Office of the Comptroller

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Patricia J. Dalessandro, MBA, CPA, CFE

Associate Vice President and Comptroller

The mission of the Office of the Comptroller is to ensure the stewardship and management of the University's finances through effective and efficient accounting processes; provide leadership and guidance in matters of financial accounting and research accounting; and assist in the development, maintenance and implementation of sound fiscal policies and accounting procedures, with the goal of enhancing internal controls and continuous improvement of financial systems in conjunction with the other University finance-related offices.

What Can the Office of the Comptroller Help With?

  • Obtain copies of audited financial statements
  • Provide access to financial policies, procedures and forms
  • Obtain monthly and year-end closing schedules
  • Establish new chart of account elements (funds, orgs, accounts, activity codes)


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Announcements

Salus Account Codes - Transitioning Responsibility of Remaining Reclasses of Budgets and Actuals to Departments
For the past two months, General Accounting and the Office of Budget and Planning have handled the reclassification of budgets for revenues and non-salary related expenses from non-Salus-specific account codes to Salus-specific account codes for administrative cost centers that do not have unique orgs associated with Salus. Effective immediately, any remaining reclasses of revenues or non-salary expenses associated with administrative cost centers must be submitted by the department via the Journal Workflow, which is available in the DrexelOne portal.
Bi-annual Physical Inventory of Research Equipment Begins Tuesday, January 21, 2025
The University is planning to physically inventory any research equipment purchased with grant funds to ensure compliance with this federal requirement beginning on Tuesday, January 21, 2025, and continuing over the next several weeks until complete. Asset Services, an inventory management firm, has been engaged to complete the physical inventory and tagging.
FY26 Proposed Fringe Rates for Sponsored Projects
Drexel University has submitted the fringe benefit proposal to the U.S. Department of Health and Human Services (DHHS) to establish the fiscal year 2026 fringe benefit rates for sponsored projects.