The Business Administrator Services (BAS) Forum promotes cooperation and communication between central administrative financial offices and the many and varied decentralized business office functions across Â鶹´«Ã½.
This is done by providing business and finance related orientation and training opportunities for personnel with business management responsibilities, and by facilitating networking and dialogue among financial professionals university-wide. BAS serves as a central support system for business professionals at the unit level, while at the same time promoting a dual focus on both unit level needs and university-wide financial objectives. BAS was created to address the streamlining of financial administrative processes and improve cross-divisional communications on matters affecting financial management of the university.
BAS Forum Mission
The mission of the Business Administrator Services Forum is to continuously improve the university's financial decision-making processes. The BAS group will work in partnership with the academic and administrative management of Â鶹´«Ã½ to develop and sustain a network of qualified financial professionals who provide efficient and effective business process services and solutions, focused on unit level needs and university-wide objectives.
BAS Forum Objectives
- To provide university academic and administrative management with timely and accurate business information with which to make informed business decisions, thereby maximizing university resources.
- To streamline financial and administrative processes, thereby allowing maximum focus on the academic mission and objectives of the university.
- To partner with the academic and administrative management of the university to provide business solutions which address unit needs as well as the financial requirements of the university.
- To provide consistent, quality training, consultation and continual professional assistance to managers and their support staffs.
- To promote the communication and sharing of ideas related to proven business solutions and innovative business processes among financial professionals university-wide.
- To promote the continuing professional education of financial professionals in order to enhance the provision, interpretation and analysis of financial data.