What is Financial Accounts?

SCS provides the NSHE community with reliable Financial Accounting System Services to manage budgets, assets, purchasing, and monetary data. The core application is licensed from CGI Group Inc., formerly American Management Systems, and is enhanced by the NSHE. The Financial Accounting System includes a graphical user interface, extensive reporting options, and query capabilities.

The Financial Accounting System Services are available to authorized NSHE staff in accounting, accounts payable and receivable, sponsored projects, purchasing, planning, budgeting, and other financial roles. Approximately 2, 000 customers use the services to manage NSHE financial operations, including:

• Budgeting
• Expenditure Accounting
• Revenue Accounting
• General Accounting
• Advanced Grants Management
• Employee Travel Management
• Extended Purchasing
• Fixed Assets
• Batch job scheduling
• Reporting
• Ad Hoc Querying

General access to the Financial Accounting System is available every day, including observed NSHE holidays, from 12:30 a.m. to 8:00 p.m. Scheduled downtime during established windows is scheduled as necessary to implement service improvements. SCS notifies users of planned outages at least two weeks in advance.