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Contents Edited by the Administration & Finance Customer Service Center

• The annual, administrative reporting requirements and why they are necessary.
• Information and discussion about the certifying signature’s role in the transaction approval process.


• Complete team-building exercises on ethical conduct and fraud in the university environment.

What is the Understanding UH Business seminar and why is it important?
Understanding UH Business is a six-week seminar, which provides explanations to the key business transactions and processes at the university. Have you ever wondered the following when processing a transaction?

• Why can’t I just use any account as long as the voucher gets processed?


• What is budget checking and why do we require it?


• What is a liability? What’s an asset?
• Why is it important to read a balance sheet?
  
• What is the importance of fund codes?
• Who is Accounts Payable and why do they tell me what to do?


• What is Finance’s role and what is my role and how do we work together?


• How do I maximize the use of the university’s financial system?


• Why do we have so many mandatory training classes?


• Why are there so many administrative rules and processes and who makes all of these rules any way?