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Fiscal Services

SPARCC provides services to member districts which enable them to maintain an accounting of their financial transactions. A comprehensive package created by the State Software Development Team enables school personnel to track the data their district needs. This package includes the Uniform School Accounting System (USAS), Uniform Staff Payroll System (USPS) and School Asset Accounting System Equipment Inventory Subsystem (EIS).

A list of items related to these services is included below:

School Accounting Systems

• Data archival and retrieval support
• Help desk support during normal business hours
• Staff and resources to support business process
• Upgrade software and hardware to latest version
• Documentation for software procedures and guidelines
• Software support for data-entry, data processing, and data import/export
• Training for systems and software procedures
• Support for required applications, data management, and reporting including items such W2s,1099s, 4502s, Five Year Forecast, UDMS and Safari and Safari ODBC connections
• Training for end-of-year processing and closing of records
• Create and maintain accounts
• Enter and track financial transactions
• Build financial reports

Staff Payroll Systems

• Data archival and retrieval support
• Help desk support during normal business hours
• Staff and resources to support business process
• Upgrade software and hardware to latest version
• Documentation for software procedures and guidelines
• Software support for data-entry, data processing, and data import/export
• Training for systems and software procedures
• Support for applications and data management defined by the Ohio Department of Education and the State Auditors Office
• Training for end-of-year processing and closing of records
• Direct deposit, payroll transmission, and account reconciliation.
• Salary projection program
• Create and maintain employee records
• Process payroll and build supporting reports

Equipment Inventory System

• Data archival and retrieval support
• Help desk support during normal business hours
• Staff and resources to support business process
• Documentation for software procedures and guidelines
• Software support for data-entry, data processing, and data import/export
• Training for systems and software procedures
• Support for GAAP reporting
• Support for applications and data management defined by the Ohio Department of Education and the State Auditor's Office
• Training for end-of-year processing and closing of records
• Maintain inventory records
• Build supporting reports