Welcome to BFS Security & GL Systems

BFS Security

Performs Security Administration responsibilities for BFS – develops and maintains General Ledger security roles for the Berkeley Financial System and performs updates for AP/PO roles.
Monitors and reviews requests via the Systems Access Request Application (SARA) and processes requests for BFS and BAIRS/BIS.
Adds new user profiles for all modules in BFS and updates existing user profiles; ensures proper controls over sign-on times and correction access.
Prepares and distributes Financial Systems Identity Management reports on a quarterly basis for review at the L4 Department level through Control Unit administrators.
Responds to direct inquiries and lends support to ASD Help Desk and Enterprise Systems Support group.

Maintains various GL, CFS and CAFP systems tables in BFS including Ledger and journal definitions, combination edit tables, and query access tables.
Updates the required tables in BFS for new batch journal inputs and updates existing setups; monitors and posts General Ledger batch journal inputs; identifies errors on AP system journals and works with IST-Application Services to resolve errors
Produces monthly GL schedule; opens and closes periods in BFS and runs annual Close process for both the campus and UCB Foundation
Assists in recommending and prioritizing GL enhancements to BFS in partnership with IST-Application Services; performs testing and handles communications about these enhancements
Reconciles the Interunit/Interfund account; monitors data files for data integrity issues; assists in verification and testing of system technical problems.