Cost Analysis

The Cost Analysis office provides the following functions for NYU-Washington Square:

• The preparation, submission, negotiation and defense of the University's Federal Facilities & Administrative (F&A) rate
• The preparation, submission, negotiation and defense of the University's Federal fringe benefit rate
• The administration of the University's Time & Effort Certification documentation and process

Cost Analysis Resources (Time and Effort Reporting)

The following materials support Time and Effort Reporting using NYU's Effort Reporting System (ERS).  A valid NYU netID and password may be required to view some of the following documents.

• Cost Transfer Interim Guidelines (PDF 8kB)
• Cost Transfer Example in ERS for Employees with 9 over 12 Appointments (PDF 1MB)
• T&E Faculty Announcement (PDF 73kB)
• Policy on Effort Reporting for Sponsored Programs at Washington Square 
• Faculty Effort Guidelines (Available on the OSP Web site under the Post-Award heading.)
• Effort Reporting System Process Flowchart (PDF 227Kb)
• Training on the Use of the Maximus ERS Presentation (PDF 500kB) 
• Who, What, When, Where, Why and How Presentation (PDF 319kB) 
• Department Coordinator Quick Guide (PDF 271kB)
• Certifier & PI Quick Guide (PDF 50kB)
• Dental School Faculty Training Presentation (PDF 380kB)
• Top 10 Things a P.I. Should Know about Effort (PDF 89kB)
• T&E Training - Departmental Coordinators - March 14, 2012 (PDF 360kB)
• ERS Access Via the Internet (PDF 43kB)

Online Tutorials

The following courses are available via NYUiLearn, NYU's portal for employee learning and development. To start using NYUiLearn, just sign in to NYUHome at home.nyu.edu and look for the "NYUiLearn Login" button located on the Work tab. Once you have logged in, visit the Course Catalog to register for courses. Users will need a computer with Internet access, a web browser with Flash Player 7 or higher, and headphones or speakers.

FIN 200: An Introduction to the Effort Reporting System (Flash Player required; duration: 15 min.)

• This course is an introduction to NYU's Effort Reporting System (ERS). It will answer questions about the system's features including: online certification, home departments, Certifiers, user roles, line certification, 9 over 12 conversion, salary caps, K-awards, and cost transfers.

FIN 201: All About the NYU Effort Reporting System (Flash Player required; duration: 30 min.)

• This tutorial is a step–by–step review of the effort certification process using NYU's Effort Reporting System. It will cover the following scenarios: changing certifier assignments, pre-review of the effort form, certification by Principal Investigator, certification by faculty, post-review, reporting, and view/read-only pre-review.