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Financial Accounting & Reporting Contacts

1156 High St, Santa Cruz, CA 95064
Mail Stop: Accounting
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The Financial Accounting and Reporting (FAR) Office oversees the General Accounting, Accounts Payable, Plant, Travel Accounting, and Equipment Management departments.

The FAR Office focuses its efforts on:

  • Maintaining the campus operating and general ledger
  • Financial control and reporting responsibilities, including administering financial policies
  • Tax reporting issues, including reporting and withholding for 1099 statements and sales tax returns
  • Maintaining vendor database
  • Processing check writes, ACH transmissions and wire transfers
  • Preparing financial statements for campus auxiliary units
  • Account reconciliations, including bank statements
  • Equipment management, including issuing property tags, preparing award close-out reports, and processing physical inventory reports and adjustments
  • Training on policies, financial accountability, and controls
  • Administering the campus travel program
  • Monitoring and reporting on real property and equipment leases

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Mailing Address:
   FAR/Financial Accounting & Reporting
   Univ of California Santa Cruz
   1156 High St
   Santa Cruz, CA 95064

Office Location:
   100 Enterprise Way
   Scotts Valley, CA 95066

Intercampus Mailstop:
   Accounting

Email: finpolicy@ucsc.edu 

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For Help with Processes:

Payment Help: aphelp@ucsc.edu

Travel Help: travelhelp@ucsc.edu

Entertainment/ERF Help: entertainmenthelp@ucsc.edu

Policy questions: finpolicy@ucsc.edu

Moving/New Hire Recruitment: newhirerelocation@ucsc.edu

Pro-Cards: procard@ucsc.edu

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