Office of Finance

Vision: The Office of Finance strives to advance the HMS mission by delivering innovative financial leadership in an effort to ensure future sustainability in a dynamic environment. 
Mission: We aim to provide exceptional financial stewardship and strategic guidance to both leadership and our community.

 

Current Events

Oracle EBS 12.2 Upgrade

The Oracle EBS 12.2 upgrade will happen from Tuesday, April 18th, at 5:00 pm through Monday April 24th, at 8:00 am. Below you will find a list of the different systems affected during the upgrade:

Unavailable - Tuesday, April 18th, at 5:00 pm to Monday, April 24th, at 8:00 am

Oracle E-Business:

  • Accounts Payable
  • Accounts Receivable
  • Cash Management
  • Fixed Assets
  • Capital Projects and Project Services (CAPS)
  • General Ledger (ADI, journal entries) and all Chart of Accounts services (maintenance – including new fund/other chart segment requests, APIs and security)

Buy to Pay:

  • Supplier Onboarding
  • Requisitioning/PO/PR/NR
  • Contract Management
  • Sourcing

Unavailable - Friday, April 21st, 5:00 pm to Monday, April 24th, at 8:00 am:

  • Financials Data Warehouse
  • HART Financial Dashboards

Available - Tuesday, April 18th, at 5:00 pm to Friday, April 21st, with data as of Monday, April 17th:

  • Financials Data Warehouse
  • HART Financial Dashboards

Available – with financial data as of Monday, April 17th:

  • HUBS
  • Concur Time & Expense
  • PCard
  • CPATH
  • GMAS
  • PI Dashboard
  • eCRT
  • HR systems
  • my.harvard
  • Fieldglass
  • TouchNet
  • ADVANCE

 

Updated Travel Guidance and Reimbursement Processes 

New documentation required - see guidance here and also refer to University COVID-19 Travel page for additional information.

Accounting and Finance Learning Portal

The Accounting & Finance Learning Portal is Now Available!

Have you found yourself looking for finance or accounting training but didn’t know what was currently available or applicable to you? This is no longer an obstacle to learning! The Office of the Controller is excited to introduce: The Accounting & Finance Learning Portal.

What is it?

The learning portal is a NEW workspace located in the Harvard Training Portal that allows ANY learner to:

  • Access accounting & finance training in one central location.
  • Choose courses that are relevant to their Role or desired Competency – no limits.
  • Enroll or launch a course with a few clicks.
  • Track training completions within the Harvard Training Portal.

We invite you to visit the Accounting & Finance Learning Portal – please see the quick guide for reference – please share with your teams.

Happy Learning!