Section 1 - Business and Financial Administration

Section 1.2 - Business and Financial Manuals and Guides

Date: 9/25/06 — Approved: Finance Board

The A.S. accounting department prepares and updates documents which outline how the business of the A.S. is conducted and how records are kept. These documents provide information and instruction on:

BUSINESS AND FINANCIAL POLICIES AND PROCEDURES MANUAL

The Business and Financial Policies and Procedures manual contains basic business and financial policies uniformly applied to the A.S. The Controller approves A.S.-wide policies in the Business and Financial Policies and Procedures manual. Notification of updates to the manual is emailed to all directors, budget managers, and others who need the information.

HOW TO SPEND YOUR A.S. DOLLARS

This book is a guide for student organizations on the basic procedures used for requesting money from the A.S. and how to spend the money once it has been allocated.The handbook can be found on the A.S. web site at http://as.sdsu.edu/govt/asdollars/index.html.

SYSTEMS OPERATION MANUALS

The Accounting Department prepares manuals for the Accounting financial system. These manuals contain an explanation of the A.S. Accounting Software System (Sage MIP Fund Accounting), file layouts, transaction layouts, standard reports, processing features, coding requirements, and similar information. They are distributed to employees who use the Sage MIP Fund Accounting financial system.

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