m., except on UC holidays.
On Friday, May 12, 2023, the location of the drop safe on the Parnassus Campus will move to Millberry Union East (MUE), Room 232A.Depositors may use the current drop safe location at the Millberry Union: G Level, Room G3 until Thursday, May 11. The drop safe is scheduled to be available for deposit at the new location beginning at noon on May 12.Access to the new drop safe location will require both card reader badge access to Millberry Union East and door code access to Room 232A. Instructions for requesting access to the new drop safe location will be emailed to cash handlers as soon as they are available.The Controller’s Office maintains a list of alternative drop safe locations across UCSF. If you have questions regarding the drop safe at the Millberry Union, contact [email protected].
Update: this announcement was updated to reflect the UCPath Center's decision to extend the final salary cost transfer processing deadline from July 3 to July 7.Department salary cost transfers users should start preparing now for fiscal year-end close. All salary cost transfers (Direct Retros) must be approved in UCPath by 5 p.m. on Friday, July 7, 2023, in order to be recorded in fiscal year 2022-23. The final salary cost transfer batch of the fiscal year will be executed by the UCPath Center after 5 p.m. on July 7. The Payroll Processing Calendar on the Controller’s Office website includes additional updates to salary cost transfer batch processing during fiscal year end.Review the following reminders to help minimize delays in processing salary cost transfers in UCPath in preparation for year-end close.Confirming Valid ChartstringsWhen submitting a Direct Retro, UCPath will perform a chartstring validation on the “new data” chartstrings. Although “old data” chartstrings are not validated during the submission process, it is equally important that these chartstring are valid at the time of processing. If a Direct Retro is reversing expenses on an “old data” chartstring, that chartstring must also be valid at the time of posting to the General Ledger. If it is not valid, the reversing salary and benefits will post to the payroll suspense account.When performing a salary cost transfer check that sponsored projects are active by using the chartfield validator (opens in new window) in PeopleSoft (MyAccess login required).Contact your CGA Service Team to verify that sponsored projects will remain open during the entire salary cost transfer transaction processing period (submission, approval, batch processing, and posting to the General Ledger).Using the Distribution of Payroll Expense (DPE) Report to Prepare Direct RetrosThe Distribution of Payroll Expense (DPE) report is an important tool for reviewing payroll expenses in preparation for submitting a salary cost transfer. As a best practice, use DPE data to identify specific payroll expense transactions requiring salary cost transfer adjustments.The UCPath Direct Retro online page does not always reflect all of the detailed debit and credit lines by earnings period or earnings date. You may only see a ‘net’ amount by earnings code and chartstring within UCPath Direct Retro pages. In addition, for each paycheck the UCPath Direct Retro page could display a combination of data across earnings periods, including:regular salary expenses for the current earnings periodleave expenses (e.g., vacation, sick, holiday) and the corresponding offsetting lines for the prior earnings period which are reported in arrears for monthly employeesMyReports provides the option to run the DPE report by Accounting Period or Earning Period.Reports run by Accounting Period will show all payroll transactions that were posted in the selected data range. This is the default setting.Reports run by Earning Period will show all payroll transactions that were earned in the selected date range.When reconciling effort percent by month, run the DPE report by Earning Period to view all transactions associated with an earnings end date, including leave transactions for the earnings period that may have posted in arrears in the next accounting period. Any adjustments required for a specific month should be based on the complete information by earnings end date provided in the DPE report.Understanding Changes to Paid Leave Redistribution Details Beginning May 2023Starting this month, financial administrators will see a change in the level of detail for the redistribution of paid leave transactions (e.g., vacation and sick leave) in UCPath and MyReports for monthly exempt employees. For each combination of chartstring, earnings code, and earnings period:The new process will summarize total hours for leave earnings codes by month end date (currently distribution lines are not aggregated, and a new distribution line is created for each day that a leave is taken).Distribution lines for vacation/leave offsets to Regular pay (REG and REG-like earnings codes) will also be summarized by month end date.Salary Cost Transfer Initiators and Approvers will see these changes in Direct Retro pages for paychecks beginning with the May 31, 2023, pay end date. This change will significantly reduce the number of transactions rows when working with Old Data and New Data sections.Please contact the Controller’s Office Solution Center if you need further assistance.
Monday, May 29, 2023, is the last day for managers to approve timesheets for the biweekly pay period ending May 27. As this deadline falls on a UCSF holiday, encourage employees to submit timesheets with enough time for managers to review and submit approvals before the period closes to editing.Employees and managers who want to avoid submitting and approving timesheets on the holiday should be sure that timesheets are approved by May 26.
