Office of Finance & Budget
The mission of the Office of Finance & Budget at SPSPE is to provide direction, coordination, and oversight of all fiscal activities and procedures of the School. Specific functional areas include:
- Budget planning and forecasting for both intramural (general, auxiliary, test/service) and extramural (sponsored program) funds.
- Development and distribution of useful financial reports to School faculty and key personnel to ensure fiscal prudence of accounts
- Preserving overall budget and expenditure control for the School and its Departments
- Support for procurement of goods and services for the School
- Procurement card (visa) record keeping, monitoring, and charge assignment
- Direct PeopleSoft requisition entry and purchase order follow up
- ESM ordering
- Travel/Reimbursement processing
- Grant and Contract monitoring and fiscal oversight
- Maintenance, processing, and tracking of all School invoices and chargebacks
Contact Information
For general inquiries:
finance-cpspe@uakron.edu
Steve Steele
(ssteele@uakron.edu; ext 5571)
Manager, Financial Operations
SPSPE - OFB Feedback (Online Form)
Important Forms
- Online Order Request (includes gas cylinder requests)
- Order Request (PDF)
- Budget Template – Grants and Contracts (Excel)
- Charge Assignment (to be used for P card charge assignment and/or reimbursement)
- Out of Policy – Missing P Card Receipt (PDF)
- Out of Policy – Travel Pre-approval (PDF)
- Purchasing Processes (PDF)
- Travel Reimbursement Policy (PDF)
Useful Links
- Account Codes for Expenses (PDF)
- FY17 Fringe Benefit Rates
- FY17 CPSPE Financial Statement Schedule (PDF)
- Sharepoint Folder Instructions (PDF)
- Controller’s Office (for various payroll, travel, and other University-wide forms and policies)
- Department of Purchasing
- University Travel Policies
- Office of Research Administration
- P Card Purchase Restrictions (PDF)
- Procurement (Visa) Card Information
- PeopleSoft Financials
- PS Financials Guide (PDF)