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Fiscal Year End 2024-2025 Memorandum is now available

The fiscal year-end closing process is quickly approaching. In preparation for the fiscal year-end close… (click to read more)

Monthly Closing Deadlines

The May 2025 period in the general ledger has closed. The current and future month-end processing deadlines are located at (click to read more)

Feature Articles

Prohibited Expenditures BOG 9.016

Per the Florida Board of Governors (BOG) 9.016 Prohibited Expenditures regulation, expenses related to DEI … (click to read more)

Travel Authorization

An approved Travel Authorization (TA) is a traveler’s permission to incur expenses and travel on behalf of Florida International University … (click to read more)

Fiscal Year End – Pcard Reminders

June 30, 2025 is the last day to use Departmental Cards for FY25 , however, all transactions posted by JP Morgan Chase(click to read more)

Important International Travel Compliance Reminder

Effective March 1, 2025, if you depart on an international trip prior to full Travel Authorization (TA) approval… (click to read more)

Fiscal Year End – AP Reminders

Deadlines: Please note the year end deadlines below for AP. All invoices should be submitted to AP by Friday, June 17th(click to read more)

 

Be Worlds Ahead!

Airfare

FIU does not have a preferred airline for travel. Airfare reservations should be made using any commercial airline in accordance … (click to read more)

Suppliers Registering as Honorarium

Departments need to be mindful and properly instruct individuals that are receiving an honorarium to register… (click to read more)

 

 

Be Worlds Ahead!

 

 

 

Reminders & Deadlines

Departmental Card Approval Deadline

June 13, 2025

(click to read more)

Pending Travel Reports

Please approve Travel Authorizations, Cash Advances, and Expense reports in a timely manner.(click to read more)

Unidentified Wire Transfers and ACH Payments

The Controller’s Office occasionally receives payments that cannot be applied to the appropriate department due to inadequate information. Click here for the list of unidentified wire transfers and ACH payments as of May 2025.

To claim a payment, please contact Cash Management and provide the following information:

  •  Payment details
  • Activity/Speedtype to which the payment should be recorded
  • Revenue Account to which the payment should be recorded

Payments that are not identified within 45 days of the wire/ACH date will be returned to sender.

 

Archives

Newsletter 2024-2025 Volume 11

← Back to Newsletter ArchiveIn this edition... Monthly Closing Deadlines Fiscal Year End 2024-2025 Memorandum is now available Prohibited Expenditures BOG 9.016 Important International Travel Compliance Reminder Compliance Requirements for High-Risk International...

Newsletter 2024-2025 Volume 10

← Back to Newsletter ArchiveIn this edition... Monthly Closing Deadlines Year End Closing Reminders Important International Travel Compliance Reminder Prohibited Expenditures BOG 9.016 Helpful Information for Category Codes New Self-Paced Training: ID Transfer...

Newsletter 2024-2025 Volume 9

← Back to Newsletter ArchiveIn this edition... Monthly Closing Deadlines Prohibited Expenditures BOG 9.016 Important International Travel Compliance Reminder Smart Journals Avis/Budget Car Rental Reminders and Deadlines NewsMonthly Closing DeadlinesThe February 2025...

Newsletter 2024-2025 Volume 8

← Back to Newsletter ArchiveIn this edition... Monthly Closing Deadlines Prohibited Expenditures BOG 9.016 Important International Travel Compliance Reminder Travel Website Updates Rail Transportation Avis/Budget Car Rental Use Account 112009 Intra Unit Cash Transfers...

Newsletter 2024-2025 Volume 7

← Back to Newsletter ArchiveIn this edition... Monthly Closing Deadlines Don’t Miss Our Enhanced Travel and Expense Training! Credit Card Reconciliation: Supporting Documentation Looking for the Payor Name on a check? Rail Transportation Foreign Auto Rental...

Newsletter 2024-2025 Volume 6

← Back to Newsletter ArchiveIn this edition... Monthly Closing Deadlines Cash Controls Policy 1110.010 Updated Departmental Pcard Manual Available Card Cancellation Process Reminders and Deadlines NewsMonthly Closing DeadlinesThe November 2024 period in the general...

Newsletter 2024-2025 Volume 5

← Back to Newsletter ArchiveIn this edition... Monthly Closing Deadlines New myFIUmarket Cart Notification Keep Shoppers Updated! DEI Prohibited Expenditures myFIUmarket Catalogs Consolidus Rail Transportation Avis/Budget Car Rental Foreign Auto Rental Reminders and...

Newsletter 2024-2025 Volume 4

← Back to Newsletter ArchiveIn this edition... Monthly Closing Deadlines Unrelated Business Income Tax (UBIT) – IRS Form 990-T New Supplier Check Payment Replacement Process myFIUmarket Catalog Consolidus Travel News Avis/Budget Car Rental Reminders and Deadlines...

Newsletter 2024-2025 Volume 3

← Back to Newsletter ArchiveIn this edition... Monthly Closing Deadlines NEW Travel Inquiry Tile Enabled in the T&E Compliance Center Compliance Reminder: International Travel Rail Transportation New myFIUmarket Catalogs - Integrated DNA Technologies and...

Newsletter 2024-2025 Volume 2

← Back to Newsletter ArchiveIn this edition... Monthly Closing Deadlines Important Information Regarding Activity Number and Project Name Changes Travel News Avis/Budget Car Rental Reminders and Deadlines News Monthly Closing Deadlines The July 2024 period in the...

Newsletter 2024-2025 Volume 1

← Back to Newsletter ArchiveIn this edition... June 2024 Soft Close Fiscal Year End 2023-2024 Memorandum Prohibited Expenses Travel News Avis/Budget Car Rental Year-End AP Accrual Coming Soon: Toshiba Implementation Florida Sales Tax Holidays Reminders and Deadlines...

Newsletter 2023-2024 Volume 12

← Back to Newsletter ArchiveIn this edition... Monthly Closing Deadlines Prohibited Expenditures Fiscal Year End Closing Deadlines Accounts Payable Deadlines and Reminders Travel & Expense Year End Process Purchase Order Close Requests Reminder New GovSpend...