Journals
Summary
A journal is the means of preparing a set of transactions for posting in the general ledger. Journals may be prepared by the department or by the CALS Finance FBSC representative. Journals are the mechanism to use for the following purposes: 1) need to redistribute revenue or expense or transfer funding; 2) need to correct accounting records; 3) need to record subledger activity.
Department Responsibility
When Department Prepares:
- End user communicates need for journal entry to department business office.
- End user determines specific account distribution and gathers supporting documentation.
- Department contact prepares JEMS and queues for approval to the Department Business Administrator (DBA) (NOTE: In some cases journals can be queued to FBSC Team Leader when DBA is not available.)
FBSC Responsibility
When CALS FBSC Prepares:
CALS FBSC determines need:
- CALS FBSC representative identifies need for journal (for example, procurement card account change).
- CALS FBSC representative determines specific account distribution or obtains information from department, if necessary.
- CALS FBSC representative prepares journal and forwards to FBSC FTL for approval.
- CALS FBSC representative forwards backup for electronic journal to DFA.
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