The Office of Finance and Budget Planning is charged with managing the fiscal affairs of the School of Arts and Sciences and providing business related guidance to SAS faculty and staff, including oversight of the School's Working Budget, general accounting activities and authorizations (signatory authority, budget adjustments, journal entries, new accounts, etc.), final approval of salary and non-salary expenditures, procurement, and broad oversight and execution of internal controls.
The Office of Finance and Budget Planning serves as the School's primary contact with numerous divisions of the central University, including the Office of Budget & Resources Studies, the Office of the Controller, the Office of Budget Management, the Division of Grant and Contract Accounting, the Payroll Department, the Purchasing Department, and other Rutgers University schools' business offices.
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Finance Budget Calendar
| July | Final Day to Enter Closing Transactions mid-month |
| August | WFP Position Reconciliation |
| October | RCM Model Grant Expense Exclusions for Clinical, Service & Training Contracts mid-month |
| October | Fall Payroll reconciliation findings communicated to departments |
| October | Winter & Spring Effort Certification |
| November | WFP FY24 Budget Salary Project Phase 1 - Reconciliation (due prior to Thanksgiving break) |
| November | Fall Tuition Remission reconciliation findings communicated to Departments |
| December | WFP FY24 Budget Salary Project Phase 2 - Salary projections due (week 1) |
| December | WFP FY24 SAS due in EPBCS system prior to Holiday Break (Dean's Office due date from NB-C) |
| February | Spring Payroll reconciliation findings communicated to departments |
| February | Q2 Forecast Due to Chancellor's Office |
| February | FY24 Budget Due to Chancellor's Office |
| March | Roll out of FY24 Planning Tool Templates to Departments |
| March | Spring WFP Position Reconciliation (New in conjunction with PT) |
| March | Center Reviews Due |
| March | Spring Tuition Remission reconciliation findings communicated to departments |
| April | Department Planning Tool/Budget Meetings |
| April | Summer & Fall Effort Certification |
| April | Q3 Forecast Due to Chancellor's Office |
| June | Procurement cut-off last day of the month. GL/Project Entries due |
