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About Us
The Accounting Department is key to sustaining WestEd’s financial strength and maintaining a healthy cash flow. Department staff work in one of five divisions: Accounts Receivable, Accounts Payable, Payroll, General Accounting, and Treasury.
Key Services:
- Maintain accurate accounting records
- Review/audit accounting documents/transactions
- Process employees’ paychecks, travel/expenses reimbursements, and vendor payments
- Process timesheet allocation
- Withhold tax and remit taxes
- Process billing and invoices
- Prepare financial statements and various management reports and analyses
- Manage cash flow
- Coordinate with auditors
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Hours of operation:
Monday – Friday
8AM to 5PM PT
(excluding WestEd holidays)
562.799.5143
Payments to: Vendors & Consultants
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1099 Inquires
Request annual 1099 form for Non-WestEd Staff.
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New Check for Vendor (<$5k)
Request a check for vendor if the cost is less than or equal to $5,000. Visit Check Request Procedure for more info.
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Non-Staff Travel
Travel questions pertaining to Consultants, Participants, or Non-Staff. See Travel for Consultants, Participants or Non-Staff for more info.
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Stipends
Ask about payments to non-employees for participation in workshops, surveys, etc., which do not require the individual’s professional expertise. Payments are usually less than $600. To learn more or how to request a stipend, visit Type of WestEd Employees and Non Employees.
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Tracking Payment Status
Inquire about submitting an invoice or check payment status of submitted and approved invoices (to be paid by WestEd) and is not shown in Cognos or non-labor report. See Tracking Payment Status for more info. To submit an invoice for payment, see Getting Your Vendor Paid.
Staff & Travel Reimbursements
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Alcohol Approval Inquires
Questions on submitting a new Alcohol Approval form or to follow up on an existing request.
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Future Travel Log
Questions on submitting a new Future Travel Log or to follow up on an existing request. Visit Future Travel Log if you wish to complete a new form pertaining to your future travel.
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Help with Concur Expense Report
Request for help regarding Concur usage, both travel and non-travel expense, or charges to WestEd-issued credit cards. Visit Concur Expense for more info.
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Local Mileage Reimbursement
Inquiries about expense report for mileage reimbursement for local travel in your private automobile. Visit Concur Expense – Local Mileage Reimbursement for more info.
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Travel Request
Request form for all travel that requires airfare, overnight stay, rental car, and travel bookings.
Payments to: Employees
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Annual Home Office Expense
Submit questions about the status of your home office expense payments. Visit Home Office Expense for more info.
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Connectivity Reimbursement Help Request
For questions about the connectivity reimbursement to all eligible Regular and Temporary employees for their work-related connectivity or to opt out of receiving a connectivity or cell phone reimbursement, complete this form.To check on the status of a current submission or to submit a new connectivity request visit Your Annual Compliance Forms and Trainings Dashboard.
Visit Connectivity Reimbursement Procedures and Terms for more info.
Timesheets
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Approving or Rejecting Timesheet
Submit question about how to approve or reject your employee’s timesheet.
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Creating, Editing and Correcting Timesheet
Submit questions about creating, editing, and correcting a timesheet.
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Holiday Charges
Submit question about how to charge holiday in your timesheet.
Billing & Receiving Payments
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Checks Addressed to WestEd
Assistance on sending a check to WestEd’s Los Angeles lockbox. For more information on what to do with a WestEd check, please review this Inside WestEd article.
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Credit Card Payments to WestEd
Request assistance with submitting a Credit Card Authorization Form. Please visit this Box file for the the form to authorize credit card transactions for WestEd invoices and more information about credit card transactions visit this Inside WestEd article. Please note, the funder will need to pay a 3% processing fee for all Credit Card payments.
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Credit Card Refund Request
Request a refund for a CloverGo or PayPal transaction. For check refunds, please visit the Inside WestEd article New Check for Vendor (<$3k).
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Payment Status for WestEd Invoices
Assistance with how to lookup WestEd invoices by cost code and see their payment statuses. Please visit How to Check WestEd Invoice Status – Cognos for more information about checking for payment received.
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Set Up WestEd to Receive Payment
Request assistance to complete forms to set up WestEd as a new vendor to receive payments from existing contracts.
Forms include:
- WestEd W-9
- Automated Clearing House (ACH)
- Electronic Funds Transfer (EFT)
- New Vendor Set Up
- Supplier portals for WestEd
For proposal/request for proposal (RFP) stage forms, please reach out to Institutional Development (ID).
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WestEd Invoice Request
Request an invoice from WestEd to Funder.
Managing Expenses & Project Closeout
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Commitments (PO/CEF/Subcontract)
To close out or if there are inquiries regarding commitments that are shown in Cognos commitment reports, including PO (Purchase Orders), CEF (Consultant Engagement Form), and Subcontracts.
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Delegation of Authority
Project Directors requesting someone else to approve on their behalf would need to download, complete, and submit the Delegation of Authority Form.
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Non-Labor Transfer Requests
Submit questions about downloading, completing, and submitting a Non Labor Transfer Form to allocate costs from one cost code or subcode or from one account to another.
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Non-Project Cost Codes
Request to set up non-project cost code i.e. division discretionary cost code, equity cost code, etc.
Payroll
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Deductions
Submit questions about personal deductions.
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Leave Balances
Submit questions about leave balances reflected on your biweekly statement of accrued leave balances or in Costpoint Timesheets.
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Pay Statement
Submit questions about the information reflected on your biweekly pay statements.
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Payroll Schedules
Submit questions about the biweekly pay period cycle and associated timesheet pay dates.
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Taxes
Request assistance on understanding your federal, state, or local tax withholding.
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W-2, Wage and Tax Statement
Submit request pertaining to your W-2 statements.
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W-4, Employee Withholding Certificate
Submit request on updating your W-4 withholding certificate.
Setting Up Direct Deposit
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Direct Deposit for Payroll (UKG)
Creating a direct deposit allows you to deposit part or all your pay pertaining to your hours worked directly into one or more bank accounts.
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Direct Deposit for Staff Reimbursements
Inquiries about setting up a direct deposit for reimbursement, cell phone, or connectivity payments.
General Accounting Support
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General Accounting Support
Submission form to collect general information about the request that can’t be located in the service catalog.
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General Accounts Payable Help
Ask any general accounts payable questions. For example: questions about submitting reimbursement, Concur expense report, or submitting invoices for WestEd to pay.
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General Accounts Receivable/Billing and Invoicing Help
Ask any general billing questions, for example: questions about receiving payments for honorarium, stipends, or meal reimbursements.
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General Payroll Help
Submission form to collect general information about the request that can’t be located in the service catalog.
Cost Codes
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No Cost Extension Requests
Request for a no cost extension.
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Non-Project Cost Codes
Request to set up non-project cost code i.e. division discretionary cost code, equity cost code, etc.
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Pre-Award Cost Code Requests
Request to create a pre-award cost code.
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Project Cost Code Requests
Requests or questions related to the execution and set up of cost codes such as pre-award cost codes, no cost extensions, subcodes, voiding cost code, etc.