Financial Services news

This message was previously sent out without the attached Scorecard – we apologize for the omission. ___________ Memorandum Date:     May 16, 2017 To:        McGill Researchers, Academic Leadership, and Administrative Staff Cc:        Suzanne Fortier, Principal and Vice-Chancellor              Christopher Manfredi, Provost and Vice-Principal (Academic)

Memorandum Date: May 16, 2017 To: McGill Researchers, Academic Leadership, and Administrative Staff Cc: Suzanne Fortier, Principal and Vice-Chancellor       Christopher Manfredi, Provost and Vice-Principal (Academic) From:    Yves Beauchamp, VP Administration and Finance              Rose Goldstein, VP Research and Innovation Re: Tri-Agency Monitoring Site Visit 2016 Results - Updates  

Please note that due to the extended University year end period, the month of April will not be closing according to the usual month end schedule. April 2017 is scheduled to be closed on May 30th. This means that financial statements for April are still not available. An email notification will be sent when the financial statements are ready to be picked up in Minerva.  Until April is closed, please be mindful that May fund balances may not include the new fiscal year’s budgets nor the budget carry forwards.

To all Finance Users Today is the first day of Fiscal Year 18 (May 1, 2017 to April 30, 2018). For your reference, attached are the FY18 Month End Deadlines for submitting financial transactions in Banner (including Finance Accounts Receivable and Feed File submissions) and the schedule for when financial statements will become available.

To all Banner Finance Users    In support of the Year-End effort, the processing of journals, IDC’s and manual encumbrances (Banner forms FGAJVCQ, FGAJVCD and FGAENCB) will not be accessible from Friday, May 5th, 9:00 AM until Monday, May 8th, 9:00 AM.  We apologize for the inconvenience.    If you have any questions or concerns, please contact the Finance Helpdesk at 514-398-3463.    Thank you.   [Sent over the FIS Listserv]

Please note that that this Memorandum was sent March 31, 2017 to all faculty members, academic and senior leadership as well as to department administrative assistants/officers. MEMORANDUM Date: March 31, 2017 TO: McGill Researchers, Academic Leadership, and Administrative Staff CC: Suzanne Fortier, Principal and Vice-Chancellor, Christopher Manfredi, Provost and Vice-Principal (Academic)     FROM: Rose Goldstein, VP Research and Innovation, Yves Beauchamp, VP Administration and Finance

To all Finance users, The month of March 2017 is closed. You may pick up your Minerva Financial Statements by logging into Minerva via https://horizon.mcgill.ca/minerva. This link will bring you directly to the Finance (Fund) Administration Menu >> Financial Statements menu option.

This message is sent out on behalf of Myriam Bensimon, Controller, Financial Services Dear colleagues, Please note that the FY17 Year-End Reporting and Communication Meeting will be held on Friday, March 24, 2017, 9:30 to 11:00 a.m. in the Bronfman Building, Room 423. The PRESENTATION, AGENDA and MEMO are available on the Financial Services website using the undernoted link:

This message is sent out on behalf of Myriam Bensimon, Controller, Financial Services Dear Colleagues, The FY17 Year-End Reporting and Communication Meeting will be held Friday, March 24, 2017, 9:30 to 11:00 a.m. in the Bronfman Building, room 423. The YEAR-END MEMO AND AGENDA are attached.

To all Finance users, The month of February 2017 is closed. You may pick up your Minerva Financial Statements by logging into Minerva via https://horizon.mcgill.ca/minerva. This link will bring you directly to the Finance (Fund) Administration Menu >> Financial Statements menu option. For questions or assistance, you may contact the Finance Helpdesk at 514-398-3463 or via email at fishelp [dot] acct [at] mcgill [dot] ca.

This message is sent on behalf of Myriam Bensimon Controller, Financial Reporting, Financial Services Dear Colleagues, The FY17 Year-End Reporting and Communication Meeting will be held on: Friday March 24th, 2017 at 9:30am – 11:00am in the Bronfman Building, room 423. Please reserve the date in your Outlook calendar. Further information will follow.

To all Finance users, The month of January 2017 is closed. You may pick up your Minerva Financial Statements by logging into Minerva via https://horizon.mcgill.ca/minerva. This link will bring you directly to the Finance (Fund) Administration Menu >> Financial Statements menu option.

This message is sent out on behalf of Elvie Coletta, Director, Research Financial Management Services, Financial Services Dear Colleagues, In order to satisfy the Tri-Agency requirements relating to PCard transactions, a new Purchase Description field has been added in MOPS (effective February 9, 2017).  As this is deemed a Best Practice, the Purchase Description field will be mandatory for all PCard transactions across all fund types.

Please note that that this Memorandum was sent today to all faculty members, academic and senior leadership as well as to department administrative assistants/officers. MEMORANDUM Date: January 16, 2017 TO: McGill Researchers, Academic Leadership, and Administrative Staff CC: Suzanne Fortier, Principal and Vice-Chancellor, Christopher Manfredi, Provost and Vice-Principal (Academic)     FROM: Yves Beauchamp, VP Administration and Finance, Rose Goldstein, VP Research and Innovation

To all Finance users, The month of December 2016 is closed. You may pick up your Minerva Financial Statements by logging into Minerva via https://horizon.mcgill.ca/minerva. This link will bring you directly to the Finance (Fund) Administration Menu >> Financial Statements menu option.