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Finance & Administration Quarterly Update. Business Affairs Update January 24, 2011. Business Affairs Update – Effort Certification. New Effort Reporting System - ecrt Replaces current PARs System
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Finance & Administration Quarterly Update Business Affairs Update January 24, 2011
Business Affairs Update – Effort Certification • New Effort Reporting System - ecrt • Replaces current PARs System • Affects personnel paid at least partially by a grant fund that is a Sponsored Project or an associated cost share fund. • Payroll data loaded nightly from Banner to ecrt based on IBS (Institutional Salary Base) codes, which represent an individual’s total guaranteed annual compensation.
Business Affairs Update – Effort Certification • Why We Must Certify • Certification of effort is a requirement by Federal Agencies who sponsor these projects ((OMB) 2 CFR 220 Appendix A, Section J (10)) • Persons paid from a Sponsored Project or associated cost share fund must certify the percent of time they spent working on the project (HSC O.P. 76.07)
Business Affairs Update – Effort Certification • Changes from Current System • Departmental Effort Coordinator Role • Communicate with PIs and Researchers • Process Certifications • Feedback to FSM, Office of Sponsored Projects and IS • Pre Certification Period • Effort Coordinators Review Effort Statements Prior to Release • Make Necessary Labor Re-distributions • Labor Re-distributions Will Update Effort Statements
Business Affairs Update – Effort Certification • Changes from Current System • Periods Based on Fiscal Quarters for Both Exempt and Non-Exempt Personnel • Quarter 1 – September, October, November • Quarter 2 – December, January, February • Quarter 3 – March, April, May • Quarter 4 – June, July, August • PIs and Faculty Can Certify • PIs Will Certify Their Researchers
Business Affairs Update – Effort Certification • Implementation Timeline • January – Data Loads and Data Verification • Departments • Sponsored Grants and Associated Funds • Personnel • Payroll Data • February – Functional Testing • Effort Coordinator Advisory Group • March – Training Material Development • April – Test Run of Training with Effort Coordinator Advisory Group • May – Effort Coordinator Hands on Training, PI Online Training • June – Go live Effort Certification for March, April, May Quarter
Business Affairs Update • Questions?