Finalize Q1 actions by February 27, 2026

Finalize Q2 actions by March 20, 2026 

Finalize Q3 actions by May 22, 2026 


As part of our ongoing efforts to improve the quality and timeliness of the City’s financial reporting, the Controller’s Office will close Q1 on Friday, February 27, Q2 on Friday, March 20, and Q3 on Friday, May 22. This helps us reduce errors, keep our ledgers more current, and report on the City’s financial activity more efficiently at Year End. 


All of the below actions must be completed by 5 p.m. on February 27 for Q1, 5 p.m. on March 20 for Q2, and 5 p.m. on May 22 for Q3.  


FY26 Q1, Q2, and Q3 Quarterly Close Tasks by Module:

Module Action Required by Closing Date Resources / Queries / Dashboards
Requisitions
  • Departments continuously manage the Requisition life cycle within the quarter 
  • All Requisitions with Accounting Date within Q1, Q2, and Q3 are approved with no Budget Checking errors before each respective quarter end date 
  • All Requisition Budget Checking errors are resolved 
  • All approved Requisitions with no Budget Checking errors are sourced to Purchase Orders 
  • Departments review the Inactive Requisition Dashboard and close all Requisitions that are no longer required

SF Reports & Analytics  

  • Budget Exceptions Dashboard 
  • Procurement Approval Workflow Dashboard 
  • Requisition Pre-Encumbrances Dashboard 
  • Inactive Purchase Orders and Requisitions Dashboard 

SF Procurement  

  • Buyer WorkCenter

SF Employee Portal  
Purchase Orders
  • Departments continuously manage the Purchase Order life cycle within the quarter 
  • All Purchase Orders with Accounting Date within Q1, Q2, and Q3 are Approved and Dispatched with no Budget Checking errors before each respective quarter end date 
  • All Purchase Orders sourced from Requisitions are finalized when the Requisition Pre-Encumbrance Balance is greater than the Purchase Order Encumbrance Balance 
  • Departments review the Inactive PO Dashboard and liquidate all POs that are no longer required. The PO Close process shouldn't be used for POs that are released from Supplier Contracts. When PO Releases are Closed, the remaining Encumbrance Balance is returned to the Budget, but not to the Supplier Contract
  • The PO Close Short Process or Reductive Change Order process should be used to liquidate POs that are released from Supplier Contracts. The PO Close Short process automates the manual and time-consuming Reductive Change Order process, saving you time. The PO Close Short process doesn't work for POs that have been rolled from a previous fiscal year. Departments should liquidate their PO Releases before Year End and create new PO Releases in the new fiscal year. Please refer to Topic 3 of the Understanding PO Encumbrance Liquidation Options article for the detailed steps of the PO Close Short process
  • All Purchase Order Budget Checking errors are resolved 
  • All Purchase Orders with Accounting Date within Q1, Q2, and Q3 are fulfilled before each respective quarter end date by the Supplier and Receipts and Vouchers are created
  • Change Orders for All Purchase Orders with an Accounting Date within each quarter should be completed, and the PO approved and dispatched before each quarter ends 
  • If additional goods or services are required, do not create a Change Order; please create a new Purchase Order

SF Reports & Analytics  

  • Budget Exceptions Dashboard 
  • Procurement Approval Workflow Dashboard  
  • Purchase Order Encumbrances Dashboard 
  • Inactive Purchase Orders and Requisitions Dashboard 
  • Purchase Receipts Dashboard 

SF Procurement 

  • Buyer WorkCenter

SF Employee Portal  
Accounts Payable
  • All vouchers must be fully approved, closed, or cancelled 
  • For any vouchers that need to be deleted, contact your Fund Accountant

SF Reports & Analytics  


AP Voucher Line Dashboard with the following criteria: 

  • Q1 = Voucher Accounting Date between 07/01/25 and 09/30/25
  • Q2 = Voucher Accounting Date between 10/01/25 and 12/31/25
  • Q3 = Voucher Accounting Date between 01/01/26 and 03/31/26
  • Voucher Post Status Name = “Unposted”
  • AP Transaction Status = “Cleared”, “Open”, “Recycled”, “_ERROR_”, “_NOT_APPLICABLE_”, “_UNASSIGNED_”
Expenses, Travel Authorizations, and Cash Advances 
  • Documents must be either fully approved, denied, or sent Back to the employee 
  • Fund Accountants will provide each department with a list of documents pending approval
Inventory
  • All Q1, Q2, and Q3 Inventory adjustments must be entered before each respective quarter end date 

SF Procurement 

  • Inventory Valuation Report 
Accounts Receivable
  • Ensure all deposits are completed 
  • Complete book to bank reconciliation

SF Financials 

  • Direct Journals (payments) in Budget Error: FSP_AR_DIRJRNL_ERROR 
  • Items (invoices) with blank chartfield: FSP_AR_ITEM_BLANK_CHARTFIELDS 
  • Direct journals (payments) with blank chartfield: FSP_AR_MISC_BLANK_CHARTFIELDS
  • Unapplied Payments: FSP_AR_PAYMENTS_INCOMPLETE 
  • AR Citywide Wire bank account transactions: FSP_AR_JPM_CITYWIDEWIRE_BYDEPT 
Billing
  • Review Billing Worksheet to either A) Complete Billing or B) WTO (billing reversals)  
  • Complete billing processes within each quarter by each respective quarter end date
  • Refer to your department billing schedule 
General Ledger
  • Ensure all Q1, Q2, and Q3 entries are either fully approved and posted or deleted by each respective quarter close dates 
  • Ensure all Q1, Q2, and Q3 interdepartmental service billings are fully approved and posted before each respective quarter end date 
  • Fund Accountant will follow up for any pending entries 

SF Financials 

  • GL Journal not Posted: FSP_JRNL_HEADER_NOT_POSTED  
  • GL Journals budget checked not posted: FSP_GLAM_JRNL_BDCHK_NOT_POSTED  
  • Journal Workflow Status-Stage: FSP_GLAM_JRNL_WF_STATUS_STG 
Commitment Control
  • All Budget journals (KK entries) should be posted or deleted with a journal date within Q1, Q2, and Q3 before each respective quarter end date 

SF Financials 

  • KK Journals not Posted Header: FSP_KK_BUDGET_HDR_NOT_POSTED  

No action is required for the following modules that will remain open through Fiscal Year End: 

  • Asset Management
  • Cash Management
  • Project Costing
  • Grants Management
  • Strategic Sourcing


Questions?

Please direct any questions to your Fund Accountant. If you do not know who your Fund Accountant is, you may reach out to [email protected].