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Electronic Payroll Certification System

The Electronic Payroll Certification System (EPCS) has been developed to provide the Principal Investigator (PI) with electronic access to their FAMIS Monthly Payroll Approval and Financial Reports. The reports for each account have been electronically generated into a .pdf (Adobe) format, making them readily available throughout the fiscal year.

Certification of the reports is done electronically. A time and date stamp is applied to each report when the certification button is clicked. Notes can and will be attached to each report so please make all notes prior to clicking the certification button.

The Texas A&M Research Foundation worked with the A&M system to provide a single sign-on for this application. You may login using the Single Sign-On information used with HRConnect and LeaveTraq applications or you may use your NetID account information.

Accessing the Electronic Payroll Certification System

Open your internet browser and go to https://rf-reports.tamu.edu/login.php

Select the login method you prefer to use.

Please Note: If you have problems logging into the system, please follow the directions located below the "Log In" area for the method you chose. You may also contact Texas A&M's Help Desk at 979-845-8300 for further assistance.

Once logged in the following page will be displayed.

Accessing and Certifying Reports

Click on the Reports tab to be able to view and certify the Payroll Reports and view Account Activity Reports.

Click on Certify Payroll or Financial Report to access the reports.

To view the actual report, click on the account number. The report will open as a .pdf file. The .pdf can be saved or printed.

You will maintain access to all of your reports from this system throughout the fiscal year.

For your convenience a notes area is available. If you desire to add notes, they must be done prior to certifying the report.

To Certify the Payroll Report, click in the check box and then click on the Certify button below it.

Sample of Reports web page:

Delegates and Delegate Request

The Delegates tab gives the PI the ability to view current delegates or Add/Remove delegates to the accounts.

Current delegates assigned to accounts may be viewed through the link
(current delegates). Once the link is selected, the page will display all accounts that currently have delegates assigned to them.

To add or remove a delegate, type the first or last name in the appropriate field and search for the person.

Once the name is displayed, click "Add/Remove Delegate" to request the account to associate them to.

If the person is a new employee or not listed in the system, you can request to add them by clicking on the Add User button.

Please Note:
If authorization is given for Payroll delegation, the delegated person must have supervisory authority for the work performed. Additionally, you as the PI are required to certify the following:

I agree, the person listed above is authorized to act on my behalf for payroll approval matters related to the referenced account for the duration of the account or until removed as a delegate by me, through the payroll certification system.

Technical Assistance and Questions

For Login assistance contact Texas A&M University's help desk at 979-845-8300.
The Research Foundation's EPCS' help desk phone number is 979-845-8375. To email the Research Foundation click the Contact RF tab at the top of the webpage or send an email to
rfpayroll@rf-mail.tamu.edu.