The University will be in recess from 12:00 pm Thursday, December 24, 2009 until Monday, January 4, 2010. Please review the following for special processing deadlines, cutoff dates, and system and support availability, leading up to and throughout the winter break.
Financial and Sponsored systems/applications will be up during winter recess; however, transactions will not be posted to the General Ledger, or refreshed into the CREW and DWCENPRD ad hoc reporting environments, and the University Help Desk (6-2001) and FAD staff will be unavailable. On-line resources will be available 24/7, as usual.
| Departments and Systems |
Winter Recess Schedule Changes |
Accounts Payable
Contact:
AP Customer Service, 5-8500
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Approved vendor invoices to be posted in December must reach Accounts Payable (AP) at 1033 Mass Ave. by 5 p.m. Tuesday, December 22. Invoices received after this time will be posted in January.
Invoices already in the AP system that come due between December 24 and January 1, 2010 based on their payment terms, will be paid on Tuesday, December 24, 2009.
Approved vendor invoices that need to be paid by January 1, 2010 (rent, utilities, etc.) must reach AP at 1033 Mass Ave. by 5 p.m. Friday, December 18.
Voided Checks All checks that need to be voided and re-deposited must be received by AP no later than noon Monday, December 21 for the credit to be posted in December 2009.
Foreign Currency Drafts and Wires Web Voucher payments to be made in foreign currency must be entered and approved by the tub and the related invoices must be received by AP at 1033 Mass. Ave. no later than 5 p.m. on Friday, December 18. Note, a bank draft authorization or a wire transfer form must be attached to the front of the invoice.
US Wire Transfers Web Voucher payments to be wire transferred must be entered and approved by the tub and the related invoices must be received by A/P at 1033 Mass. Ave. no later than 5 p.m. on Tuesday, December 22. Note, a wire transfer authorization form must be attached to the front of the invoice. |
Accounts Receivable
Contact:
AR Customer Service, 5-3787 |
Invoices to be entered by Central AR must be received by 5 p.m. Thursday, December 17 to ensure posting prior to the winter recess.
Manually entered invoices completed in Oracle AR before 4:30 on Wednesday, December 23 will be posted prior to the winter recess. Manually entered invoices completed during the winter recess will be sent to the general ledger on Monday, January 4 when regular processing resumes.
Feeds submitted during the break should be given unique extensions so files are not overwritten. |
Authorized Requestor Information for Oracle, PeopleSoft, GMAS, and HIRES
Contact:
Oracle Authorized Requestors:
appadmin@camail.harvard.edu
PeopleSoft Authorized Requestors:
hr_pssecurity@harvard.edu
GMAS Authorized Requestors:
gmassecurity@camail.harvard.edu
HIRES Authorized Requestors:
hr_pssecurity@harvard.edu
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User security, CVRs, TL/AM groups, Departments, and Location Code requests received after 5pm on December 23 will be processed after the winter recess beginning January 4.
If you have an urgent request on December 24 please call Yvette Acevedo at 617.495.1916 before 11.00 am.
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Budget Tool (Sponsored)
Contact:
Lori Kalish, 4-7409 |
Budget Tool input and upload entries entered by 7:30 p.m. Thursday, December 24 will post and be included in the nightly data refresh of the CREW and ad hoc reporting environments.
Budget Tool entries submitted during the winter recess will be processed Monday, January 4 and will be reflected in CREW/ad hoc environments on Tuesday, January 5. |
CAPS
Contact:
Whitney Jermakova, 6-1575 |
CAPS forms submitted after close of business (5pm) Thursday, December 24 will be held in queue until Monday, January 4. Any changes to CAPS forms (including budget detail) will not be reflected in CREW until Tuesday January 5.
Please note that no support is available for the system from 12pm Thursday, December 24 until Monday, January 4.
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Cash Receipts
Contact:
Cash Receipts, 6-8332 |
Credit Vouchers: In order for a credit to be posted in December, 2009, credit vouchers accompanied by cash and/or checks will be accepted by the Cash Receipts Office until 5 pm on Monday December 21st .
Massachusetts Taxable Sales Deposits with Validated Bank Receipts: Please deliver all forms for transactions through December 18th by 5pm on Monday, December 21st. Any sales made between December 21st and December 31st must be delivered by 5pm, January 4th, 2010. |
Chart-Security Maintenance Application (CSMA) / Chart of Accounts / Oracle Security
Contact:
chart@camail.harvard.edu
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Chart of Accounts Requests:
Non-sponsored: After the last "sweep" at 5 p.m. on December 24, the CSMA application will be available for users to submit requests, but those requests will not be routed or loaded to Oracle until business resumes on January 4.
Sponsored: Thursday December 24 will be the last day to activate new sponsored accounts in the General Ledger (GL). Any new accounts posted in GMAS after 4:00 pm on the 24th will be sent to the GL for activation on January 4.
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General Ledger / General Accounting
Contact:
Joe DeCristoforo, 5-4592 |
Manual Journals entered by 6:30 p.m. Thursday, December 24 and journal feed files sent before 5:00 p.m. Thursday, December 24th will be posted and included in the nightly data refresh of the CREW and the ad hoc reporting environments.
Files sent during the winter recess will post on Monday, January 4, and be reflected in the CREW and ad hoc reporting environments on Tuesday, January 5, 2010. Feeds submitted during the break should be given unique extensions so files are not overwritten.
Please note, the DEC-09 close will occur on January 8, 2010 due to the University being closed on January 1. |
Grants Management Application Suite (GMAS)
Contact: Andrew Malone, 4-5915 |
GMAS will be available during the winter break with the following exceptions:
•Thursday, December 24 at 4 p.m., will be the last time to activate new sponsored accounts before the winter recess. New accounts posted for activation in GMAS during the winter recess will not be activated until Monday, January 4, 2010 when account setup returns to its usual schedule.
•During the break, all financial data in GMAS and all GMAS data in the Data Warehouse will reflect transactions as of the end of day Thursday, December 24. On the evening of Monday, January 4, 2010 financial data updates will return to the usual schedule.
•The GMAS Help Desk will be closed during the winter recess.
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Harvard University Budgeting System (HUBS)
Contact: Ryan Sullivan, 5-4861 |
Availability of HUBS During Winter Recess
•HUBS will be available but there will be no support staff available during this time. Nightly data processing and loading of new chart segments will be suspended.
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ID Services
Contact: Customer Service, 5-3322 |
Any special requests must be made by 5 p.m. on Thursday, December 17 in order to be processed prior to the winter recess.
The last courier run to the Longwood Medical Campus will be Monday, December 21, 9:00 am. |
Office for Sponsored Programs
Contact:
Ethlyn O’Garro, 6-3117 |
OSP will close for winter recess at 3 p.m. on Wednesday, December 23, 2009 and will reopen on Monday, January 4, 2010. There will be no one in OSP during this period. Any proposals with deadlines that fall within these dates should be submitted to us no later than 5 p.m. on Thursday, December 17th. As always, earlier submissions are welcome. If this is impossible, please contact your Grants and Contracts Specialist or Ethlyn O'Garro (6-3117) so we can plan accordingly.
If you anticipate submitting proposals with early January deadlines immediately following the break, please contact your Grants and Contracts Specialist now so they will be prepared to turn your proposal around quickly in the New Year. Our goal during the coming weeks is to address as many pending items as possible before the break, but knowing about proposals that may come in during the first week of January will allow us to plan more effectively and provide you with better service.
The last day to set up new accounts will be December 23, 2009. Account set up will return to normal on January 4, 2010. |
Payroll Services
Contact:
University Financial Services 5-8500 |
All paycheck dates, and related deadlines for paperwork submission, time reporting, and time approval can be found at http://able.harvard.edu/hr-common/payroll-calendar.pdf.
All offices will be closing at 12:00 p.m. on Thursday, December 24. Any off cycle checks not picked up by 12:00 p.m. will be put in U.S. mail.
There will be no one in Central Payroll during the winter recess. If there is an emergency need during the break, tub-level HR and payroll administrators only can call 617-384-7576 and leave a message. Voicemail will be checked on this line twice a day during the week. It will not be monitored on weekends or holidays.
Important exception: Weekly and Bi-Weekly payrolls (with a check date of December 31, 2009) will be processed on December 28, 2009. You will need to confirm your payroll is correct on that date. The payrolls are expected to be opened by 6:00pm on Sunday evening December 27th. You will have until 12:00pm on Monday, December 28th to contact University Financial Services with any errors that need to be corrected. Please call or email one of the following individuals:
Joanne Jordan joanne_jordan@harvard.edu 496-1994
Marc Willis marc_willis@harvard.edu 496-5224
Steve Gaebel steve_gaebel@harvard.edu 495-2716
No corrections to the payroll can be done after the 12:00 calculation.
Checks to be Voided and Personal Checks – C.O.B. Friday December 18th
Any Harvard checks that need to be voided and any personal checks resulting from overpayments you are holding must be sent to Central Payroll by close of business Friday, December 18th. If received after this date the employee will receive an incorrect 2009 W2 Form.
Check Pickup on Thursday, December 31, 2009: Weekly checks for the check dated December 31st will be delivered to University Mail Services for distribution on December 31, 2009. If you have employees who want to receive their checks on Thursday, December 31st rather than waiting until Monday, January 4th, checks will be distributed by University Financial Services staff from 9:00a.m. - 1:00 p.m. Thursday, December 31st at the Harvard University Employees Credit Union (16 Dunster Street). If departments need to pick up checks for local distribution, please contact Ken Toy (ken_toy@harvard.edu) no later than Friday, December 11th. Employees must show an HUID card to pick up checks.
You are responsible for notifying employees where and when checks will be available for pickup. Any checks remaining will be distributed to local departments on Monday, January 4th.
This announcement only pertains to the distribution of checks for weekly and Bi-weekly paid employees. Employees with direct deposit will receive their pay on December 31st and their paper advice after the holiday break. Please remind employees that they can view their online pay advices through PeopleSoft Employee Self Service.
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PCard
Contact:
Customer Service 5-8500 |
Due to the winter recess, the Pcard sweep originally scheduled for Thursday, December 24 will be moved to Monday, December 21 at 3:00 PM. The December 31 sweep will be moved to Monday, January 4, 2010.
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Reporting - Financial, Sponsored and Student
| Reporting-Ad Hoc (Fiscal and Sponsored) |
Ad Hoc Business Area |
Last Load Prior to Winter Recess |
Mid Winter Recess Load |
Resumption of Regular Nightly Load Schedule |
| Contact: |
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Meng Yang, 6-3139 |
DWCENPRD |
Thursday, December 24 |
Thursday, December 31 |
Monday, January 4 |
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| Reporting - CREW (Fiscal, Sponsored and Student) |
CREW Business Area |
Last Load Prior to Winter Recess |
Mid Winter Recess Load |
Resumption of Regular Nightly Load Schedule |
| Contacts: |
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Thursday, December 24 |
Thursday, December 31 |
Monday, January 4 |
Meng Yang, 6-3139 |
Financials, CAPS, Sponsored |
Jude Langmaid, 6-0020 |
Students |
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Student Receivables
Contact: CST, 5-2739 |
Refund requests will be processed until 10:00 a.m. on Wednesday, December 23, 2009 and checks will be mailed or available for pick up after 2:00 p.m. Payments received at 953 Holyoke by Wednesday , December 23, 2009 will be credited to student accounts before January 1, 2010.
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Travel / Web Reimbursement
Contact:
Travel Counter, 5-7760 |
Reimbursements, including JPMC Direct pay, received by the end of the day on Monday, December 14 will be processed before the winter break. |