Controller's Office

Welcome to the Controller's Office!
The Controller's department oversees the operation of the Accounting, Accounts Payable, Grants Accounting, and Student Accounts areas.

Controller's Office
2015 James H. Zumberge Hall
(616) 331-2233

Controller's Department Staff

Karen Mushong ,Controller
[email protected] - 331-3490

Brenda Lindberg, Associate Controller
[email protected] - 331-2201

Erica Herwig, Assistant Controller
[email protected] - 331-2287

Controller's Department Staff

Stacey Lefevre, Assistant Controller Financial Assurance
[email protected] - 331-2892

Chad Reynolds, Director of Treasury
[email protected] - 331-9484



FISCAL YEAR END INFORMATION

Fiscal Year End Close Dates

Thank you for your patience as we continue to work through processing transactions and fixing incorrect worktag usage in Workday.  As we are quickly approaching the year-end close and financial statement audit, further postings/corrections will cease after the dates outlined below. Please review your data immediately to finalize fiscal year 2024 (FY2024).

July 16

  • Accounts Payable invoices and expense reports will close for FY2024 on July 16 at 5pm
  • Purchase orders that are open with a remaining balance will be rolled from FY2024 to FY2025 on July 16 at 5pm
    • Please review for potential PO closure/adjustments before July 16 as it will affect your general fund sweep if obligations are not reflected correctly.
    • We are also currently working on prepaid obligations and some other issues that we will continue to work on through 7/24.

July 24

  • Customer receivables relating to FY2024 need to be invoiced/approved in Workday by July 24
  • Departments may submit FY2024 corrections through July 24 via request journal in Workday
    • If you need to submit fiscal year 2025 (FY2025) journal entry requests, please clearly state in the description that the request is for FY2025. If at all possible, please wait until after July 24 to submit FY2025 journal entry requests.
  • Departments may submit FY2024 current year cost center budget amendments in Workday by July 24 if both sides of the amendment are within areas under their control
    • If your budget amendment will impact a different cost center, please discuss with that cost center manager before submitting
  • Payroll accounting adjustments to be completed through July 24
  • Corrections on missing/incorrect worktags will continue through July 24
    • Departments may submit FY2024 accounting adjustments to correct worktags on supplier invoices and expense reports through July 24. If correcting FY2024 activity, please change the document date on the accounting adjustment to 6/30/24.

July 31

  • All journal entries/adjustments need to be fully approved by July 31
  • Departmental activity (including obligations) will be FINAL on July 31 at 5pm. Divisional sweeps will take place after this date.

Please see resources for running reports or making corrections:

Budgets & Financial Accounts - Workday @ GVSU - Grand Valley State University

If you have any questions, please contact the appropriate department below:

 

Invoices, supplier invoice requests, payments

[email protected]

Department journals and internal service deliveries

Terra Muckenthaler [email protected] or Jason Walburg [email protected]

Requisitions, purchase orders, change orders

[email protected]

Expense cards or declining balance cards

[email protected]

Expense Reports

[email protected]

Budget Amendments

Jennifer Schick [email protected]


Forms


Financial Reports are available in Workday with balances updated daily.


Controller's Office Departments



Page last modified July 11, 2024