FY13 Budget Process Job Aid
Table of Contents• Page 3 – How to Access FAST, UMass Boston’s electronic budget application
• Page 8 - How to Use FAST to:– Review your current Authorized Benefited Positions (Starts on Page 9)– Review your Non Personnel Budget (Starts on Page 16)
• Page 26 – How to Make a New Strategic Resource Request– Request a new Authorized Benefited Position (Starts Page 30)– Adding a new account code to charge to in FY13 (Starts Page 37)
• Page 34 - How to put your unit’s 8% Reduction Scenario into FAST
• Page 45 – How to add supporting documents to FAST utilizing the DSU
• Page 52 – Office of Budget & Financial Planning Contact List
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How to Access the FAST System
Logging Into the Application
1. https://www.umb.edu/administration_finance/budget_office/fast.php
2. Visit the A&F Home page1. “Select A&F Computer Based Applications” from the left side
menu 2. Select “FAST Application” from center menu selection
3. Visit the Office of Budget and Financial Planning Web Page1. Select “FY13 Budget” from the left side menu 2. Select “FAST Application” from center menu selection
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Logging Into the Application
3. Click on the button labeled “Login
2. Enter your “Password” – This is your umb.edu email password
1. Enter your “User name” – This user name is your UMB email name without the @umb.edu
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Accessing Your FY13 Data Within FASTIn the upper right side of the screen select “Budget and Forecasting”
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Choose Fiscal Year “FY13 – NEW”, then click submitAccessing your FY12 data Within FAST
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How to Use FAST
FAST includes only authorized, benefited positions, both filled & vacant,on unrestricted funds (not grants and contracts).
Please review your departments’ authorized positions
FY13 Position Management Review
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Click on Position Management ReviewReviewing your FY13 Authorized Benefited Positions
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Sample ReportDept Information Funding Info Position Info Current Employee Info
Additional Info Not Shown on Screen Shot Above: Please scroll over to review the following: Annual Salary; Allocated Salary; Allocated Projected Payroll; Weeks on Payroll; FTE; % FTE Allocated to Fund; Request Comments; Status
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Key DefinitionsBase Salary – This represents the annualized salary of the position (Bi-weekly payroll multiplied by 26) - (Please see chart below in Red)
Allocated Salary - This represents the amount of the budgeted salary of the position allocated to a specific funding source for that fiscal year. (Base multiplied by %FTE Allocated to fund) - (Please see chart below in Blue)
Budgeted Salary - This represents the approved budgeted salary of the position for that fiscal year - (Please see chart below in deep red)
DEPTID Dept Name FUND Fund Name ACCT Acct Name Posn # Posn Desc Emp #Emp Name
Base Salary
Allocated Salary
Current Fiscal Year
Weeks on Payroll FTE
% FTE Allocated to Fund
B99999999 Test VC 110007100-0200 Main Allot 711000
Salaries: Regular 00019846 Test Position123456 test 75,000 56,250 80,000 1 0.75
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How Do I change the Position Management Review Criteria?
For example: – You would only like to see certain funds on the screen– You would like to see only Authorized but Vacant Positions– You would like to see only one department
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Change Review CriteriaClick on “Show Options”
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Enter New Criteria in any field you would likeStep 1 - Type in criteria in field next to magnifying glass
Step 2 – Click on green plus symbolStep 3 – Repeat Step one and two if you would like more than 1 search criteria
Step 4 – Click on Execute Report Button
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Review your Non Personnel Budget
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Click on “Edit your budget by Fund and/or Dept/College/VC Rollup add new position requests”
Reviewing your FY13 Non-personnel Budget
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How to select what Department Code you enter into FAST
• If you would like to look at on specific Department please put in the complete 9 Digitsinto the Field Marked Deptid. For example: Biology would be B008300000.
• If you would like to look at on all department ids that make up a Department please putin just the first 4 Digits into the Field Marked Deptid of the group you would like to look atFor example: For Student Affairs and all of its sub departments you enter B0016. This will provide you anything starting in B0016.
• If you would like to look at a complete VC area or a college please put in you B9 levelInformation. For example: To see everything under athletics the B9 number is B903200000. If you need assistance finding your B9 number please contact the Analyst assigned to your areas in the Office of Budget & Financial Planning.
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Enter Department Code that you would likeStep 1 - Type in criteria in field next to magnifying glass (the “B” is case sensitive and should be a capital “B”)
Step 2 – Click on green plus symbolStep 3– Click on Execute Report Button
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1st Drill Down Screen This includes the following:
1) Two Years of Actuals 2) FY12 Base Budget Rolled up 3) New Strategic Request Rolled up
4) Reduction Scenario Rolled up 5) Click Here to Drill Down to next level
FY10 includes encumbrances and actuals as of 2-28-10
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2nd Drill Down ScreenClick on Which Fund You would like to work on
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3rd Drill Down ScreenClick on Which Chartfield You would like to work on
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4th Drill Down Screen – ViewYou will see two years of prior actuals and FY11 actuals plus encumbrances through 3-11-11
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4th Drill Down Screen Cont. – ViewPlease see next page for more information about FY12 Base Budgets
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FY13 Base Budget
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• FY13 base budget is pre-populated.• FY13 base budget is FY12 spending plan adjusted to:
• Include annualized (12-month) cost of all authorized benefitted positions in the unit. You can find these positions listed in the position management part of FAST.
• Excludes all one-time FY12 expense allocations• Excludes carry-forwards• Excludes any transfers done since the start of FY12• Automatically calculates the fringe cost for authorized benefitted positions and the Health & Welfare rate
How to Request New Strategic Resources
Step 1 - In the “New Strategic Reqs” Column please click on the zero within the account code where you would like to request the new resource. (For information about how to get to this point in the process, please review the “How to use FAST” section of this job aid on pages 17 - 25)
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2) Please enter in a description of your request. IE – travel for conference3) Please enter in your request or change to the current request.
4) Click on Save & Close5) Please use the DSU to provide supporting document (pages 45 – 51 of this job aid)
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Please click on Refresh to see your new totals
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How to Request a New Authorized Benefited Position
Within FAST
Please click on the Green Plus Symbol To get to this point in FAST, please review pages 10 – 15 of this job aid
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Information Required to Request New PositionStep 1. Enter Fund for new position Step 2. Enter Department for new position Step 3. Enter Justification for new position
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Information Required to Request New Position (Cont)Step 4. Enter new request Position title
Step 5. In Request Type please select PAY – Payroll
Step 6. Enter in FTE equivalent for this person
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Information Required to Request New Position (Cont)Step 7 – Enter Number of weeks on payroll for upcoming year
Step 8. Enter % FTE Allocation to this fundStep 9. Enter Requested Annual Salary
Step 10. Alloc Projected Payroll will be auto calculated by system
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Saving Data1. If you would like to save and not add another position, please click Save
2. If you would like to save and add another position, please click Save & Add New. Then follow steps 1 – 10 again
3. To cancel this entry, please press Cancel
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Once you have clicked Save and want to return to the main roster grid to verify this position, please click the Red X to close the submission request template
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Adding a New Account Code for Expenses in FY13
Step 1 – Click on “View all transactions and add new items.”
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Step 2 – Click on the green Plus symbol located at the bottom left hand corner of the page.
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Step 3 – Enter data into all areas marked with a red star1) What series are you working in? FY12 Base, New Request, or Reduction Scenario
2) What is your account number you would like entered3) Request / Justification Information
4) Request Type – Payroll or non payroll 5) Amount you are requesting -Disregard verbiage “Base Salary “ if non payroll
request6) Click Save and then Red “X” to exit
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How To Identify a Reduction Scenario Request
Step 1 - In the “Reduction Scenario” Column please click on the zero within the account code you would like to make the reduction at. (To get to this page please review the “How to use FAST section of this job aid on pages 17 - 25)
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2) Please enter in a description of your reduction. IE – travel for conference3) Please enter in your amount of reduction (positive number).
4) Click on Save & Close5) Please use the DSU to provide supporting document (pages 45 – 51 of this job aid)
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Please click on Refresh to see your new totals
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How To Add Documentation Within FAST Utilizing the DSU
How to provide supporting Documentation for Your Unit’s Budget Submission
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Step 1. Please click on ZZ
• For new strategic requests, units must provide a written justification, including explaining how the new resources would advance UMass Boston’s strategic goals.
• Units must provide a description of the cuts they would make as part of their 8% reduction scenario, including the implications of the cuts on their programs and services.
Step 2. Click on “drilldown to detail”
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Step 2 - Click on the paperclip to the left of the department number
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3. Click on the Green Plus Symbol 4. Add any Comments you would like added about document
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5. Click on “Browse” & add your document 6. Click on Upload File
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Completed File Upload1. Upload File Review
2. You will notice a Red Star Next to the Paper clip. This means there is a document for review3. To review the Document please click the red Star
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Office of Budget & Financial Planning Contacts
Questions?
Please contact the Office of Budget & Financial Planning to assist you. (Please refer to the list below to find your unit’s contact person)
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Area OBFP Contact
Colleges, University Advancement Kirsten Rutkowski 287-5736
CCDE Neil Rosenburg 287-5139
Student Affairs Jessica Patalano 287-5995
A&F, Enrollment Management, Chancellor Tiwonge Mhango 287-5741
All Other Academic Affairs, Athletics James Halloran 287-5997
GRPA Ron Bennett 287-5192
Technical questions about FAST Sean McInnis 287-5104