Financial Services is committed to providing excellent support to those working with financial information at Duke. As part of this commitment, Financial Services offers an array of training and learning opportunities. These opportunities are offered with the goals of helping those in administrative roles:
- Confidently perform their jobs
- Make informed decisions in support of their business processes
- Follow the fiduciary controls per Duke’s general accounting procedures
- Stay compliant with federal guidelines and regulations
Specifically, the training opportunities offered by Financial Services strive to help you:
- Understand the accounting and operational procedures pertaining to financial processes
- Perform basic operational transactions, like making purchases, completing Expense Reports and processing Journal Entries / Vouchers
- Use administrative systems and tools available for reporting, decision-making, sponsored research and compliance, and monitoring/tracking of activity
- Build expertise by becoming certified in various process-related curriculums
- Transition as processes change, systems are enhanced, and new tools are developed
- Know where to get help when needed
Several departments in Financial Services partner to offer training, including on-line courses, lecture-based classroom instruction, large group presentations and updates, computer-based hands-on instruction, webinars, reference materials, and specialized group and project training. The training offered by departments is summarized below.