University of Missouri

Financial competency training series

What is FaCTS (Financial Competency Training Series)?

FaCTS is a series of classes offered to any MU employee with fiscal responsibilities. These free 1 to 1.5 hours classes can be taken in any order and are beneficial to MU employees of all experience levels.  Live classes are offered September to May each year.  Several on-demand classes are available 24-7 at your convenience.

Course listing

Below you'll find a list of courses available in the series. You can click on each header in the table to sort by various course attributes.

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Title Group Track Register
Nonresident Tax: Legal Context & Processing Payments Essentials Intermediate Register
Payroll Time Keeper Training Essentials Fundamental Register
Introduction to Being an Effective Fiscal Associate Essentials Fundamental Register
Roles and responsibilities Essentials Fundamental Register
University Accounting: An Overview of Fund Accounting Essentials Fundamental
How to pay for goods and services Essentials Fundamental Register
How to pay for goods and services Purchasing Fundamental Register
One Card How To’s Essentials Fundamental Register
Financial Oversight: A key element in ethical, sustainable and mission-driven organizations Essentials Intermediate Register
Financial Oversight: A key element in ethical, sustainable and mission-driven organizations Safeguarding your assets and beyond Intermediate Register
Payroll reconciliation Budgets, reporting and analysis Fundamental Register
Managing Risk (Internal Controls) Essentials Fundamental Register
Managing Risk (Internal Controls) Safeguarding your assets and beyond Fundamental Register
Accounting for Revenues Revenues Fundamental Register
Cash handling Revenues Fundamental Register
Gifts: Everything You Need to Know (Almost) Revenues Fundamental Register
ARBI (Accounts Receivable/Billing) Introduction Revenues Fundamental Register
ARBI (Accounts Receivable/Billing) Intermediate Revenues Intermediate Register
Hyperion and COGNOS budget reporting tools Budgets, reporting and analysis Fundamental Register
Assessing Risk and Finding Opportunity in a Changing Environment Intermediate Safeguarding your assets and beyond Intermediate Register
Contracting at Mizzou – Contracts 101 Purchasing Fundamental Register
Cognos Query Budgets, reporting and analysis Intermediate Register
PeopleSoft Finance Basic Query Essentials Fundamental Register
Mitigating Conflict of Interest Essentials Intermediate Register
Mitigating Conflict of Interest Safeguarding your assets and beyond Intermediate Register
Export Control: An Introduction to protocols around disseminating information abroad. Safeguarding your assets and beyond Fundamental Register

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