Financial Closing

Fiscal Year End 2015 Issue

April 23, 2015

Overview

Harvard's fiscal year 2015 will end on Tuesday, June 30, 2015. As in the past, the University will close the books through a series of steps called "closings."  Please note this year's closing dates:

          • The first closing will take place on Thursday, July 2.
          • The second closing on Friday, July 10.
          • The third closing on Friday, July 17.

In the paragraphs that follow, you will find closing deadlines and submission information for the financial transactions...

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Fiscal Year End 2014 Issue

April 24, 2014

Overview

Harvard's fiscal year 2014 will end on Monday, June 30, 2014. As in the past, the University will close the books through a series of steps called "closings." 

Please note this year's closing dates:

    • The first closing will take place on Thursday, July 3
    • The second closing on Friday, July 11
    • The third closing on Friday, July 18

In the paragraphs that follow, you will find closing deadlines and submission information for the following financial transactions (click on a transaction to jump to...

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CAPS Fiscal Year End 2014 Deadlines

April 23, 2014

To ensure that all necessary approvals are in place and all accounting entries are completed in time, appropriate CAPS forms must be submitted to Central Administration by your School/Unit's Authorized Requestor through the CAPS automated system by the dates set forth below.

    •  Friday, May 9th  - Completed Project Proposals (PPs) and Construction Authorizations (CAs) submitted by this date will be processed, and CIP activities enabled...
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Month End Close Calendar Adjustments

April 17, 2014

On April 1st, 2014, the first phase of the Oracle Assets implementation went live.   As a result of this implementation the month end close calendar will need to be modified. 

The current month end close deadlines are: 

  • AP Closes on Business Day 4 (3PM)
  • General Ledger Closes on Business Day 5 (9AM Start)

A pre-requisite for closing the Assets module is that AP must be closed.  Additionally, Assets must be closed prior to closing the General Ledger.  In order to keep the existing schedule for...

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