Specifications include, but are not limited to: General Accounting (General Ledger) – The process of providing basic budgetary controls by recording transactions, tracking accounts, and maintaining journals. Also includes the development and allocation of indirect costs. Budget Preparation and Management – The process of preparing the operating budget by analyzing historical budget data, developing “what if” scenarios, developing “relative budget” (i.e. increase in salaries have Y impact on benefits) and developing forecasts. This also includes the process of budget development, implementation, maintenance and tracking. Human Resources (Human Resource Information System - HRIS) – The process of managing personnel activity from application to retirement. This includes maintaining basic demographic and address, data, budget and departmental assignment data, salary and benefit data, position management and position control, track training, and performance evaluation notification. As mentioned above, CMAP is seeking to outsource payroll administration to a third-party provider. Accounts Payable – The process of recording liabilities and payments including aging status. It is desirable to have the ability for on-line bill payments and electronic notifications to vendors of payments and payment status.
