Finance & Administration Support Team

Purpose
The purpose of the Finance and Administration Support Team (FAST) is for users of Finance and Administration processes and systems to meet regularly and share information, ideas, and “tips and tricks” related to finance and administration policies, procedures, processes, and systems. The group will provide opportunities for information exchange and networking. There will also be time allocated to answering any questions/concerns about current activities in these areas.

Coordinators
• Jessica Carmean, Manager of Strategic Initiatives for Finance & Administration
• Misty Franklin, College Program Specialist for the School of Law
• Amber Hutchison, Accountant for Treasury Services
• Lisa Zickefoose, Chemistry Stores Office, Budget/Senior Fiscal Administrator

Participants
Participants of the group shall include budget managers, administrative assistants, and others that perform finance and administration functions on a day-to-day basis at the college or departmental level. Finance and administration functions include any work involving General Accounting or the Controller’s Office, Purchasing, Accounts Payables, Budget, Student Accounts/Bursar, Human Resources and Employee Relations, and Auxiliary Enterprises. Examples of the functions include the procurement process, approving expenditures, making budget transfers, hiring new employees, arranging for a guest speaker, etc.

Meeting Frequency and Format
Meetings will be held monthly for the duration of approximately 1½ hours.

Prior to the meeting, all participants should email their questions and discussion ideas to FAST@lists.uakron.edu. The coordinators will organize all input and develop an agenda for the meeting, which will be distributed a few days prior to the meeting.

Each meeting will provide some time for discussion and conversation. In some instances, sub-groups may be formed to discuss specific issues in further detail than is allowed at the full group meeting. Some meetings may include a 20- to 30-minute presentation on a topic of interest to the group. For all meetings, minutes will be kept and distributed to the listserv.