diff --git a/manifests/cheaha_groups.pp b/manifests/cheaha_groups.pp
index 749da382ca0604cfb8151a470b7902faca89a632..aecee66b90263e2867ca3cccb71be9db219edfa8 100644
--- a/manifests/cheaha_groups.pp
+++ b/manifests/cheaha_groups.pp
@@ -47,6 +47,7 @@ class users::cheaha_groups inherits users::virtual_groups
     Group["etlab"],
     Group["fapa"],
     Group["fbmistudy"],
+    Group["finance"],
     Group["galaxy-admin"],
     Group["galaxy-users"],
     Group["gbmxeno"],
diff --git a/manifests/virtual_groups.pp b/manifests/virtual_groups.pp
index 6faa99560f36750769454f43b7f717f04fb3f2b2..eed40356689691a59c7fa1c5a6d79fc9f921df40 100644
--- a/manifests/virtual_groups.pp
+++ b/manifests/virtual_groups.pp
@@ -458,6 +458,11 @@ class users::virtual_groups
     gid     => "1070",
     ensure  => "present",
   }
+  # finance:1071, for School of Business: https://trac.uabgrid.uab.edu/atlab/ticket/867
+  @group { "finance":
+    gid     => "1071",
+    ensure  => "present",
+  }
   # SSG users, kzhang uid and gid should eventually be changed to a larger number, too close to the base group numbers
   @group { "kzhang":
     gid     => "1117",