Research Business Officers

Each year beginning in January, Research Administrative & Fiscal Affairs (RAFA) works with the University Budget Office (UBO) to create the operating budget for Vice President for Research area for the fiscal year beginning the following July. This page walks you through the steps of the annual budget process & identifies the responsibilities of RAFA and of the Research units.

The Budget Expense Estimate can be found in Business Warehouse (BW) and returns current and prior fiscal year budget information (original, recurring, & non-recurring) for cost centers in your department, including position budgets.

The Funds Center Balances: Budget vs Actual report can be found in Business Warehouse (BW) and provides a monthly & to date snapshot of expenditures compared to budget. The information is provided at the Commitment Item level.

The Funds Center Actual Detail with Vendor can be found in Business Warehouse (BW) and provides a list of expenditures that have posted to a cost center.

The GR55 transaction in SAP provides to the minute information about the budget and expenditures for a cost center. Information is provided at the commitment item level.

This SAP transaction provides a listing of all budget transfers for a cost center. It includes funds received & sent and recurring & non-recurring funds.

This SAP transaction allows you to create a budget transfer.

This SAP transaction allows you to view the details of a budget transfer.

The KSB1 transaction in SAP provides you with a list of all posted transactions for a cost center. You can drill into each item to view the original SAP transaction.

The UK Procurement Card (ProCard) allows for the efficient purchase of small dollar acquisitions (less than $5,000) and is the primary purchasing method for delegated small dollar purchases.

The Payment Request Document (PRD) is used when a commodity is not authorized to be purchased with a ProCard or when an approved source will not accept the ProCard.

The SRM Shopping Cart submits a request to UK Purchasing for goods or services that are restricted from being purchased with the ProCard and/or PRD.

The Office of the Vice President for Research coordinates the Research Equipment Managed Maintenance Program. This program’s objective is to provide maintenance of critical research equipment throughout the university at a reasonable cost. Currently, the office of the Vice President for Research has funds to offset the costs of maintaining shared equipment, but any piece of equipment can be added to the program for cost-effective maintenance.

The Commonwealth of Kentucky mandates by statute that all public records be retained or disposed of according to state guidelines. This page provides information on common financial and human resources files and a link to the full records retention policy.

This regulation establishes the University's policies and procedures for using, serving, and selling alcoholic beverages on property owned, leased, or controlled by the University, and at University events. Please refer to this Administrative Regulation to ensure your event meets the requirements set forth by the University.

The fiscal year end closing process ensures that financial transactions are recorded in the appropriate fiscal year. University Financial Services identifies cutoff dates for financial transactions and publishes the year end closing calendar. Cutoff dates begin as early as April.