Areas of responsibility include the preparation of financial statements and tax returns, recording investment accounting, endowments and gifts, fringe rate and facilities and administrative (indirect) cost rates.
Controller
Accounting and University Tax
When to Contact the Accounting Office
Contact the Accounting Office for questions regarding accounting reports and transactions, journal entries, interdepartmental invoices and labor distribution.
Audited Financial Statements and Form 990
Download the audited financial statements of Brown University.
The Form 990 is a publicly available disclosure document which includes information regarding the finances and governance of the University.
Departmental users submit journal entries to Workday through Salesforce, a web-based software.
Workday business processes are closed at month end according to a schedule. The business process must be fully completed (i.e. approved) in Workday before the end of the business day to be recorded in that month, as long as it is dated in that month or earlier.
The Payroll Commitment Accounting initiative launched in early 2023 to enhance Brown University’s ability to project payroll expenses in real time and inclusive of changes to positions and costing allocations that occur throughout a fiscal year in Workday.
View resources for managing expenditures and financial transactions. Some links may require a brown.edu email for access.