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UNL Business & Finance Training Curriculum Guide


Updated 5/15/09

This training curriculum guide will help you identify courses and course prerequisites related to your particular role. This can also be used to help track your training and development progress. If you have questions about a course please contact the appropriate functional office for assistance.

Most classes are offered monthly, quarterly, or bi-yearly. Registration is typically done on SAPPHIRE http://sapphire.nebraska.edu or offered by appointment.

If you have questions about this guide or need help planning your learning experience contact Nicki Evans at 472-2216 or nevans2@unl.edu.

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Curriculum Checklist Download a Word .doc version to use as a checklist
Training Offered (Department): If Your Role Is To: Prerequisite(s):
SAP Navigational Training Use SAP to perform any task
*This class is required prior to taking any other SAP training
  • User access to SAP
SAP Accounts Payable (Accounting) Understand UNL's bill pay process and how to Park Invoices for payment in SAP
  • SAP Navigational Training
  • How to Buy Goods and Services-Basic (recommended)
SAP Project Accounting (Accounting) Handle budgeting needs such as creating manual funds commitments and developing a budget plan in SAP
  • SAP Navigational Training
  • SAP Journal Entries & Charge Tickets (recommended)
SAP Journal Entries & Charge Tickets (Accounting) Create journal entries and interdepartmental charge tickets
  • SAP Navigational Training
SAP On-line Reconciliation and Detail Reporting (Accounting) Reconcile revenue and expenses for cost centers or WBS elements / Run and understand detail line item reports
  • SAP Navigational Training
SAP Financial Summary Reports (Accounting) Run and interpret rolled up financial summary reports
  • SAP Navigational Training
Cash Handling Policies & Procedures (Bursar) Handle cash/checks or supervise those that do
  • None
Credit Card Processing Support & Training (Bursar) Manage or perform credit card transaction processing
  • None
CASHNet Departmental Deposit Set Up (Bursar) Prepare deposits via Bursar Advice / Remittance
  • None
CASHNet Departmental Deposit Update (Bursar) Prepare deposits online via CASHNet
  • CASHNet Departmental Deposit Set Up
Procurement Card Training (E-Commerce) Obtain and use a Purchasing Card for your department
  • How to Buy Goods and Services-Basic (recommended)
SAP Reconciler Training for P-Card (E-Commerce) Reconcile a purchasing card used by another employee
  • SAP Navigational Training
  • How to Buy Goods and Services-Basic (recommended)
Core - Injury and Illness Prevention Plan (Environmental Health and Safety) Required by all staff and faculty once during employment
  • None
Core - Emergency Preparedness Training (Environmental Health and Safety) Required by all staff and faculty once during employment
  • Core - Injury and Illness Prevention Plan
HR New Employee Orientation (Human Resources) Learn what UNL has to offer as a new employee
  • None
HR Supervisor Training (Human Resources) Supervise university employees
  • None
EAD Search Committee Certification (Equity, Access and Diversity Programs) Serve on a Search Committee
  • None
EAD Search Committee Update (Equity, Access and Diversity Programs) Serve on a Search Committee after previously been certified and 2 year certification has expired
  • EAD Search Committee Certification
SAP Payroll Time Entry Training (Payroll) Enter employee payroll time keeping records / Understand the university's payroll and time keeping system
  • SAP Navigational Training
SAP EPAF for Student Hires & Rehires (Payroll) Understand what EPAFs are and how to enter them in SAP
  • SAP Navigational Training
SAP EPAF Refresher Course - By Appointment (Payroll) Need a refresher of the EPAF process. Tailored to the specific needs of the trainee.
  • SAP Navigational Training
  • SAP EPAF for Student Hires & Rehires
How to Buy Goods and Services - Basic (Purchasing) Make any purchasing or payment decisions
  • None
How to Buy Goods and Services - Advanced (Purchasing) Making complex purchasing decision including those greater than $5000
  • How to Buy Goods and Services-Basic (recommended)
SAP Materials Management (Purchasing) Create or display purchase orders, purchase requisitions, stock transfers and receipt goods in SAP
  • SAP Navigational Training
  • How to Buy Goods and Services-Basic (recommended)
  • How to Buy Goods and Services-Advanced (recommended)
SAP Fixed Assets/Asset Training (Purchasing) Record and track Fixed Assets as a Property Manager
  • SAP Navigational Training
Travel Business Processes (Travel Accounting) Make travel arrangements or submitting travel expense statements
  • None
Travel Automation Training (Travel Accounting) Enter travel requests or expense statements into SAP's Automated Travel module
  • SAP Navigational Training
  • Travel Business Processes (recommended)