BFS General Ledger Monthly Close Schedule

January through May 2025

DescriptionTimeJanuaryFebruaryMarchAprilMay
Batch Interface Submission to BFS* 8:30 pm 06-Feb 06-Mar 04-Apr 06-May 05-Jun
Cut-Off: Review and Approve All Online Financial Journals and Temporary Budget Journals** 9:00 pm 07-Feb 07-Mar 09-Apr 07-May 06-Jun
Central Allocation Processes - AFC, Overhead, Work Study 9:00 pm 10-Feb 10-Mar 10-Apr 08-May 09-Jun
Central Processing Continues 9:00 pm 11-Feb 11-Mar 11-Apr 09-May 10-Jun
Actuals and Budget Ledgers closed 9:00 pm 11-Feb 11-Mar 11-Apr 09-May 10-Jun
Final Month-End GL Data in Cal Answers see below*** 12-Feb 12-Mar 14-Apr 12-May 11-Jun
Final Month-End Actuals Data in CalPlanning Reporting Application see below*** 12-Feb 12-Mar 14-Apr 12-May 11-Jun
Final Month-End Actuals Data in CalPlanning Planning Application mid-day**** 19-Feb 18-Mar 18-Apr 16-May 17-Jun

The schedule above is for both the Actuals and Tempbudg ledgers.

Footnotes

*This is the last day/time to submit a GL upload file to BFS. If there is an upload error, the file may not be processed in BFS-GL for the month.

**Financial journals approved after this cut-off date will not be posted to the general ledger.

***A BFS listserve message will be sent when it is confirmed that the final month-end tempbudg and actuals are in Cal Answers and Cal Rptg. Subscribe to the BFS listserv.

****Check the CalPlanning home page for the most up-to-date information regarding data in CalPlanning.

Instructions and Excel templates for uploading Financial and Temporary Budget Journals to BFS (PDF)