We establish and maintain efficient accounting, budgetary systems and controls, which demonstrate accountability and effective stewardship of university and foundation financial resources. We also provide timely, useful information and services to all constituencies.
Accessibility
We make every effort to ensure our content is accurate and accessible. Should you encounter any difficulties in accessing our content, please contact our office at comptroller@nku.edu or (859)572-5263.
Location: Lucas Administrative Center 612, Nunn Drive,Highland Heights, Kentucky 41099
Fax:( 859) 572-6471
Functions of the department include the processing of documents related to university travel, invoicing of purchase orders, agency accounting, and vendor payments. Responsibilities include generating timely payments to vendors, employee reimbursements, agency accounts, and university travel reimbursements. In order to maintain timely payments, all documentation must be received no later than 2 p.m. on the day before payments are made. Vendor payments are processed on Fridays. Employee reimbursements are only processed on Tuesday mornings.
University Travel
Agency Accounting
Parked Vendor Invoices
Invoice Processing Procedures
Year End Processing:
The University's fiscal year end is June 30. All business transacted up to and including June 30 must be included in the financial records for the respective fiscal year. All invoices will be processed in the fiscal year in which the goods and/or services were received.
Year End Closing Procedures: https://inside.nku.edu/comptroller/accounting.html
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| Karen Mefford | Associate Vice President, Financial Services | AC 606 |
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| Christy Blackburn | Coordinator | AC 601 |
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Contact Information | Job Responsibilities |
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| Angela Fulkerson | Director of University Accounting and Treasury Services | AC 606 (859)572-6008 fulkersona1@nku.edu |
Policy & Procedures All other general accounting questions |
| Accounting/Financial Reporting Manager | AC 601 (859)572-6008 |
Financial reporting requests Interdepartmental bills Monthly Overhead charges |
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| Holly Roenker | Senior Accountant | AC 607 (859)572-6459 roenkerh1@nku.edu |
Bank reconciliations Expense Reimbursements |
| Tina Herald | Associate Director, Accounting | AC 607 (859)572-6453 heraldt2@nku.edu |
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| Kim Sanders | Accountant | AC 601 (859)572-6020 sandersk@nku.edu |
Recodes Property management billing Service department uploads |
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Contact Information | Job Responsibilities |
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| Kyle Jacobson | Analyst, Debt and Treasury |
AC 602 (859)572-7657
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| Julie Wainscott |
Accounts Payable Manager
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Invoice processing for purchase orders Vendor statement reconciliation Outstanding check issues Travel processing Parked vendor invoices Outstanding vendor issues Wire transfers Check and ACH transfers |
| Melody Sumner | Accounts Payable Specialist | AC 601 (858)572-5262 gormanm1@nku.edu |
Invoice processing for purchase orders Vendor statement reconciliation Outstanding check issues Check and ACH processing |
| Lisa Wolf | Accounts Payable Specialist | AC 601 (859)572-5261 wolfm1@nku.edu |
Travel Processing Parked vendor invoices Invoice processing for purchase orders Outstanding check issues Check and ACH processing |
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| Barb Smith | Director of Research Foundation Accounting/Grant Admin | AC 603 (859)572-6456 smithba@nku.edu |
Setup/maintain grant master data in SAP Approve all Budget Entries, Journal Entries, PR Retros, invoices/financial reports Meet with PI’s Sub recipient monitoring F&A, tuition SAP grant enhancements Grant close out |
| Alyx Widmeyer | Grants and Contracts Manager | AC 601
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Prepare federal cash draws and federal financial reports, foundation and agency subgrants, Stream Corridor, RFDN 990, NSF Survey, RFDN QTRLY reports, NKU RCF QTRLY reports, SEFA Review/approve purchase requisitions, travel, recode requests, interdepartmental bills |
| Robert Hartbarger | Senior Grant Accountant | AC 601 (859)572-5614 hartbarger1@nku.edu |
Review, prepare invoices/financial reports, SAP entry of journal entries and budget entries, credit balance report Maintain invoice/reporting calendar, deferred revenue Monitor accounts receivable
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| Khloe Geiger | Senior Analyst Budget & HR Integration |
AC 601 859-572-1978 geigerk3@nku.edu |
Grant payroll review/reconciliations Review grant PAR’s Set up release/reassigned time Prepare payroll retros/corrections Campus based programs Grant training Time & effort tracking Set up cost overrides |
