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.
Additional University Policies
http://policies.northwestern.edu/
Upcoming Training
Accounting Services:
Information Session and Presentation of Account Code Guide
The presentation from the sessions held on the Evanston campus (3/26/13) and Chicago campus (3/28/13) is available as a pdf download.
Questions? Email accounting@northwestern.edu.
Resources
Tax Information from Accounting Services
Purchasing and Payments Methods Quick Reference
Purchasing Payments - Award Payments Guide
Monthly Closing Calendar - Fiscal Year 2013
CRT Accrual - Fiscal Year 2012
Links to Financial Operations related Forms
Links to Financial Operations related Policies
Project Café Training and Job Aids
University Business Process Training
Fiscal Monthly and Year-End Resources
Year-end Closing Key Dates - Fiscal Year 2012
Year-end Closing Key Tasks - Fiscal Year 2012
Depository Services - FYE Info Exchange