FINANCIAL MANAGEMENT AND REPORTING SYSTEM. The President, acting through the Executive Vice President and Chief Operating Officer, shall continue to be authorized by the Board to maintain existing and implement new policies governing the management of University financial resources. These policies shall continue to (i) ensure compliance with Generally Accepted Accounting Principles, (ii) ensure consistency with the current accounting principles employed by the Commonwealth, including the use of fund accounting principles, with regard to the establishment of the underlying accounting records of the University and the allocation and utilization of resources within the accounting system, including the relevant guidance provided by the State Council of Higher Education for Virginia chart of accounts with regard to the allocation and proper use of funds from specific types of fund sources, (iii) provide adequate risk management and internal controls to protect and safeguard all financial resources, including moneys transferred to the University pursuant to a general fund appropriation, and ensure compliance with the requirements of the Appropriation Act. The financial management system shall continue to include a financial reporting system to satisfy both the requirements for inclusion into the Commonwealth’s Comprehensive Annual Financial Report, as specified in the related State Comptroller’s Directives, and the University’s separately audited financial statements. To ensure observance of limitations and restrictions placed on the use of the resources available to the University, the accounting and bookkeeping system of the University shall continue to be maintained in accordance with the principles prescribed for governmental organizations by the Governmental Accounting Standards Board. In addition, the financial management system shall continue to provide financial reporting for the President, acting through the Executive Vice President and Chief Operating Officer, and the Board of Visitors to enable them to provide adequate oversight of the financial operations of the University. Upon the Effective Date of the initial Management Agreement between the University and the Commonwealth, except for the recordation of daily revenue deposits of State funds as specified in Section VII below, the University shall not be required to record its financial transactions in the Commonwealth’s Accounting and Reporting System (CARS), including the current monthly interfacing with CARS, or to record its financial tr...
FINANCIAL MANAGEMENT AND REPORTING SYSTEM. The President of the University, acting through the Senior Vice President of Administration and Finance or his designee, shall continue to be authorized by the board to maintain existing policies and implement new policies governing the management of University financial resources. These policies shall continue to (i) ensure compliance with generally accepted accounting principles; (ii) ensure consistency with the current accounting principles employed by the Commonwealth, including the use of fund
