New Accountant III Lead – Tax, Student Financial Services, and Asset Management

A message from Director of Accounting Jane Zacchia:

I am pleased to announce Helen Lau has been promoted to Accountant III Lead – Tax, Student Financial Services and Asset Management. Helen is a licensed CPA in the State of California with more than 25 years of experience. She started with SJSU in 2014 as a Tax Specialist and has successfully managed the university’s Unrelated Business Income Tax and Non-Resident Alien Tax reporting. Most recently, Helen has been helping the Student Financial Services Team provide excellent customer service to our students and working with the Plant Accountant in the analysis and determination of capital assets accounting and reporting.

Please join me congratulating Helen to her new position as an Accountant III Lead in Accounting Services.

New Accountant III Lead – General Accounting, AR/BI, and Financial Aid

A message from Director of Accounting Jane Zacchia:

I am pleased to announce Juanita Ceniza has been promoted to Accountant III Lead – General Accounting, Accounts Receivable/Billing, and Financial Aid accounting. Juanita started with SJSU in 2008 as an Accountant I. Prior to joining us, she was a licensed CPA in the Philippines with work experience as a State Auditor supervising national and local government offices as well as various corporate banking institutions. In her more than 10 years at SJSU, Juanita had performed various duties and responsibilities including maintaining and reconciling general ledger accounts, processing Accounts Receivable & Billing, Financial Aid accounting, and monitoring Miscellaneous Trust Funds.

Please join me congratulating Juanita to her new role as Accountant III Lead in Accounting Services.

September Accounting Period Close

For employees who track or manage department budgets, please note that the month of September 2018 is now closed in CFS.

This means that the General Ledger (GL) system will not accept any more entries with a September journal date. September transactions can still be entered into the GL system, but the journal date must be 10/1/2018 or later. The current period open is October 2018.