he Chief Financial Officer (CFO) is responsible for the Controller's Office and the Contract Services & Real Estate Office. Reporting to the Vice President for Administration and Finance of the University, these departments are responsible for financial management and planning, controlling the proper use of funds in accordance with Federal, State, Regents, and University policy and procedure, preparing financial reports, and negotiating financial contracts relating to the sale of revenue bonds and investment terms.




Within the controller's unit, Financial Support Services maintains and operates the University's financial system, maintains adequate internal control over financial transactions, coordinates and reports the financial activities of the auxiliary enterprises, service units, and the Regents' Fund, and provides the liaison between the University and its external auditors, the Office of State Finance, and the Oklahoma State Regents for Higher Education.

The primary mission of the Office of the CFO and the departments therein is to serve and support the academic, research, and public service functions of the University and the various other support functions (e.g., academic support, student services, institutional support, and physical plant operations) of the University. In providing this support, we must:

1. provide high-quality responsive support services and communications in a courteous, cheerful, and friendly manner to all of our faculty, staff and student customers;
    
2. make each visit to our offices by our faculty, staff, and student customers a hassle-free experience; and
    
3. find better and more efficient ways to provide support services to our faculty, staff, and student customers.

• Developing, coordinating, and maintaining an integrated system of financial support services, including accounting and management of financial reporting,

• Exercising effective control over the financial resources of the University,

• Coordinating and synthesizing financial and management data to interpret the composite financial results of operations for all levels of the University,

• Advising on the development, coordination, and compliance with fiscal policies, procedures, and plans,

• Analyzing, evaluating, and reporting on program accomplishments in financial terms,

• Advising and assisting top management by providing financial management information as required to make managerial decisions, and establish organizational goals and objectives,

• Establishing and maintaining an effective accounting and financial reporting system for the Regents' Fund. This includes the monitoring of the expenditures of these funds for compliance with donor intent.

• Office of the Controller,
• Financial Support Services,
• Contract Services,
• Real Estate Operations,
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