Financial Support Services is pleased to announce the fit-gap kick-off meeting for the UCF Financials Chart of Account (CoA) Redesign project. This 1-hour information session will cover what to expect during fit-gaps, their format, and how decisions will be made about configuring the new ChartFields for UCF Financials.

• What: UCF Financials fit-gap kick off meeting
• When: Tuesday, April 17, 1:00 – 2:00 p.m.
• Where: Research Pavilion, Rm-302 and Skype for Business

If you wish to attend this meeting via Skype for Business, please contact the Financial Support Services help desk at (407) 823-5117, option 6 or via email at fntrain@ucf.edu.

Employees at the University of Central Florida (UCF) learned of changes coming to UCF Financials at a general information session Thursday, Feb. 15. Two project sponsors from Finance and Accounting (F&A) and a consultant shared key features of the Chart of Accounts (CoA) Redesign. Approximately 250 people attended.

Assistant Vice President and University Controller Christy Tant opened the meeting. She said the redesigned CoA will help the accounting system grow with UCF. To do this, fields in the CoA will be more specific, identifying a unique element of financial transactions. These fields will be called segments. Each will contain one piece of information, not many like they can now. For example, a current Dept ID could contain a department name and funding source. After the redesign these details will be in separate segments. This will make it easier to search for data.

Huron Consultant David Klipa talked more about segments. Some, like the Business Unit and Account, will be required in every transaction. Others will be conditional. Each segment will include a number and description. Crosswalks will be set up to compare the old and new CoA. DataMart will be updated to reflect the new design, also.

         

Assistant Vice President of Information Technology Financials Systems Rebecca Vilsack noted that new training will be produced. This will include instructor-led training, online courses, and quick access material like Addy Notes and Tips.

As the project continues, F&A will hold more information sessions. UCF Financials users will be asked for input regarding things like segment values and queries.

For more details, view the presentation called Campuswide General Information Session at https://financials.ucf.edu/wp-content/uploads/sites/4/CoA-Redesign-General-Info-Meeting_021518.pdf.

Finance and Accounting invites you to attend an information session on the proposed prototype of the new UCF Financials Chart of Accounts (CoA).

How does this affect me?

If your role at UCF involves working with the UCF Financials system, or if you have financial responsibilities for your area, the CoA redesign affects your job. The changes to UCF Financials are not slated to take effect until a later date, but they are very significant.

How will I benefit?

Attend the presentation to learn:

• How the new chartfields will support the university’s continued growth and provide greater flexibility for financial management and reporting
• What the proposed new chartfields are called, and how they will be used
• The project timeline and when you’ll be able to get training and additional resources to support your area through the change

When and where will the information session take place?

• When – February 15, 2018 from 11:00 a.m. to noon
• Where – Teaching Academy, Room TA-117

Please join Finance and Accounting (F&A) for a project kick-off meeting to launch a comprehensive redesign of the university’s existing chart of accounts. As a key university stakeholder and user of the chart of accounts, your input is critical to the project team in analyzing, designing, and building a new accounting structure that is the foundation of UCF’s financial system.

• What: UCF Financials Chart of Accounts (CoA) Redesign Project
• When: Monday, November 13, 9:30 – 10:30 a.m.
• Where: Teaching Academy TA-117 and Skype for Business

The kick-off meeting will cover the project’s scope and timeline and is the best venue for you to ask questions and get additional details about the project. Come meet the project team and experts from Huron Consulting who have been retained by F&A to design an accounting structure that will enable stronger fiscal management and greatly improved financial reporting. The UCF Financials system that emerges from this redesign process will be significantly different and better, but only if it incorporates genuine feedback from key system users like you.