Business and Finance Symposium
We are excited to announce the inaugural year of the Business & Finance Symposium, proudly sponsored by the Office of the Chief Financial Officer, and University Outreach. The symposium is offered for departmental business managers and administrators with business and finance responsibilities across the University of Illinois System. The mission of the Symposium is to provide its audience with knowledge and resources to enable them to manage the challenges they face and pursue excellence in their roles at the university.
The sessions chosen for the Symposium were selected with recommendations and input from the business and finance advisory committees at all three universities.
Please join us for this in-person symposium, hosted at each university on the dates below. A complimentary hot breakfast and refreshments will be served.
Time and Location
UIS—Thursday, October 10, 8:00 a.m.–12:45 p.m. | UIS Student Union Ballroom
UIUC—Wednesday, October 16, 8:00 a.m.–12:45 p.m. | iHotel and Conference Center, Illinois Ballroom
UIC—Tuesday, October 22, 8:00 a.m.–12:45 p.m. | Student Center East, Room Illinois AB
Schedule and Session Description
(Applies to all locations)
8:00am–9:00am—Registration/Check-in & Breakfast
9:00am–9:30am—Welcome Remarks
Ginger Velazquez, Executive Director for Business and Finance
Paul Ellinger, Vice President, Chief Financial Officer, and Comptroller
Nicholas P. Jones, Executive Vice President and Vice President for Academic Affairs
9:30am–10:45am—Invoice Presentment and Workflow, University Payables
Session Description: Join University Payables for a discussion about pending changes to the vendor invoice presentment process and the departmental impact.
10:45am–11:00am—Break
11:00–12:00 – Overview of Self-Supporting Funds: Emphasis on Recent Changes and Updates, University Accounting & Financial Reporting
Session Description: Join University Accounting and Financial Reporting (UAFR) as they provide an overview of new and updated accounting policies within 13 Accounting and 22 Self-Supporting Funds. You will also have an opportunity to ask UAFR any questions that you may have regarding these new and updated policies.
12:00pm–12:45pm—Newer Insights on Fraud and Important Internal Controls
Session Description: This session will include highlights of recent higher education fraud cases from around the US. Included will be lessons learned from frauds within the University of Illinois System. We will discuss internal control weaknesses related to those frauds as well as other general internal control weaknesses identified within the System.