Goals:

Establish clear procedures and processes, account accurately for financial activities, and provide best possible customer-oriented services.

Responsibilities:

In accordance with Brown University's general financial accounting policies and procedures, BMFS plans and oversees the Division's budget, manages its overall financial activities, and provides a range of financial services to its faculty, staff and students.

Specific Functions:

BMFS develops and implements the Division's annual budget.

BMFS supports faculty and students in:

• Accessing their teaching and research funds,
• Servicing financial transactions,
• Monitoring policy compliance as well as financial results.

BMFS supports the academic, research and administrative units to conduct their financial businesses in accordance with the university and divisional guidelines. BMFS:

• Approves and processes payroll and expense requests,
• Ensures proper use of funds,
• Implements and assists financial systems access,
• Distributes monthly payroll and FRS reports,
• Prepares and distributes monthly transaction and summary reports,
• Serves as a resource in resolving budgetary, payroll, and financial accounting issues.

BMFS serves as a liaison office among the faculty, staff, students of the Division, its Affiliated Hospitals, and the University's Offices of Budget, Accounting, and Bursar in seeking the best solutions to access services and reports.