Services & Resources

Using their knowledge and skills to provide exceptional customer service related to financial services such as costing allocations, transaction corrections, and financial account and reporting; Finance Specialists (FS) provide value in accounting, finance, and payroll expertise to Iowa State University departments. Your Finance Specialist can create journal entries in Workday to maintain accurate financial records; including deposits, costing allocations, and budget and accounting adjustments. They can also provide financial statements and reports related to expenses and revenue, as well as overall balances. 

The Grant Finance Specialists (GFS) support post award financial activities by familiarizing themselves and faculty on grant terms and conditions, and reviewing award transactions for compliance with all applicable regulation, policies, and guidelines. Faculty and departments can rely on us to monitor award balances, process adjusting entries, facilitate effort certification for federal awards, monitor cost share, and support the award closure process. GFS collaborate with faculty to provide financial analysis of awards by projecting award balances, assisting with rebudgets and providing reports as required. 

The Procurement and Expense Specialists (PES) provide assistance ordering goods and services for university business and assisting with travel reimbursements and reconciliations. While providing excellent customer service, this group strives to help the university function by getting the right products, materials, and people where they are needed. Your PES team can help you with booking travel arrangements, reallocating your Purchasing Card and Travel and Hospitality Card charges, ordering from internal and external suppliers, requisitioning commodities, and understanding university policy and proper procedure.