Financial Affairs

Cash Management Office

Administration Building Room 122
Fayetteville, Arkansas 72701
(479)575-7546 | Fax: (479)575-8660

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* Imprest Fund Policy and Procedures

Cash Flow

  • The Cash Management Office monitors and facilitates the flow of funds through all the University's depository accounts.
  • This office is also responsible to maximize all invested funds while at the same time providing an adequate liquidity to sufficiently meet the University's monetary commitments.

Investments

  • Internal endowment funds and available cash funds are invested primarily through managers.
  • Managers are monitored continuously to ensure that funds are invested according to University guidelines, adequate liquidity is maintained, and total return is maximized.
  • Reconcile investment accounts.
  • Monitor and reconcile bond trustee accounts.

Endowments

  • Monitor and reconcile the University's Endowed Pool.
  • Distribute current income from endowment investments to separate cost center(s).
  • Initiate spending distributions to authorized endowed expenditure centers.

Banking Relations

  • Actively involved in selecting bank(s).
  • Establish or close specific bank accounts.
  • Monitor activity and balances within the accounts.
  • Reconcile selected portions of the account activity
  • Monitor balances in the primary accounts to ensure adequate funding and to invest funds.
  • Initiate and record authorized electronic funds transfers.
  • Monitor credit card activity and distribute charges.
  • Monitor bank fee charges.
  • Monitor Imprest Funds.