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Budget Management
Budget Transfer | Budget Setup | Submitting a Budget Journal | District-Clearing Funds | ASB Funds | Co-Curricular Funds
Account Structure (Chart of Accounts)
A budget string (aka FOAP) is comprised of four sets of numbers and follows the sequence of [Fund]-[Organization]-[Account]-[Program]. The Fund indicates the funding type: General Fund Unrestricted, General Fund Restricted, Bond Fund, Child Development Fund, Grant, etc. The Organization indicates where the fund is housed under and who manages the fund. The Account is a classification of expenditure (i.e. salaries, benefits, supplies, etc.) or revenue (Federal, State, Local, etc.). The Program (aka TOP code) identifies the discipline/department for the instructional activities (0100-4900) as well as non-instructional activities (6000-7900).
A table of the most common FOAPs can be found here
District-Clearing FOAPs follow this structure:
Fund: begins with a 1, 3, 4, 5, or 6,
Org: begins with a 3
Account: 4xxx-7xxx (expenses) or 8xxx (revenue)
Program: begins with 0-7 (expenses) or 8 (revenue)
EX: 103001-30001-5220-499900
ASB FOAPs follow this structure:
Fund: 903xxx
Org: 39330 (always)
Account: 4xxx-7xxx (expenses) or 8890 (revenue)
Program: 690200 (expenses) or 880000 (revenue)
EX: 903944-39330-4320-690200.
Co-Curricular FOAPs follow this structure:
Fund: 953xxx
Org: 39340 (always)
Account: 4xxx-7xxx (expenses) or 8890 (revenue)
Program: 693400 (expenses) or 880000 (revenue)
EX: 953978-39340-5884-693400
Managing Your Budget
Budget Journals
Budget Journals are used for the purpose of establishing beginning budgets, budget revisions, or reallocating your budget to cover expected or unexpected expenses. If you have upcoming expenses that will post to an account that you do not currently have an established budget for, or you do not have sufficient funds available in the account, please be sure to submit a Budget Transfer in SSB9 via MyPortal (for 4xxx to 7xxx accounts) or a Budget Journal Form* (for 1xxx to 2xxx accounts, Co-Curricular, and ASB funds) along with, or prior to, submitting your request form that will encumber funds in your budget (e.g. Requisitions, Disbursement Requests, Conference Expense Claims, etc.). You are encouraged to monitor your budget regularly and submit the appropriate Budget Transfer in a timely manner to avoid overspending your budget.
*ASB and Co-Curricular funds must always use the Budget Journal Form, regardless of account codes.
Your budget must be allocated appropriately either prior to, or in conjunction with, submitting any forms with a cost. Most Business Office forms have a "Budget Transfer" section to indicate a reference number if a budget transfer is in the works that relates to the document. If that section does not have a Budget Transfer reference number on a form and there is insufficient budget in the account, your form will be returned. You must be proactive in monitoring and adjusting your budget before the Business Office will process requests.
A "Budget Transfer" is when you are moving or reallocating your existing budget that has already been posted or applied in Banner. For example, if you currently have $1000 budgeted in your Supplies account and you wish to move $100 of that budget from Supplies to Conferences, you would be requesting a Budget Transfer. This type of Budget Journal involves moving your existing, already-allocated budget to a new allocation by reducing some accounts and increasing other accounts. Budget Transfers must always balance between the total amount you are decreasing and the total amount you are increasing. If you are reducing one or more accounts by a total of $450, you must also increase other account(s) by a total of $450. Budget Transfers are always processed as a rounded, whole number. For example, if you need $137.45 more budget in your supplies account, prepare a budget transfer for $138.
A "Budget Setup" is when you are allocating funds from new grants or new revenue that aren't already posted or applied in Banner. For example, if your department receives a new grant and needs to establish a beginning budget, you would complete a Budget Setup to "setup" this new budget. Additionally, Budget Setup is also used in cases where your budget for the account is based on the amount of revenue received throughout the year. For example, Co-Curricular and ASB accounts have an allocated budget that is based on the current revenue received at the time the budget is set up. If your account currently has $1000 budgeted, but you recently submitted a deposit for $500, that new revenue is not automatically reflected in your budget. A Budget Setup will need to be completed to indicate how you want to allocate the new $500 in revenue that was received.
Adjusting Your Budget
Not sure whether to fill out a Budget Journal Form or do a Budget Transfer on SSB9? Click here for the Budget Transfer Decision Tree!
When do I use SSB-9?
SSB9 via MyPortal must be used if your request falls under all of these conditions:
- Budget Transfers only (e.g. existing budget only, not new allocations)
- The fund number starts with a "1" or "3" (e.g. 103001) (no ASB or Co-Curricular funds)
- All accounts involved in the transfer range from 4000 - 7000 (salary and benefits accounts cannot be done on CLASS-Web)
If you do not have access to follow the steps in SSB9, fill out District IT's Technology Access Form and submit to your supervisor for approval.
Budget Transfers - CLASS-Web Instructions (see pages 8-9 for instructions on approving budget transfers in CLASS-Web).
- Log into MyPortal
- Click on My Finance on the Self Service (SSB9) card.
- Click on My Journals
- Click on Create Journal
- Fill out the following, then click Create
- Journal Type: SSBT
- Description: "BT: [brief description]"
- Budget Period: Enter the period based on the transaction date (almost always today's date. E.g. 1-July, 2-August, 3-September, etc.)
- Fill out the following. Click Add Accounting after entering the details to keep entering more lines on the Budget Transfer. On
your final line/entry, click Save to create the last entry and close the window. Please note that the information you
entered in Step 5 will auto-populate on this window for you.
- Fund: enter the Fund code
- Org: enter the Org code
- Account: enter the Account code
- Program: enter the Progrma code
- Amount: enter the amount to move for the above FOAP you entered
- Debit/Credit: use + or - only, not Debit or Credit
- Notify your supervisor of the pending Budget Transfer for approval.
Budget Transfers submitted via SSB9 are routed from the initiator to the first approver (supervisor), then to Administrative Services. After Administrative Services approves the budget transfer, your changes will reflect in Banner and on SSB9.
When do I use the Budget Journal form?
The Budget Journal form must be used if your request falls under all of these conditions:
- Budget Transfers or Budget Setups AND;
- The fund number starts with a "4," "6," or "9" (includes all ASB & Co-Curricular funds) OR;
- At least one account involved begins with a "1" or "2" (e.g. 2303-Overtime)
- Fill out all necessary information on the Budget Journal Form.
- Submit the form to your department's Administrative or Executive Assistant for review.
- Once final approval is obtained, the Business Office will enter your Budget Journal into Banner. You will receive an automated email with a link to view or download a completed copy of the form.
Viewing Your Budget Activity
You can view the summary and activity of your budget on both SSB9 and Banner. You are advised to monitor your budget regularly to ensure you have sufficient funds in all needed accounts.
In addition to the instructions below, you may click here for a helpful PDF on how to view your budget in Banner 9.
- Log into Banner.
- Access FGIBDST.
- Enter your Org, Fund, and Program codes in their respective fields. Leave the Account field blank so that all accounts under your budget are displayed. Also ensure that the Fiscal Year is set to the desired year ("20" is 2019-2020, "21" is 2020-2021, etc.).
- Press Alt+Pg. Down or click Go
- Your budget should be displayed for you, sorted by account.
- Adjusted Budget: your loaded budget for the Fiscal Year, including any adjustments via Budget Transfers/Journals.
- YTD Activity: all currently posted year-to-date transactions for that account.
- Commitments: total amount of commitments that are pending and have not yet posted to the account.
- Available Balance: the amount of money you have unspent and unencumbered in the account.
- Note: accounts will be displayed if there is activity in the account, either from loading the budget, posted transactions to the account, or pending commitments. If you do not see an account code in your budget, this does not mean the account does not exist or that you cannot use it. If you do not have any budget allocated to an account, nor do you have any activity in the account, it will not be displayed. However, once there is activity in the account (from a Budget Transfer, Disbursement Request, etc.), the account will display and reflect the activity.
- To view specific transactions within an account, highlight the account using your mouse or arrow keys, then click on the amount listed in its respective "YTD Activity" field. Next, press F3 or click "Related" --> "Transaction Detail Information [FGITRND]." This will display all posted transactions for that account. The same steps can be done for Commitments as well.
- Log into MyPortal
- Click on My Finance on the Self Service (SSB9) card.
- Click on My Finance Query
- Click on New Query
- Enter the following:
- Fund: enter Fund code
- Org: enter Org code
- Account: leave blank
- Program: enter Program code
- Fiscal Year: enter FY code (e.g. 24-25 is "25", 25-26 is "26")
- Fiscal Period: always select "14" unless you want to filter results to a certain date range, such as quarterly reports.
- Operating Ledger (only have these checked):
- Adjusted Budget, Year to Date, Commitments, and Available Balance
- Click Submit
- Click the Save button (top-right floppy disk) to save the query results for quick access next time.
For more information please contact:
Sean Brooks
Vice President of Administrative Services
(925) 424-1630
sbrooks@laspositascollege.edu
Andrea Anderson
Executive Assistant
(925) 424-1631
aanderson@laspositascollege.edu
Sharon Davidson
Administrative Services Technician
(925) 424-1632
sdavidson@laspositascollege.edu
Sui Song
Administrative Services Officer
(925) 424-1634
ssong@laspositascollege.edu
Alesia High
Fiscal Coordinator, Special Programs & Grants
(925) 424-1633
ahigh@laspositascollege.edu
Thomas Rothman
Accounting Technician
(925) 424-1636
trothman@laspositascollege.edu