Policies & Procedures

A list of all FAS Finance policies and procedures

PeopleSoft: Adding/Editing Residence, State Distribution(s), and Tax Form(s)

HTP (Harvard Training Portal) Job Aid on how to view and edit your home address, work/residence state(s), state tax distribution(s) and update and submit your federal and state tax form(s) in PeopleSoft.

Accounting Software Brown Bag Slide Deck

App Sec Security Form Fact Sheet

Bonus Day Calendar Year 2024 Guidelines

Central provided Bonus Day Guidelines for July 5th, 2024.

Directed-to-Buy Paper Program (.pdf)

Earnings Code Summary

Central Payroll provided Earnings Code Summary

Equipment Management

Methods for managing capital assets including tagging equipment.

Expenses Ineligible for Federal Reimbursement (8450) Policy

FAS HCOM Roles & Responsibilities (.pdf)

FAS Policy on Prize Administration

This policy outlines procedures for adjusting prize amounts in alignment with inflation to honor donor intent and preserve the impact of these awards over time. Key elements of the policy include: Annual adjustment of prize amounts using the Consumer...

FAS Procedures for Payroll Key Internal Controls

The Office of the Controller has identified four key internal controls for payroll. These internal controls, when met, will satisfy control testing by the University’s external auditors. This document establishes procedures based on best practices for FAS...

FAS Sourcing and Hiring

FAS HR information for Managers regarding sourcing and hiring within FAS.

FAS Summary of University Accounting Policies

A detailed overview of the FAS Software Accounting Policy.

Fringe Benefits Rates

Office for Sponsored Programs provided overview of Fringe Rates. For more information, refer to the PDFs on the OSP Website showing the complete breakdown of rates by Fiscal Year.

Furniture Requests

OPRP - Requires Department Administrator Access (All others will be directed to Non-Furniture Work Order form)