General Accounting & Financial Reporting

Contact List

Tanya Hire              
Manager 
740-597-1417
biblert@ohio.edu

• Managerial and supervisory responsibilities for the daily operations of the office.
• Functional lead for General Ledger (GL) module of Financial Management System (FMS).
• Month and year-end close in FMS: update monthly calendar, coordinate module closings, accounting entries, and year-end schedule for campus.
• Establishing new segment values for Chart of Accounts and advising and counseling departments on effective and efficient cost accounting methods.
• Oversees external financial reporting and prepares the Comprehensive Annual Financial Report (CAFR) for the University.
• Functional lead for development of Business On Line.
• Participates in discussions surrounding development of standard operating procedures and Ohio University Policy and Procedure.
• Review natural accounts on requisitions and change orders.
• Expense natural account description maintenance for online search and SOP’s.
• Customer service representative for Finance and OHIO campus customers.
• Other projects as assigned by the Controller.
  
  

Cindy Smith                                         
Accountant 
740-593-1898             
smithc16@ohio.edu                  

• Petty cash and change fund audits, maintenance and year-end reconciliations.
• Report distribution maintenance (RDM) for FMS management reporting.
• Establishing Capital Improvement accounts and budgets within FMS.
• Indirect Cost Recovery Process (ICRP) maintenance and the ICRP month end process.
• Prepare monthly accounting entries.
• Assist in fiscal year-end related tasks.
• Prepare monthly newsletter (Business Matters) to communicate issues related to fiscal matters.
• Training on University policy and procedure, standard operating procedures, and business processes and procedures related to fiscal matters.
• Other duties as assigned by the Manager.
• Customer service representative for Finance and OHIO campus customers.
• Participate in the development of Finance related standard operating procedures and University policy and procedure related to fiscal matters.
• Establish Ohio University Press and research incentive accounts in General Ledger.
• General Accounting & Financial Reporting website content manager.