Project Approvals on ePAF's

Personnel appointments that will be charged to a Project must be approved by at least one person with the role of PI or Sponsored Project Manager. Persons filling these roles are shown on the Project Team page in OMNI Financials. OMNI HR's ePAF requires electronic approvals from two individuals. The first approver is the originator (HR Department Representative). The second approver is the VP Level approver selected by the originator. If neither of these approvers are listed on the Project Team with the role of PI or Sponsored Project Manager, then the ePAF originator must obtain Project approvals manually prior to approving the ePAF after origination. Once manual approvals are obtained, the originator must enter in the Comments section of the ePAF the names of the individuals that approved the appointment manually. The following language is suggested for use when entering Project approval information in the Comments: "Project approval received from J.A. Jones." For audit purposes, the HR Department Rep must maintain appropriate documentation of approvals obtained manually. ePAF's received in Sponsored Research Accounting Services without approval from the PI or Sponsored Project Manager will be rejected.