DFS Conversations

The Division of Financial Services (DFS) hosts DFS Conversations (previously DFA Conversations), a series of quarterly gatherings designed to encourage and facilitate information exchange between DFS and its campus partners. Each session usually consists of a presentation by a DFS staff member, followed by time for questions and dialogue among all attendees.

These forums serve two purposes: (1) to help members of the university community better understand how DFS supports the university’s mission, and (2) to inform DFS’s teams of the business needs of their customers.

Upcoming Dates

• TBD

Presentations Given

Travel and Flexibility in the Workplace Policy and Procedure Updates, June 11, 2024 

Video (58 min.)

• Presentation (PDF)
• Questions and Answers (PDF)

DFS Updates, February 14, 2024

Video (58 min.)

• Internal Controls Updates (PDF)
• Shared Services Center Implementation Updates (PDF)
• Contract Management Project (PDF)

The "Prior-Year Fiscal Audit Results and FY 24 First Quarter Results" presentation was given live only, because of its sensitive nature.

The New Division of Financial Services, May 22, 2023

Video (1 hr. 16 min)

Presentations:

• An Introduction to the Division of Financial Services (PDF)
• Shared Services Center Update (PDF)
• Risk Management: Children and Youth Safety at Cornell (PDF)
• Cornell University Real Estate (PDF)

Travel, Concur, and Shared Services Center Implementation Updates, April 7, 2022

• Presentation (PDF)
• Video (57 min.)

DFA Updates: Audit and working with DFA in the new remote environment, Nov. 8, 2021

• Presentation (PDF, 487 KB)
• Video (25 min.) The audit portion of the video presentation has been removed.

University Payroll Office: Payroll Overview, Updates to the Overpayment Process, The New Pay Card, The Payroll Certification Program Rollout, April 15, 2021

• Presentation (PDF, 1 MB)
• Video (51 min.)

DFA Updates: Financial Services Functional Review, Financial Statements and Audit, Procurement Updates, SFS Operations Updates, Nov. 2, 2020

• Presentation (PDF 251 KB)
• Video (1 hr. 11 min.)

Concur: Past, Pressent and Future and Leasing Standards, Feb. 24, 2020

• Leasing Standards presentation (PDF, 95KB)
• Concur presentation (PDF, 881 KB)
• Video (1 hr. 3 min.)

Internal Controls, Nov. 13, 2019

• Presentation: Internal Controls (PDF, 346 KB)
• Video (1 hr. 20 min.)

Concur Travel Demonstration, Aug. 14, 2019

• Video (2 hrs. 5 min.)

Financial Research Administration, May 9, 2019

• Presentation: Facilities and Administrative (F&A) Cost “base year” and how it affects the entire university (PDF, 1.8 MB)
• Video (1 hr.)

Introducing Concur, Feb. 28, 2019

• Presentation: Concur (PDF, 2.37 MB)
• Video (1 hr. 28 min.)

Office of the University Controller, Oct. 10, 2018

• Presentation: Internal Controls and Fraud Risks (PDF, 1.54 MB)
• Video (57 min.)

Office of the Treasurer, Sept. 6, 2018

• Presentation: Office of the Treasurer (PDF, 630 KB)
• Video (37 min.)

Open Microphone, DFA Leadership Team, June 28, 2018

• Video (59 min.)

Cornell's Annual Audit Process, May 30, 2018

• Presentation: The Audit Process (PDF, 578 KB)
• Video: The Audit Process (50 min.)

Navigate: Global Operations, April 19, 2018

• Presentation: Global Operations at Cornell (PDF, 1 MB)

Sponsored Financial Services: Sub-Recipient Monitoring, March 22, 2018

• Presentation: Sub-Recipient Monitoring (PDF, 327 KB)
• Video: Sub-recipient Monitoring (43 min.)

Payroll: Payroll and Time Tracking, Feb. 21, 2018

• Presentation: Payroll and Time Tracking (PDF, 131 KB)
• Video: Payroll and Time Tracking (47 min.)

University Policy Office: The University Policy Process, Jan. 17, 2018

• Presentation: The University Policy Office (PDF, 245 KB)
• Video: University Policy Office (54 min.)

Cash Management: PCI Data Security Standards, Dec. 8, 2017

• Presentation: PCI Data Security Standards (PDF, 1 MB)
• Video: PCI Data Security Standards (59 min.)

University Controller: Internal Controls, Nov. 20, 2017

• Presentation: Internal Control Program (PDF, 469 KB)
• Video: Internal Control Program (44 min.)

Sponsored Financial Services: Research Administration Forum, Oct. 18, 2017

• Presentation: Research Administration Forum Presentation (PDF, 631 KB)
• Video: Research Administration Forum (1 hr. 38 min.)

Cornell Procurement Services: Procure to Pay, Sept. 19, 2017 

• Video: Procure to Pay (1 hr. 26 min.)