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Finance Division Education and Communications

Learning Finance: Manual Journal Entry Guide

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Written by Maria Fister.

The Journal Entry Guide has been rebranded to “Manual Journal Entry Guide” to make a distinction between manual and system-generated journal entries. 

A manual journal entry is the record of a financial transaction recorded (entered) into the PeopleSoft Financial System.The detailed content of the guide has not changed, but there is improved content on the guide’s purpose, description of the details of a journal entry and clarity on roles and responsibilities. 

Please know that this guide still does not apply to automated journal entries, salary redistribution or payroll journal entries and is for campus only, not central office staff.