The Finance Department at the Brown School is responsible for managing financial planning activities such as budgeting, forecasting, reporting, and ensuring compliance.
Committed to advancing our faculty, students, and staff’s teaching, research, and service missions, the Finance Department provides efficient and effective financial and administrative services. We offer best practice support, guidance, and consultation to our stakeholders, ensuring compliance with University policies, procedures, donor terms, and sponsor requirements. Additionally, we actively promote the financial health and security of the School.
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Frequently Asked Questions
You can email Brown-Finance@email.wustl.edu or contact your Accounting Analyst. If you are unsure who your Accounting Analyst is, please see Department Assignments.
The standard turnaround time for payments is 30 days. If all necessary documents and approvals have been included, and there are no system approver questions, the payment process is usually shorter.
Please see the Workday tutorial and information located here. Please also see the Business Expense Policy for a complete description of the items that should be included. Remember to submit all in PDF format.
Please see the Workday tutorial and information located here. Note: Spend authorizations are for true future travel advances. After the trip, you must submit an expense report tied to your spend authorization within 15 days.
Yes, all procurement card transactions must be submitted on an expense report. For an erroneous or fraudulent transaction, please include documentation that you communicated with the credit card company. A best practice is to match the erroneous or fraudulent transaction with the credit for that transaction in the same expense report.
Requests for reimbursements, substantiation of cash advances, and substantiation of procurement card transactions should be completed within a reasonable period of time, generally no longer than 15 days after the expense is incurred. For travel-related expenses, reimbursements may be requested in aggregate within 15 days of trip completion. All procurement card purchases should be expensed within 15 days of being incurred. Please see the Workday tutorial, information located here, and the Business Expense Policy.
This is Us
You can email Brown-Finance@email.wustl.edu or contact your Accounting Analyst. If you are not sure who your Accounting Analyst is, please see Department Assignments.
Dagmara Bruno-Moran
Director of Financial Operations
- Phone: 314-935-4244
- Email: dbruno-moran@wustl.edu
The Finance Director oversees financial operations, budgeting, and strategic financial planning. She plays a key role in managing fiscal priorities, ensuring compliance, and supporting the school’s financial goals.
Jean Messmer
Accountant Analyst
- Email: jeanm@wustl.edu
Supports the Director of Financial Operations in financial reporting, analysis, budgeting, and forecasting. Oversees transactions and approvals to uphold robust internal controls. Acts as the main point of contact and resource for area managers and directors on budget and financial matters.
Jenny Kukic
Accountant Analyst
- Email: kukicd@wustl.edu
Supports the Director of Financial Operations in financial reporting, analysis, budgeting, and forecasting. Oversees transactions and approvals to uphold robust internal controls. Acts as the main point of contact and resource for area managers and directors on budget and financial matters.
Misty Gnade
Accountant III
- Email: mgnade@wustl.edu
Responsible for accounting, analysis, and reporting within designated departments, ensuring adherence to technical accounting guidelines and internal policies. Serves as the primary liaison for Advarra and Accounts Receivable.
Patrice Williams
Accounting Supervisor
- Email: patricew@wustl.edu
The Accounting Supervisor is responsible for leading and coordinating accounting functions. This includes overseeing financial transactions and ensuring accuracy in financial records. She plays a vital role in maintaining financial integrity and supporting effective financial management within the department.
Sylvia Henderson
Accounting Assistant II
- Email: shenderson22@wustl.edu
Serves the Brown School Community by processing purchase orders, requisitions, expense reports, spend authorizations, internal service deliveries, ad hoc bank transactions, and invoices. These transactions can be related to grants, gifts, projects, non-carry forwards, and cost centers. Follow up on transactions pending on procurement cards and guide WorkDay users as needed.
Janice Gregor
Accounting Assistant
- Email: janice.gregor@wustl.edu
Serves the Brown School Community by processing purchase orders, requisitions, expense reports, spend authorizations, internal service deliveries, ad hoc bank transactions, and invoices. These transactions can be related to grants, gifts, projects, non-carry forwards, and cost centers. Follow up on transactions pending on procurement cards and guide WorkDay users as needed.
Brianna Campbell
Accounting Assistant
- Email: briannac@wustl.edu
Serves the Brown School Community by processing purchase orders, requisitions, expense reports, spend authorizations, internal service deliveries, ad hoc bank transactions, and invoices. These transactions can be related to grants, gifts, projects, non-carry forwards, and cost centers. Follow up on transactions pending on procurement cards and guide WorkDay users as needed.