Business & Financial Services

Facilities Management Accounting is responsible for daily operational accounting functions, financial reporting, monthly accounting entries, operational labor rate development, utility rate development and billings, budget development and forecasting, purchasing, accounts payable, accounts receivable, travel, procurement cards, uniform purchases and general oversight of accounting policies and procedures.

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Capital Accounting is responsible for providing real time project updates and reconciliations via BuildUI for all major capital projects (projects over $100,000).  This includes all of the budget, funding, contract, purchase order, and expense tracking to help ensure each project is accurate and up to date, as well as various support projects upon need or request.

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Facilities Information Services (FIS) is responsible for the data stewardship of all space, infrastructure, and physical development of the university’s entire campus. In partnership with university administration and the University Space Committee, it provides recommendations to improve space management and utilization for academic, research and administrative units.

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FM@YourService triages emergency maintenance issues for the campus and manages customer work orders and customer request service requests for other FM units like Building & Landscape Services, Design & Construction, and Utilities.

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Finance & Operations Human Resources serves as a resource for all Facilities Management employees on University and department-specific HR policies, processes, programs, and transactions to support a humane and supportive work environment consistent with Facilities Management's mission and core values.

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Information Technology provides service and support to nearly 700 internal users, many external customers, and over 500 FM computers that are housed in almost every building on the University of Iowa's main campus, as well as the Oakdale campus.   The office's numerous services provide dedicated and reliable support to the community of FM employees, students and customers.

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Maintenance Stores stocks maintenance and repair items including electrical, plumbing, hardware, carpentry, refrigeration, key supplies, sheet metal and tools.  maintenance Stores also includes a dispatch service transporting people as well as maintenance supplies and blueprints throughout campus.

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Facilities Management is dedicated to developing and maintaining a level of safety in our working environments that is consistent with industry’s best practices. For more information, visit the Safety page: View Here

We will support a safe work environment in the following ways:

• Encouraging full participation of all staff allowing no safety compromises in anything we do
• Building safety into every task and activity
• Continually improving work processes that support a safe work environment while recognizing that safety makes good business sense
• Our prime motivation is the protection of Facilities Management staff