In preparation for the fiscal year 2018 closeout, there will be a freeze period from September 17 to October 19, 2018, for all 6-digit Finance Number Control Master (FNCM) requests and General Ledger Account (GLA)/Account Identifier Code (AIC) changes. You can submit requests for 6–digit finance numbers and GLA updates, but we will not implement them until after the freeze period.
You must submit requests by the following dates to be effective before the freeze period:
n 6-digit finance number requests:
n The date to submit discontinued finance numbers was Friday, August 24. The first effective date after the freeze period will be November 1.
n The date to submit new finance numbers, name changes, and realignments was Monday, September 10. The first effective date after the freeze period will be October 28.
n GLA/AIC changes:
n The date to submit requests for new GLA/AIC codes was Friday, August 24. The first effective date after the freeze period will be November 1.
During the freeze, we will continue to process 10-digit finance number requests. For exceptions, send an email to the FNCM Field Sales Branch (FSB) email address. We will consider each request on a case-by-case basis.
You can find more information as follows:
n For the FNCM User’s Guide on Blue, visit http://blue.usps.gov/accounting/_pdf/FNCMUserGuide.pdf.
n For FNCM FSB email requests and questions, send an email with your District name in the subject line to Q5X6J0@usps.gov. District finance managers will receive an email notification on the status of new units. Requests that cannot be completed will be returned to the sender with an explanation.
— Revenue and Field Accounting, Controller, 9-13-18
