Financial Information Systems
This page aims to answer the question ‘Which financial system do I use to …?’.
(Click here for a static PDF version: Quick Reference for New Faculty (January 2022))
SAP Concur Travel and Expense Reimbursement System
- What is it used for? Submitting reimbursement requests for eligible expenses that you have paid out of pocket and requesting travel advances
- Tools, support & training: carleton.ca/facts/travel
- Questions about the system? Email financial.systems@carleton.ca
- How do I get access? carleton.ca/travel/account-requests
- Where do I log into the system? carleton.ca/concur
eShop
- What is it used for? Purchasing goods and services online using Funds managed by Carleton (e.g. purchasing lab supplies using a research Fund, paying an invoice)
- Tools, support & training: carleton.ca/facts/eshop
- Questions about the system? Email eshop@carleton.ca
- How do I get access? central.carleton.ca (Financial Access and Authority Management (FAAM) tool)
- Where do I log into the system? eshop.carleton.ca
MyResearch (also called FAST Research Administration)
- What is it used for? Accessing information about research grants, contracts, enterprise Funds and Professional Expense Reimbursement (PER), including current balances.
- Tools, support & training: carleton.ca/facts/fast-tools-support-training/myresearch
- Questions about the system? Email financial.systems@carleton.ca
- How do I get access? Automatically granted
- Where do I log into the system? carleton.ca/fast
FAST Procurement Card (Pcard)
- What is it used for? The University administers several different purchasing card programs to acquire goods and services (i.e. Pcard, eCard, and corporate travel cards). The FAST Pcard application is used to reconcile Pcard and eCard transactions each month.
- Tools, Support & Training: carleton.ca/facts/fast-tools-support-training/pcard
- Questions about the system? Email procurementservices@carleton.ca
- How do I get access? Email procurementservices@carleton.ca
- Where do I log into the system? carleton.ca/fast
Financial Access and Authority Management (FAAM) Tool
- What is it used for? Requesting and granting access to funding sources (e.g. you can grant graduate student authorization to buy supplies through eShop using a research Fund)
- Tools, Support & Training? carleton.ca/facts/faam/
- Questions about the system? Email financial.systems@carleton.ca
- How do I get access? Automatically granted
- Where do I log into the system? central.carleton.ca
Other Non-System Financial Services Resources
Research Financial Services
- We provide financial services and advice to the University community with respect to sponsored and internally restricted research, entrepreneurial activities, professional service grants and contracts, and professional expense reimbursements.
- Resources: carleton.ca/financialservices/research-accounting
- Questions? Email accounting@carleton.ca