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Home / EHE Finance Toolbox / Cash Budgeting Structure

Cash Budgeting Structure

Budget CategoryWorktagWorktag IDWorktag DescriptionAdditional WorktagsSources (Plan)/Uses (Expense)Workday Fund UseAdditional Information
Department Committed ReservesFundPeopleSoft
Fund 016000
GF‐Budget Only Reserve

Workday
Fund | FD104
General Fund Strategic ReserveAdministrative Cost CenterSourcesHouses funds for which known commitments exist and are documented on departmental multi‐year commitment list

Consider using additional worktags such as Program or Activities & Events to differentiate use of funds as needed
Review commitment lists regularly, and reconcile to budget balance available
Department Uncommitted ReservesFundPeopleSoft
Fund 013330
GF‐Special Allocation-Internal

Workday
Fund | FD100
General FundPeoplesoft
Program 22502 EHE Ucommitted Reserves

Workday
Administrative Cost Center Program | PG106879 Education and Human Ecology Uncommitted Reserves
SourcesHouses funds for which there are no known commitments. Program worktag may be used for additional tracking purposes.

GFSA Reserves
Target maximum amount is up to 20% of Continuing Funds (PBA)
Department Budget HoldingFundPeopleSoft
Fund 011200
GF‐Departmental Budgets Pool

Workday
Fund | FD100
General FundPeoplesoft
Program 21946
EHE Budget Holding

Workday
Administrative Cost Center
Program | PG105343 Education and Human Ecology Budget Holding
SourcesCollege departmental budget allocations (e g , Specials Allocations, Vacancy Cash, Course Relief, etc.)

Funds must be reallocated to another funding pool according to its intended use
Funds will not carry forward
Department Operating BudgetFundPeopleSoft
Fund 011000
GF‐Departmental Budget

Workday
Fund | FD100
General FundAdministrative Cost CenterSources & UsesBudget and Expense

Consider using additional worktags such as Program or Activities & Events to differentiate use of funds as needed
Carry forward permitted
Department Special Allocations ‐ InternalFundPeopleSoft
Fund 013000
GF‐Special Allocations

Workday
Fund | FD100
VariesWorkday
See Transfer Overview & Matrix
Sources & UsesAllocations from the College, to Units within EHE. Primarily used to track EHE cash‐backed personnel, and supplemental comp, FAAs, and ODP.

Transfers must include at least one of the following worktags: Program, Project, Activities & Events, or Assignee
See Commitment Funding Matrix

Funds will carry forward until expended for specified purpose
Department Special Allocations ‐ ExternalActivities & EventsPeopleSoft
Fund 013001
GF‐Special Allocation‐External

Workday
Fund | FD100
General FundWorkday
See Transfer Guidance and Decision Tree
Sources & UsesAllocations from OSU Departments to Units within EHETracked via Transfers In Out ‐ approved at the College level.

Departments should run the Fund Transfer Balancing Report regularly, to review and reconcile Transfers In Out of the Unit.
Learning Technology FeesFundPeopleSoft
Fund 013666
GF‐Lab/Tech/Program Fees

Workday
Fund | FD100
General FundPeoplesoft
Program 17162 Learning Technology Fee

Workday Program | PG102239 Learning Technology Fee
Sources & UsesLearning Technology Fees assessed to EHE studentsCollege Use Only

Funds will carryforward; however, the University may require a report on fund usage
Graduate Fee AuthorizationsFundVariesPeoplesoft
Fund 014000 Fee Authorizations

Workday
Varies
Workday
Fee Authorizations & Student Aid Spend Categories:
SC10366 Fee Authorizations | Instructional Fee
SC10367 Fee Authorizations | Non‐Resident Fee
SC10368 Fee Authorizations | Other Student Fees
Sources & UsesTracks fee authorizations for Graduate Assistants (GAs) on all fund typesGeneral Fund fee authorizations and research fee authorizations are no longer separated by unrestricted fund numbers
OSP ResidualsFundPeopleSoft
Fund 047000
GF‐OSP Project Residual Distr

Workday
Fund | FD100
General FundWorkday
Program | PG105378
OSP Project Residual Distribution
Sources & UsesTracks OSP residual funds and expendituresFunds are available for one year from date of transfer from OSP. Unused funds will be recovered by the College (Office of Research, Innovation, and Collaboration)
Release TimeFundPeopleSoft
Fund 017000
GF‐Release Time

Workday
Fund | FD100
General FundWorkday
Program | PG100410
Salary Recovery Reimbursement

Release Time Appointments Only:
Activities and Events | AE101147
Grant Effort Normally Department Funded
Sources & UsesTracks allocations and expenses related to funds generated by faculty and staff release time up to $50KUse with Assignee worktag
Physical Plant Improvement ReserveFundPeoplesoft
Fund 84XXXX
EHE Physical Plant Improvement

Workday
Fund | FD811
Capital Reserve FundWorkday
Program | PG105255 Physical Plant Improvement Reserve
Sources & UsesTo set aside funds for replacement of equipment. This is a “non current” fun meaning the dollars are not usually spent in the current operating cycle, but held for several or many years.Equipment depreciation schedule must exist for existing equipment replacement; new purchases should be included on commitment list
Building ReserveFundPeoplesoft
Fund 84XXXX
EHE Physical Plant
Improvement

Workday
Fund | FD811
Capital Reserve FundWorkday
Program | PG100409 Building Reserve
Program | PG105255 Renovations
Sources & UsesTo set aside funds for remodeling, renovations or replacement of buildings and space. This is also considered a “non current” fundCommitment list should exist
GFA Funded Personnel ExpendituresActivities & Events
Expenditure Treatment
AE102461 – ET100Continuing FundsPeoplesoft
Program 17855 ‐ EHE PBA Funded Staffing

Workday
Activities and Events:
AE102461 EHE | GFA Funded Personnel

Expenditure Treatment: ET100 Continuing Funds
Sources & UsesTracks college funded personnel, backed by annually recurring general fund allocations (GFA)

A&E Value ‐ tracking of actual budget needed for GFA backed personnel on FD100 General Funds; should be removed where portions of FTE have been temporarily “released” from GFA. (ex. Release Time Appointments, temporary funding on contracts & earnings, etc.)

Expenditure Treatment ‐ serves as a tag for FTE funded by the college across all worktags; should be included where a portion of FTE has been “released” from college funding temporarily.
College use only

Eligible positions are “owned” by EHE, and should not be used in hiring cash‐backed faculty & staff within EHE units
Cash Funded Personnel ExpendituresActivities & Events
Expenditure Treatment
AE102462 ‐ ET105Non‐continuing FundsPeoplesoft
Fund 013000 ‐ Program 17855 ‐ EHE Internal Allocations ‐
Personnel

Workday
Activities and Events: AE102462 EHE | Cash Funded Personnel

Expenditure Treatment: ET105 Cash Funded
Sources & UsesTracks college funded personnel backed by noncontinuing funds (cash)

A&E Value ‐ tracking of actual budget needed for cash backed personnel on FD100 General Funds; should be removed where portions of FTE have been temporarily “released” from college funding (ex. Release Time Appointments, temporary funding on contracts & earnings, etc.).

Expenditure Treatment ‐ serves as a tag for FTE funded by the college across all worktags; should be included where a portion of FTE has been “released” from college funding temporarily.
College use only

Should not be used in hiring cash‐backed faculty & staff within EHE units
Pending Operating CommitmentsProgramPG102018Pending Operating CommitmentsVariesSources & UsesProgram value used to track sources and uses that will need to be transferred to other worktags once available; treated as a “clearing account”Program value should be reconciled and zeroed out by the fiscal year end

FDM Worktags and Definitions

Cost Center: A unit within an organization to which costs and revenues are recorded. Typically used to house people and their associated payroll costs, operating expenses related to their individual departments and budget. Cost Centers should contain ongoing core business activity.

Ledger Account: Represents the Natural Account – (e.g., Accounts Receivable, Salary Expense); Ledger Accounts are part of your permanent financial record, not temporary items (i.e. a specific Customer Receivable).

Spend Category: Describes types of spend, whether accounting results as expense, prepaid asset, or fixed asset.

Revenue Category: Describes types of revenue.

Fund: Used to represent Unrestricted, Temporarily Restricted, Permanently Restricted and Board Designated activities. Will be established as a balancing worktag that will be required on every transaction.

Program: Used to collect costs and revenue for activities across cost centers; not date bound.

Project: Used to collect costs and revenue for work activities associated with the project; have a distinct beginning and ending date. Also used to capture individual benefit related activity when full balance sheets are needed.

Location: Finance ‐ Primary used in business assets to defined the asset location and within Procurement/Inventory to specify shipping, receiving and inventory locations within the organization.

Assignee: Used to track and report on items at an individual’s level.

Activities & Events: Used to track and report revenue and expense for localized activities that are short‐lived or recurring and not necessarily reported on at a higher level within the organization. May be used in conjunction with a Program/Project if desired.

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