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About Us
The Finance Department is here to work with you as you navigate all things Finance! We will assist in the business development stage as you prepare budgets for submission with proposals. We will partner with you once you win the work as you look back at your actuals and are continuously looking ahead to plan your project. We will help you use our financial systems so that you have the best reporting and analysis possible for informed decision-making.
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Hours of operation:
Monday – Friday
6AM to 5PM PT
(excluding WestEd holidays)
Time & Materials Global Rate
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Add New Project Labor Category (PLC) to T&M Global Rate Schedule
Request to add a new Project Labor Category (PLC) to WestEd’s Time and Materials (T&M) Global rate schedule.
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Legacy T&M Project Labor Category (PLC) Request
Only for Legacy T&M Projects that DO NOT use the new T&M Global rate schedule. Request to update PLC titles and billable rates for new staff on a T&M project.
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Time & Materials Project Labor Category (PLC) Request
Request to update a staff’s Project Labor Category (PLC) or add a new PLC title on an existing Time and Materials (T&M) project.
Budgeting
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Budgeting for Contract Amendments and/or Modifications
Budget-related questions and/or requests for contract amendments or modifications.
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Proposal Budgeting
Requests for Finance to review the proposal or request for proposal (RFP), provide guidance on applicable budget restrictions and requirements such as funder formats or GSA rates, and/or update existing proposal budget due to a budget revision.
General Finance & System Requests
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Business System Change Request Intake
Use this form to submit a change request to Agency Finance.
Examples:
PAC: I want to add new fields, adding a new selection to an existing field
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Content Area Change Request
Requests to change the content area of an existing project or portfolio of projects.
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General Finance Request
General request including Technical Difficulties and/or Systems Access or Setup such as Adaptive user access or create a new Adaptive sandbox.
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New Income Account Request
Use this form to request to create a new income account.
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Update PAC Proposal Record
Request to update PAC proposal record information including proposal value, proposal start and end dates, budget approval statuses, etc.
Interdepartmental Requests
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Compliance Reviews
Request from ID for a Finance representative during a Compliance Review.
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Confirm Incorporated Budget in Contract Amendment or Modification
Request from Contracts for Finance to confirm the incorporated budget in the contract amendment aligns with the approved budget.
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Confirm Project Type and/or Incorporated Budget in Contract
Request from Contracts for Finance to confirm the project type once a contract has been processed and confirm the incorporated budget in the contract aligns with the approved proposal budget.
Reporting & Monitoring
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Division & Leadership Financial Reports
Requests and questions related to Division and Agency Financial reports such as the Monthly Forecast report, New Contract Value report, and Monthly Division Financial report.
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External Funder Reports
Request for external project financial interim reports or final reports i.e. SF424
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Forecasting
Forecasting requests including updating funding amount or contract value, analyzing actuals, and/or updating revenue overrides.
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Internal Project Reporting
Use this service to request support for Finance-managed internal reporting tools, including Adaptive and Tableau dashboards. This form is for questions or issues about data, report interpretation, and/or business process.
Please Note: If your request is related to Tableau access, licensing, or Tableau Desktop installation, submit a request through the Software Request form. If your request is related to technical issues, system errors, and dashboard/report problems, please use the Business Systems Support service.
Finance Systems Training
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Request Finance training for an individual or a team, this includes (but not limited to) systems training, generating reports, processes, refreshers and general Finance related training.
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Finance Systems Training
Request Finance training for an individual or a team, this includes (but not limited to) systems training, generating reports, processes, refreshers and general Finance related training.