This course is designed for managers and supervisors and builds on principles discussed in the Accounting Fundamentals course. After a brief review of Accounting basics, time will be spent on case studies utilizing real-life examples to reinforce accounting practices. Course topics include:
- Fund accounting concepts
- Sources of UC revenue and their restrictions
- Cash management and STIP
- UCLA Foundation: endowments, gifts, grants, pledges
- Knowing where to find state and federal laws pertaining to UCLA accounting
- How your department is consolidated and incorporated into published financial statements at UCLA and UC systemwide (i.e., how the University is put together)
- FS and its related subsystems