Financial Services
401 Golden Shore
Long Beach, CA 90802
(562) 951-4540
Fax: (562) 951-4865
fba@calstate.edu
Leadership
Jeni Kitchell
Interim Assistant Vice Chancellor/Controller & Executive Budget Director
Kerri Helfrick
Assistant Director, Financial Services Administration
Lisa Kasten
Director, Financial Services Accounting
Amy Wu
Director, Financial Reporting
What We Do
Accounting
- Accounting services for the Chancellor’s Office, including:
- Accounts receivable, asset capitalization, bank reconciliation, trust funds, and deposits
- Accounts payable and travel management services
- Accounting Services for the CSU System including:
- Reconciliation % reporting of systemwide investments
- Movement of funds between campuses
- Accounting training and Policies
Financial Services Administration
- Division budget, planning and Balanced Scorecard initiatives
- Human resources, recruiting and employee relations partner
- Legislative policy analysis and coordination
- Communications and committee facilitation
Management and Accounting Practices Office (MAPO)
- Best practices and reporting requirements for campuses
- Financial policy and procedure administration
- Financial process and systems training
Sponsored Programs Administration
- Pre- and post-award support for externally funded grants, contracts and CO-funded grants
- Policy development, audit advice and systemwide training for grants
- Indirect cost rate negotiation
Systemwide Financial Standards & Reporting
- Standards and guidelines for generally accepted accounting principles (GAAP) and legal financial reporting and systemwide financial statement preparation
- Promotes consistency and accuracy with financial data
- Tax compliance
- Revenue bond and capital projects accounting