{"id":46248,"date":"2011-06-08T12:23:57","date_gmt":"2011-06-08T16:23:57","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/www.bu.edu\/tech\/?page_id=46248"},"modified":"2020-07-31T15:06:15","modified_gmt":"2020-07-31T19:06:15","slug":"finance","status":"publish","type":"page","link":"https:\/\/www.bu.edu\/tech\/services\/admin\/fin-hr-proc\/finance\/","title":{"rendered":"BUworks Finance"},"content":{"rendered":"<div class=\" bu-callout alignright\"><\/p>\n<h3><span class=\"tw icon-mapmarker\"><\/span> Quick Start<\/h3>\n<p><strong>Available to:<\/strong> Faculty, Researchers, Staff, Departments &#8211; Based on business role. Certain student employees have access based on their position responsibilities.<\/p>\n<p><strong>Cost: <\/strong>No charge<\/p>\n<ul>\n<li><a href=\"\/buworks\/help\/\">BUworks Online Help<\/a><\/li>\n<li><a title=\"FAQs\" href=\"\/buworks\/frequently-asked-questions\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">Frequently Asked Questions<\/a><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p><a href='\/buworkscentral' class='btn btn-orange btn-more'>Log in to BUworks<\/a><br \/>\n<\/div>\n<p>The BUworks Finance component provides a set of SAP and other applications designed to integrate the University\u2019s financial management processes, including general ledger, accounts payable, accounts receivable, budget, operational procurement, and research accounting functions. These systems support the financial planning and transactional functions for the University and provide the data for internal and external reporting via the SAP Business Warehouse and mainframe reporting systems.<\/p>\n<h2>Benefits<\/h2>\n<p>This service provides an integrated infrastructure that supports budget, finance, procurement, and research administration across the University. The financial systems are designed to improve the University\u2019s ability to plan, manage, and transact financial data. They provide consistency of information in a secure environment, available 24\/7.<\/p>\n<h2>Key Features<\/h2>\n<ul>\n<li>Provides access to transact, analyze, and report on the University\u2019s financial information<\/li>\n<li>Supports operational planning for the University budget<\/li>\n<li>Supports the creation of the University\u2019s audited financial statements<\/li>\n<li>Supports the financial management of grants and other awards<\/li>\n<li>Enables procurement of nearly all goods and services at the University<\/li>\n<li>Supports the following key financial processes:\n<ul>\n<li>General Ledger\/Accounting<\/li>\n<li>Accounts Payable<\/li>\n<li>Accounts Receivable<\/li>\n<li>Operational Budgeting<\/li>\n<li>Funds Management<\/li>\n<li>Capital Project Accounting<\/li>\n<li>Grants Management<\/li>\n<li>Procurement<\/li>\n<li>Endowment Accounting<\/li>\n<li>Cash Management<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<h2>What to Expect<\/h2>\n<p>This service normally will be available 24\/7 except for standard change windows, as described in <a href=\"\/tech\/about\/service\/change\/\">IS&amp;T\u2019s standard policies, procedures, and schedules for making changes<\/a>.<\/p>\n<h2>Requirements<\/h2>\n<p>Access requires:<\/p>\n<ul>\n<li>An employee record on SAP<\/li>\n<li>A BU login account to access the SAP functions through the BUworks Portal<\/li>\n<li>A <a href=\"\/tech\/services\/admin\/fin-hr-proc\/requirements\/\">supported web browser<\/a><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<h2>Getting Started<\/h2>\n<ul>\n<li>Access to the BUworks portal is available at: <a href=\"\/buworkscentral\">www.bu.edu\/buworkscentral<\/a>.<\/li>\n<li>Training materials on how to use various system functions can be found on the first page of the BUworks Portal; use the <a href=\"\/buworks\/help\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">BUworks Online Help<\/a> link.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>The BUworks Finance component provides a set of SAP and other applications designed to integrate the University\u2019s financial management processes including general ledger, accounts payable, accounts receivable, budget, operational procurement, research accounting functions. 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