Agency GL Journal Approver
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Role Description and Responsibilities

The Agency GL Journal Approver role is responsible for reviewing and approving agency GL journals. Role Responsibilities include:

  • Reviews, denies, and approves agency-initiated GL journals.

Role Functions

The following table describes what the Agency GL Journal Approver does in each related Business Process and related workflows. The table also describes the related Topic and Activity found on the Florida PALM Topics and Activities list.

Topic

Activity

Business Process

Related Workflow

Processing Journals

Approving and Denying a GL Journal

10.2.3 Agency Create and Approve Journals

10.2.4 Enterprise Create and Approve Journal

GLW001

Processing Journals

Managing Budget and Cash Exceptions

10.2.3 Agency Create and Approve Journals

GLW001

Conflicts with Other Roles

The table below includes the roles that conflict with the Agency GL Journal Approver, including separation of duty (SOD) conflicts and system enforced restrictions. If an agency identifies a SOD conflict that cannot be resolved, the agency must submit justification and compensating controls to Division of Accounting and Auditing (A&A) to request an exception. A&A will review the agency’s submitted request to determine if an exception will be granted.

End User Role

Type of Conflict

Reasoning

Agency GL Journal Processor

System Enforced Restriction

It is a standard practice for a processor not to approve their own transactions, thus the system enforces this restriction.


A user that has both the Agency GL Journal Processor role and the Agency GL Journal Approver role will not be able to approve a journal they entered.

Learning Path

This table shows the available learning materials for each of the Topics and Activities this End User Role will be assigned.

Topic

Activity

Learning Material



Coming Soon

Other Information

This section includes additional information about this role’s relationships to other roles.

  • The GL Reporter and GL Viewer roles are automatically assigned to the Agency GL Journal Approver role and do not require a separate assignment.
  • The Agency GL Journals Approver approves GL Journals created by the Agency GL Journal Processor. 

Version History

Date

Revision Description

05/19/2025

Original Version


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