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General Accounting Services
This area of Financial Management Operations provides quality services that enable the institution to track and monitor fiscal operations. Our goal is to assist in developing and maintaining quality accounting records and processes. In conjunction with various TAMU departments and external customers, we strive to provide superior customer service. General Accounting Services consists of four distinct areas.Functional Groups
- Departmental Budget Request - Initiated at the departmental level and created within FAMIS, a Departmental Budget Request (DBR) automates the process of funds transfers between budget pools from one account to another following embedded business rules.
- Corrections Office - Responsible for making corrections for Accounts Payable (A/P) and Sales & Receivable (S&R) in FAMIS (and USAS when necessary). The objective is to provide prompt and courteous service for our internal and external customers.
- Sales & Receivables - Responsible for auditing all Interdepartmental Transfers (IDT), Accounts Receivables (AR), Cash Deposits, and Cash Receipts. The primary contact for Sales Tax questions and Red Flag Rule questions.
- Gifts & Endowments - We provide internal financial reporting at the request of the department and external financial reporting at the request of the donor. We work closely with System Treasury Services concerning the System Endowment Fund and the Cash Concentration Pool. We also work closely with the Office of General Counsel concerning bequests and trusts, and with Texas A&M Foundation concerning gifts, donations, and transfers.