Financial Support Services

Manager: Kathleen Lathbury, kml1@nw.opp.psu.edu

Financial Support Services is responsible for the overall daily activities for the Office of Physical Plant business operations such as payroll, telecommunications, and software and financial support. This area provides support to the Office of Physical Plant and the University community.

Accounting administers operating and special project budgets ensuring income and expenditures meet University policy. All financial documents are reviewed and approved for processing by this area. Accounting provides and develops reports for statistical and budget analysis and generates billings for all Physical Plant work related to maintenance, renovations, and new construction.

Payroll Support Services processes charges for labor for all technical-service and wage-payroll employees, which includes daily time card and absence records. This area also maintains the data associated with Physical Plant equipment usage and charge-out rates.

Software Support and Specialty Services provides document services and software support for correspondence, spreadsheets, charts, and desktop publishing. This area also coordinates and processes all telecommunication requests, provides training and technical support, and troubleshoots problems for users.

• OPP Staff Telephone Directory
• OPP Tech-Service Telephone Directory
• Area and Budget Responsibility Contacts (rev. May 2004)
• Cellular Request Form
• Telecommunications Request Form