• Accounting Services
• Business Services
• Purchasing
• Fixed Assets (Property)
• Budgets and Reporting
• Compensation and Appointments

RGS/KUCR Financial Services

Contact: Linda Sadler, (785) 864-7239

Financial Services supports the Office of Research and Graduate Studies, the KU Center for Research, and all research units in a variety of important ways. It provides assistance with budget preparation, expenditure tracking, personnel, and many other finance-related matters. Here are the principal areas of interest for most PIs, and the contact persons you need to know in each of them. KUCR Audited Financial Statements and the 501(c)(3) Status Verification document are also available on-line.

Accounting Services

Contact:  John Luther 785-864-7427 or RGSACCOUNTING@ku.edu

Accounting Services has responsibility for supervision of accounting transaction operations, including accounts payable, accounts receivable/cash receipts, banking relationships, internal controls and other activities. It manages cash and assets for KUCR, issues standard vendor payments, processes wire transfer payment requests, and handles special payment transactions. Accounting Services also obtains formal price quotations, reviews and signs contractual business agreements and leases, issues purchase orders, and maintains vendor records. Staff identify and tag assets, assist with disposal of assets, and assist with shipping and customs requirements for offsite research activities. They also provides reimbursements and advance loans for research related travel.

Business Services

Contact: Jay Darnell, (785) 864-7775

Business Services activities include business contracts, insurance, international transactions, business education/compliance and policy development.

Purchasing

Contact: Linda Kerr, (785) 864-7732

Each department and research center at KU has an authorized agent who works with KUCR Financial Services to purchase goods and services from approved vendors. Contact your authorized agent to begin the purchasing process or contact us for assistance.

Purchasing and Procurement Policy (Info)

Contact: Jay Darnell, (785) 864-7775

Fixed Assets (Property)

Contact: (785) 864-7427

Fixed Assets involves the managing of property, equipment and other assets. This includes protecting, preserving, accounting for, and controlling KUCR-owned property, government-owned property, property loaned to KUCR by funding agencies or other organizations, University of Kansas property, and other property for which KUCR is accountable.

Budgets and Reporting

Contact: Mark Reynolds, (785) 864-7250

Budgets and Reporting creates and manages state budgets for RGS and the corporate budget for KUCR. It also completes the KUCR monthly financial statements and the quarterly GAAP financial statements for the corporation, and oversees compensation and appointments.

Compensation and Appointments (FAQ)

Contact: Judy Sawyer, (785) 864-7473

Compensation and Appointments assists research units with the recruitment and hiring of grant-funded personnel, such as students, faculty and professional staff. Staff review recruitment plans, position descriptions and position announcements, and serve as a liaison to KU’s Department of Human Resources and Equal Opportunity.

The group processes all changes that affect payroll and payroll records for grant-funded employees. Staff members also prepare documents regarding immigration issues relative to obtaining temporary worker visas. For information about available research positions at KU, go to the university’s Employment Opportunities page