There are two primary teams which faculty and students use: Financial Affairs Support Team (FAST) Business Services Center (BSC) How do I know which one to contact? FAST – look at FAST as the financial advisors (i.e., budgets, accounts, projections, payroll) BSC – look at BSC as those who assist in “spending the money” (i.e., travel authorities, expense reports, purchasing, invoices, vendors) How do I contact these teams? FAST fcfast-hist@uga.edu BSC fcbsc-hum@uga.edu Important note: Please do not use “personal UGA email” addresses for Bobbi, Kara, Alison, Gary, or Tim How do I submit a travel authority? Complete the attached TA form and send it to the BSC team fcbsc-hum@uga.edu. Be sure to include your chartstring information found on the Recon summary page. For students, you can contact the FAST team fcfast-hist@uga.edu and request the chartstring information to include on your TA form. Same with purchasing issues. How do I submit an Expense Report? Contact the BSC team fcbsc-hum@uga.edu along with any receipts for airfare, registration, lodging, transportation, parking, etc. Meals are paid via per diem rates. Be sure to include your chartstring information. Only airfare and registration can be reimbursed before the travel occurs. Are there deadlines I need to keep in mind? Yes, most definitely. The university “fiscal” year runs from July to June. Although most of the university deadlines occur in June, you should not assume that you have until “June 30.” Without getting into specific dates (which may vary some from year-to-year), travel authorities should be submitted by early June. Expense reports should be submitted for approvals by mid-June. If your travel actually occurs in mid-to-late June, you can only get reimbursement for airfare and registration. If you have questions contact the FAST team fcfast-hist@uga.edu Helpful websites: Travel Policy https://policy.uga.edu/policies/#/programs/HkEGMVrrT Forms and Resources https://www.franklin.uga.edu/business-office/self-service-forms Franklin Business Services Office (FSBO) Teams https://www.franklin.uga.edu/business-office/teams
