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Policies and Procedures

Welcome to the repository of Financial Policies and Procedures - designed to support your financial and accounting processes via NUFinancials.  Within these pages you will find Chart of Accounts and chart maintenance guidance, processes for using online and manual forms, and financial policies and procedures.

Accessing Information on this Website
There are several ways to access information on this website:

  • By Topic: Click on one of the topic links in the left navigation and then drill down to a subtopic.
  • By Searching: Enter a keyword in the Search box at the upper right of the web page, select the to search just this site, and then click the Search button.
  • For Forms: See Resources within the topic sections or click the Forms link under RESOURCES below. The pdf forms are designed to be used with Adobe Reader version 9 or above.
  • For Policies: See Resources within the topic sections or click the Policies link under RESOURCES below.

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Additional University Policies

http://policies.northwestern.edu/

Resources

(NEW) Purchasing and Payments Methods Quick Reference

Monthly Closing Calendar - Fiscal Year 2012

Year-end Closing Key Dates - Fiscal Year 2011

Year-end Closing Key Tasks - Fiscal Year 2011

Depository Services - FYE Info Exchange

Endowment Schedule

Endowment Unit Price

CRT Accrual - Fiscal Year 2011

Frequently Asked Questions

Links to Financial Operations related Forms

Links to Financial Operations related Policies

Project Café Training and Job Aids

University Business Process Training