Guidelines for Administrative Department Managers
Note: The responsibilities of a position vary widely from department to department. The following list of functions includes all of the business applications that you might need. If you don't perform a function, you can ignore the training and documentation guidelines for that function.
| Functions | Applications | Available Training |
Available Documentation |
| Enter and update postings for positions | Jobs at Princeton | Contact HR or the Office of the Dean of the Faculty | User Guides and Quick Reference cards |
| Approve and correct time records | Time Collection |
Time Collection Approving and Reporting for Managers |
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| Manage a department budget | PeopleSoft Financials |
Financial Training for Academic Departments: Managing Fund 20 Project/Grants Budget Analysis - Learning to Filter, Sort, Subtotal and Create Pivot Tables with your Financial Data Accessing Your Project Grant Statements, Tracking Expenses and Creating Electronic II's General Ledger Journal Browses & Reference Info in the Information Warehouse |
User Guide and Quick Reference cards |
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Maintain staff distributions |
Labor Accounting: Faculty & Staff Distributions |
Labor Accounting: Faculty, Staff and Grad Student Support |
Online help: Click Help button in Labor Accounting |
| Purchase and receive items | PeopleSoft Financials |
PeopleSoft Purchasing Part 1 - Requisitions and Receiving PeopleSoft Purchasing Part 2 - Direct POs Accessing Your Project Grant Statements, Tracking Expenses and Creating Electronic II's General Ledger Journal Browses & Reference Info in the Information Warehouse |
User Guide and Quick Reference cards |
| Print and review reports | Information Warehouse |
Accessing Your Project Grant Statements, Tracking Expenses and Creating Electronic II's General Ledger Journal Browses & Reference Info in the Information Warehouse Info Warehouse: Accessing Time Collection, Registrar, Labor Accounting & Telephone Reports Budget Analysis - Learning to Filter, Sort, Subtotal, and Create Pivot Tables with your Financial Data |
If you would like to use the Financial Manager Portal for the Information Warehouse, see the Our Systems page of the Office of Finance and Treasury website for setup information. |

