Navigating UW-Madison’s financial systems through processing and reporting of accounting data.
How to pay different departments, use custodian funds, manage cash, year-end accounting, use funding codes/strings and tax information.
Accounting Functions
UW’s financial systems
The basics of how systems interact and how to make sure the proper accounting methods are used. The Shared Financial System is sometime referred to as “SFS.”
Funding codes and strings
Essential elements of how UW-Madison transacts business. Codes are individual components of a larger string, that channels transactions.
Tax compliance and reporting
Affecting most purchasing and accounting functions by advancing compliance with the federal and state tax laws.
Capital Equipment
Recording and maintaining information about UW-Madison capital equipment acquisitions, both Federally and University titled.
Year-End Accounting
Completed in the Shared Financial System (SFS) in July. Transactions from campus are submitted to ensure processing in the correct fiscal year.
Custodian Funds
Used to manage departmental cash flows and pay research participants. There are two categories: Business and Research.
Month-End Accounting
How to accurately account for month-end charges such as fringe allocations, terminal leave allocations, and tuition remission charges at UW-Madison.
Tools
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WISER
WISER Training and Resources
- WISER Information Session Presentation
- Introduction to WISDM/WISER
Click here for class dates and times. - WISER for Grant Management
(Not yet available.)
WISDM
Cost Transfer Tool
The cost transfer tool is a web-based form and routing system used to process both salary and non-salary cost transfers. Learn more
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Contact
Accounting Services
21 N. Park Street
Madison, WI 53715-1218
608-262-5748
Fax:
(608) 262-5060 (Controller’s Office)
(608) 262-9681 (File Room)
(608) 265-9035 (Vendor Relations)
