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Oracle Vocab

Subjects : oracle, it-skills
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1. Costs that are directly attributalbe to work performed -also referred to as Direct Costs.






2. A method employed in the constructon and /or maintenance of projects and activities - wherby the County's own personnel are used to perform the services - instead of an outside contractor. This method may also call for the purchase or use of the Coun






3. The estimated cost amounts at completion of a project. Cost budget amounts can be summary or detail - and ca be burdened or unburdened.






4. With separate revenue - expenditures - and fund balances. A legal independet fiscal and accounting entity - to record its cash and other resources and equties - assets - liabilities - reserves and surplus ( fund balance) as well as its income and exp






5. When the PO is created from the Requisiton in Purchasing. This action then relieves the Commitment encumbrance that was created by the Requsition and creates an Obligation.






6. Appropriations and estimated revenue or an annual spending plan that is adopted by the Board of Supervisors( or the Board acting as the Board of Directors) pursuant to the Goverment Code - which balances revenues and expenditures.






7. Accounts for assets held by government in a trustee capacity for public employement retirement systems.






8. An expenditure object within the budget for all standard costs of daily operations - including such terms as office supplies - contractual services - and travel.






9. An Inventory carried on accounting records as an asset whose stock items are valued at their unit cost times their quantity on hand - and the stock value is not expensed to a final user account until the material is issued to that user.






10. Is a written record for goods or services provided or request for payment. A summarized list of charges and other information that is recorded in Account Receivalbe - can be printed - and can be sent to a customer to request payment or reimbursement.






11. Units of work that can be broken down into one or more task to capture and related revenue.






12. A type of Purchase Order that is issued to specify agreed-to prices - delivery periods or other terms for goods or services that will be ordered ( released) for actual delivery later. A BPA is normally issued to cover a long-term agreement period suc






13. Accounts for the accumulation for and the payment of general long-term principal and interest.






14. As a political subdivision of the State of California - the County is governed by a five- member Board of Supervisor - which has legislative and executed authority. Each member of the Board of Supervisors is elected by geographic district.






15. An anticipated expenditure as indicated by approval of requistion. Oracle Purchasing will send commitments to the General Ledger and Projects and Grants and it will be recorded as an encumbrance type.






16. A fund used to account for the financing of good or services provided by one department to other departments of the County - or to other governmental units - on a cost-reimbursement basis.






17. Expiration in the service life of capital assets - other than wasting assets - attributable to wear and tear - deterioration - action of the physical elements - idadequacy - and obsolescence.






18. Is derived from taxes - licenses - fees - and investment earnings.






19. The Generally Accepted Accounting Principles( GAAP) promulgated by te Governmental Accountng Standards Board - which guide the recording and reporting of financial information by state and local governments.






20. The term used for major contsruction projects - the acqusition of land - and the investment in major Capital Assets in the County. The project assets are of significant value and have a useful life of five years or more. Imcude the purchase of land -






21. The operational distribution of General Purpose Revenues to various County departments and programs through the Agency/Groups and subject to Board approval.






22. Funds ensure that available resources are controlled and spent in accordance with organizational spending - service delivery decision and finance- related legar and contractual provisions.






23. The transfer of costs of services performed by one budget unit for the benefit of another budget unit within the same fund.






24. A method of accounting in which revenues are recorded only when cash is received and expenditures are recorded only when payment is made.






25. A spending plan for improvements to or acquisition of land - facilities - and infrastructure. The capital budget balances revenues and expenditures - specifies the sources of revenues - and lists each project or acquisition.






26. The percentage of full time the employee should normally work in a specifi job. Is defined by the Standard Hours.






27. The major fund in most government unit - the General Fund accounts for all activities not accounted for in other funds. Most functions such as Public Safety or Health Services and Human Resources are accounted for in the General Fund.






28. An itemized statement of money owed for goods shipped or services rendered






29. Budget authority that is set aside when a purchase order or contract is approved. A limitation - reserve or obligations placed on a budget appropriation to pay for good or services that have been ordered by means of contracts - purchase orders - IA -






30. A fund used to account for assets held by a government in a trustee capacity for individuals - private organizations - other governments and/or other funds.






31. An accounting device established to control receipts and disbursements set aside to support specific activities.






32. An object of value owned by a corporation or business. Assets are entered in Oracle Projects as non-labor resources.






33. A classification of cost that is assigned to each expenditure items. Expenditure types are grouped into cost groups ( expenditure categories) and revenue groups ( revenue categories).






34. General - Special Revenue Funds - Capital Project Funds - Debt Service Funds






35. An initial building of the budget using a base year usually the second of the prior year's Operational Plan) for non salary related accounts and recalculated salary and benefits costs based on current positions loaded into BRASS from PeopleSoft.






36. A five-year list of planned capital projects - developed by the Department of General Services.






37. The authorized budget for a project or task - which is used for performance reporting and revenue calculation.






38. Additional revenue received beyond that which was budgeted and which may be made available for the financing requirements of the County.






39. The additional to cash or other current assets of governmental funds( receipts) which do not increase any liability or reserve and do not represent the recovery of an expenditure from services to others ( reimbursements).






40. Use of an appropriation to purchse goods and services necessary to carry out the responsibilities of a department or organization. Expenditures are decreases in net financial resources.






41. The of the cost of a fixed asset - other than a wasting asset - charged as an expense during a particular period. The cost of a fixed asses less any salvage value is prorated over the estimated service life of such an asset - and each period is charg






42. An accounting method is used to allocate the costs associated with an activity to the individuals - groups - or organizations benefiting from that activity. Costs are based on activites rather than accounting data.






43. The financial plan in terms of the costs of activities to be undertaken to achieve specific goals and objectives - which form a department's operational components.






44. A periodic - often annual - reconciliation of all inventory item physical counts with system on-hand quantities.






45. When one department or fund desires services from another department or fund and the department or fund providing the service sgree to a scope of work and an estimated budget and schedule.






46. The account structure an enterprise uses to record transactions and maintain account balances.






47. Accounts for the provision of supplies and / or tangible services to public that is similar to services provided by business enterprises.






48. Locally generated revenues derived from property taxes - sales taxes - vehicle license fees - court fines and fund balances. Affected by local economic conditions.






49. Funds estalished to account for the accumulaton of resources for - and for the payment of - principal and interest on general long-term debt.






50. Elements of cost necessary in the production of an article of the performance of a services - but an integral part of the finished product or service - such a rent - heat light - supplies - management - second-level supervision. Can refer to Departme