The mission of the School of Medicine and Health Sciences Department of Administration and Finance is to assure the best possible business practices, in accordance with North Dakota University System policies. The department offers services to School of Medicine and Health Sciences departments statewide in the following disciplines: financial planning, budgetary management, grant and contract management, accounting and auditing functions, records and information management, and human resource management. The department also provides advisement and final processing for all School of Medicine and Health Sciences financial, payroll, human resource, and facilities paperwork. The department acts as a liaison between the School of Medicine and Health Sciences and University of North Dakota administrative departments.