New Year's Resolution Edition
When sending inquiries/forms to SPARhelp@cfo.pitt.edu, please resolve to: Number and Department detailed response to your on each request. If the
- Include the full Employee Name, Employee Number and Department Number in your email to ensure a prompt and detailed response to your query. The more detail you can give us about the employee(s) and the scenario involved in your question, the better we will be able to advise you.
- Please do not “cc” individual FCR staff on these communications, as it tends to multiply the time and attention spent on each request. If the inquiry requires the expertise of one our staff, it will be forwarded internally.
Resolve to develop a system or relationship with the people in your area who have timely knowledge of PI terminations to ensure Proxy/Designee documents are produced prior to the PI’s departure. The majority of write-offs related to uncertified effort are due to lack of contact or cooperation with terminated PIs.
Resolve to review Level Reports/Labor Distribution Reports promptly each month. This will limit the need for 90-Day Exception Requests which can be time consuming and are strictly limited to situations that meet one of the approved exception categories.
Resolve to follow guidance in Effort Documentation Required When Advanced Account Request is Denied and effort begins before an account number is available.