These finance foundation lessons below will provide a guide how to make payments, receive reimbursements, categorize expenditures and how to navigate other business service processes.   

Lesson 1: Finance Basics

Lesson 2: Accounting Basics at Macalester

Lesson 3: How to make a payment to a supplier, vendor or contractor on behalf of Macalester 

Lesson 4:  How to move money, submit a deposit, request cash, request a reimbursement and report taxable prizes.

Lesson 5:  Macalester Purchasing Card (Pcard)

Lesson 6: Finance Reports via Argos

Lesson 7: Accepting Payments

Click here for Lesson 1: Finance Basics

In this lesson you will learn: 

  • What is a FOAPAL?
  • Tracking Expenditures and Revenue
  • Finance Approvals

Click here for Lesson 2:  Accounting Basics at Macalester

In this lesson you will learn: 

The basic concepts of the transaction tracking at Macalester including the types of operating budgets and specified funds.

Click here for Lesson 3:  How to make a payment to a supplier, vendor or contactor on behalf of Macalester

In this lesson you will learn: 

  • Which payment method to use to make a payment on behalf of Macalester to a supplier, vendor or contractor.
  • What you need to gather to make a payment (purchases, invoice payments, service contracts).
  • Tax reporting documentation that suppliers, vendors and contractors will need to provide.

Click here for Lesson 4:  How to move money, submit a deposit, request cash, request a reimbursement and report taxable prizes.

In this lesson you will learn: 

What process to follow to move money, submit a deposit, request cash, request a reimbursement and report taxable prizes.

Click here for Lesson 5:  Macalester Purchasing Card (Pcard)

In this lesson you will learn: 

  • What you can purchase with a Macalester Pcard
  • Monthly reconciliation of your Pcard charges
  • How to check/increase your Pcard limits
  • Pcard Fraud overview
  • Pcard Troubleshooting

Click here for Lesson 6: Finance Reports via Argos

In this lesson you will learn: 

How to view finance information using Finance Reports via Argos.

Click here for Lesson 7: Accepting Payments

In this lesson you will learn: 

What tools are available to accept credit card payments at Macalester.