{"id":157289,"date":"2025-05-19T10:13:00","date_gmt":"2025-05-19T14:13:00","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.bu.edu\/tech\/?page_id=157289"},"modified":"2025-05-20T17:10:36","modified_gmt":"2025-05-20T21:10:36","slug":"fiscal-year-end-close-2025","status":"publish","type":"page","link":"https:\/\/www.bu.edu\/tech\/support\/buworks\/help\/finance\/fiscal-year-end-close-2025\/","title":{"rendered":"Fiscal Year-end Close 2025"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>A Web session was held on May 19 to review the year-end closing process, deadlines, and to answer participant questions. The session was hosted jointly by representatives from the General Accounting and Financial Reporting, Budget and Planning, Post Award Financial Operations, and Sourcing &amp; Procurement Offices.<\/p>\n<h2>Webinar Presentation Slides<\/h2>\n<h3 style=\"padding-left: 40px;\"><a href=\"https:\/\/www.bu.edu\/tech\/files\/2025\/05\/Fiscal-Year-end-Webinar-slides-2025.pdf\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">2025 Year-end Webinar Slides<\/a><\/h3>\n<h2>Session Video Recording<\/h2>\n<p>Click the image below to view the recording of the webinar.<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/www.bu.edu\/tech\/files\/2025\/05\/Fiscal-Year-end-Close-2025-Recording.mp4\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\"><img loading=\"lazy\" src=\"\/tech\/files\/2025\/05\/Fiscal-Year-end-Close-2025.png\" alt=\"\" width=\"328\" height=\"240\" class=\"alignnone size-full wp-image-145594\" \/><\/a><\/p>\n<h3>Presentations<\/h3>\n<table width=\"408\">\n<tbody>\n<tr>\n<td width=\"209\"><strong>Topic<\/strong><\/td>\n<td width=\"110\"><strong>Presenter<\/strong><\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td width=\"209\">Introduction<\/td>\n<td width=\"110\">Brianna Fanning<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td width=\"209\">Year-end Close<\/td>\n<td width=\"110\">Brianna Fanning<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td width=\"209\">Adjustments &amp; Journal Entries<\/td>\n<td width=\"110\">Tom Jenkins<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td width=\"209\">Accruals &amp; Deferrals<\/td>\n<td width=\"110\">Tom Jenkins<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td width=\"209\">Supplier Invoices &amp; POs<\/td>\n<td width=\"110\">Olivia Clachar<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td>Canceling vs Closing POs<\/td>\n<td>Olivia Clachar<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td width=\"209\">P-Cards<\/td>\n<td width=\"110\">Olivia Clachar<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td width=\"209\">ISRs<\/td>\n<td width=\"110\">Hiram Rodriguez<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td width=\"209\">FSRs<\/td>\n<td width=\"110\">Hiram Rodriguez<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td width=\"209\">Payroll<\/td>\n<td width=\"110\">Matt Abrams<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td width=\"209\">Student Payroll<\/td>\n<td width=\"110\">Matt Abrams<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td width=\"209\">Cash Receipts<\/td>\n<td width=\"110\">Jen Buono<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td width=\"209\">Departmental Sales<\/td>\n<td width=\"110\">Jen Buono<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td width=\"209\">Concur<\/td>\n<td width=\"110\">Jen Buono<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td width=\"209\">Time Off Requests<\/td>\n<td width=\"110\">Jen Buono<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td width=\"209\">Unrestricted Budget &amp; Designated Accounts<\/td>\n<td width=\"110\">Hiram Rodriguez<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td width=\"209\">Restricted Gifts &amp; Endowment Accounts<\/td>\n<td width=\"110\">Cara Griffin<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td width=\"209\">Sponsored Program Accounts<\/td>\n<td width=\"110\">Shelly Stewardson<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td width=\"209\">Beginning Balances for FY 2025<\/td>\n<td width=\"110\">Hiram Rodriguez<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td width=\"209\">Training &amp; Documentation<\/td>\n<td width=\"110\">Brianna Fanning<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td width=\"209\">Closing Comments<\/td>\n<td width=\"110\">Brianna Fanning<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td width=\"209\"><strong>Total viewing time<\/strong><\/td>\n<td>41 minutes<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<\/tbody>\n<\/table>\n<h2>Additional materials referenced during the Webinar<\/h2>\n<ol>\n<li style=\"list-style-type: none;\">\n<ol>\n<li style=\"list-style-type: none;\">\n<ol>\n<li><a title=\"Controller Resources\" href=\"https:\/\/www.bu.edu\/cfo\/controller\/resources\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">Office of the Controller Resources<\/a>\n<ul>\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/www.bu.edu\/cfo\/files\/2025\/05\/Fiscal-Year-end-Closing-Memo-2025-updated-5.19.25-1.pdf\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">Fiscal Year-end Closing Memo<\/a><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<\/li>\n<li>Restricted Gift Training\n<ul>\n<li>General Accounting and DAR co-hosted a donor-restricted fund management training on February 6, 2025. For reference of the last training, please refer to the slides at this link: <a href= \"https:\/\/www.bu.edu\/tech\/files\/2025\/05\/FY25-Fund-Admin-Training-2025.02.06.pdf\">Managing Restricted Funds<\/a><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<\/li>\n<li>Sourcing &amp; Procurement Resources\n<ul>\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/www.bu.edu\/sourcing\/po-closeout-request-submission\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">Purchase Order Close Out Request form<\/a><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<\/li>\n<li><a title=\"BUworks Training - Course Descriptions\" href=\"https:\/\/www.bu.edu\/tech\/about\/training\/classroom\/buworks\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\"><\/a>BUworks\/SAC &#8211; Useful documents\n<ul>\n<li><a title=\"How to View Open Commitments\" href=\"https:\/\/www.bu.edu\/tech\/files\/2015\/11\/BW-How-to-View-Open-Commitments.pdf\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">BW How-to View Open Commitments<\/a><\/li>\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/www.bu.edu\/tech\/files\/2018\/01\/BW-How-to-View-ISR-FSR-Activity.pdf\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">BW How-to View ISR&#8217;s and FSR&#8217;s<\/a><\/li>\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/www.bu.edu\/tech\/support\/buworks\/help\/finance\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">Finance Help Guides<span>\u00a0<\/span><\/a>(folder contains multiple documents related to journal entries)<\/li>\n<li><a title=\"BUworks Help Guides (Document Library)\" href=\"https:\/\/www.bu.edu\/tech\/support\/buworks\/help\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">BUworks\/SAC Online Help: Document Library<\/a><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<\/li>\n<li>BW\/SAC Training\n<ul>\n<li>Self-guided training to explore reports useful in supporting year-end close: <a href=\"https:\/\/bostonuniversity.sumtotal.host\/rcore\/c\/pillarRedirect?relyingParty=LM&#038;url=app%2fmanagement%2fLMS_ActDetails.aspx%3fActivityId%3d62705%26UserMode%3d0\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">Click to learn more<\/a><\/li>\n<li>Various instructor-led BW Reporting workshops that are not specific to year-end close. Offered online: <a href=\"https:\/\/www.bu.edu\/tech\/support\/buworks\/training\/bw-reporting\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">Click to learn more and\/or to register<\/a><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<\/li>\n<\/ol>\n<\/li>\n<\/ol>\n<\/li>\n<\/ol>\n<h2>Presenter Contact List<\/h2>\n<table>\n<tbody>\n<tr>\n<td><strong>Department<\/strong><\/td>\n<td><strong>Name<\/strong><\/td>\n<td><strong>Email<\/strong><\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td>Budget and Planning<\/td>\n<td>Hiram Rodriguez<\/td>\n<td><a href=\"mailto:hiramr@bu.edu\">hiramr<\/a><\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td>Sponsored Programs, Post Award<\/td>\n<td>Shelly Stewardson<\/td>\n<td><a href=\"mailto:sds@bu.edu\">sds<\/a><\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td>Payment Services<\/td>\n<td>Olivia Clachar<\/td>\n<td><a href=\"mailto:oclachar@bu.edu\">oclachar<\/a><\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td>Payroll<\/td>\n<td>Matt Abrams<\/td>\n<td><a href=\"mailto:abramsm@bu.edu\">abramsm<\/a><\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td>Cashier&#8217;s Office<\/td>\n<td>Jen Buono<\/td>\n<td><a href=\"mailto:jmpere@bu.edu\">jmpere<\/a><\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td>General Accounting and Financial Reporting<\/td>\n<td>Brianna Fanning\u200b<\/td>\n<td><a href=\"mailto:bfanning@bu.edu\">bfanning<\/a><\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td>General Accounting and Financial Reporting<\/td>\n<td>Tom Jenkins<\/td>\n<td><a href=\"mailto:tjenk@bu.edu\">tjenk<\/a><\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td>General Accounting and Financial Reporting<\/td>\n<td>Cara Griffin<\/td>\n<td><u><a href=\"mailto:caramg@bu.edu\">caramg<\/a><\/u><\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<\/tbody>\n<\/table>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>A Web session was held on May 19 to review the year-end closing process, deadlines, and to answer participant questions. 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