Dear Colleagues, Due to the upcoming Presidents' Day Holiday on Monday February 16, 2026 an earlier timesheet deadline is required for the biweekly pay period ending 02/14/2026. Employees and Supervisors will need to submit/approve timesheets a few days earlier in order to allow sufficient time for Supervisors and Time & Attendance Administrators to review and...
By Rose Carmona, Payroll Coordination and Analysis Supervisor |
Dear Colleagues, The Business & Financial Services (BFS) Insider News delivers key updates and activities related to financial systems, reports, and business processes that support your work. Please take a few minutes to review the latest edition and share it with your departmental teams as needed. Sincerely, Asirra Suguitan Associate Vice Chancellor and Campus Controller...
By Asirra Suguitan, Associate Vice Chancellor and Campus Controller | | Newsletter
Dear Colleagues, As part of UC Riverside’s ongoing commitment to continuous improvement, Business and Financial Services (BFS) is requesting campus input through two brief surveys focused on Concur Travel & Expense and Procurement Services. At the most recent Campus Finance Committee meeting on January 15, 2026, campus leadership requested feedback on both Procurement and Concur...
By Sandra Kim, Interim Vice Chancellor and CFO; Alex Najera, Associate Vice Chancellor/CHRO; Matthew Gunkel, CIO |
Dear Colleagues, This message provides a clarification regarding yesterday’s AT&T iPhone promotion announcement. The promotion applies only to UCR AT&T business accounts and must follow the standard campus approval and procurement process. Please note: Department FAOs/FOMs must approve and accept financial responsibility. This promotion is not available for personal AT&T accounts. All requests must be...
Dear Colleagues, Campus has a limited-time opportunity to upgrade phones for $0.99 and receive a lower monthly charge for the next three years. Procurement Services has worked with AT&T to optimize the UCR account, reducing the monthly service fee for all active and new smartphone, tablet, and aircard/MiFi lines to $30/month (down from a campus...
Dear Colleagues, UC Riverside’s Business and Financial Services is committed to continuously improving procurement processes and services for campus. We invite you to share your feedback by completing a brief three-question Procurement Feedback Survey. The survey takes only a few minutes, and your input will help inform campus-wide procurement improvements. Survey due date: Friday, February...
By Asirra Suguitan, Associate Vice Chancellor and Campus Controller |
Dear Colleagues, Earlier this week, Business and Financial Services shared an update regarding the release of enhancements to the Payroll Certification Tool. Thank you to those who have already begun working in the updated interface and completing certifications. Training Updates and Phase II Reminder Training resources have now been revised to reflect the new interface...
By Asirra Suguitan, Associate Vice Chancellor and Campus Controller |
Dear Colleagues, The December 2025 month end ledgers are now officially closed. The related Financial Transaction Detail Reports (FTDR) for 2025-12 have been published and are available in RSpace under the Tools section “ Financial Web Reports”. LRSS reconciliations are due 2/9/2026 with certifications by 2/23/2026. As issues are identified, please consult the Known Issues...
By Asirra Suguitan, Associate Vice Chancellor and Campus Controller |
We are requesting your participation in a short survey about Concur Travel and Expense (Concur) to better understand user experience and identify opportunities for improvement. Please complete the survey by Friday, January 30.
By Asirra Suguitan, Associate Vice Chancellor and Campus Controller |
Due to the Martin Luther King Jr. Day holiday, the biweekly pay period ending 01/17/2026 requires earlier timesheet submission and approval deadlines for biweekly and time clock employees to ensure sufficient review and timely payroll.
By Rose Carmona, Payroll Coordination and Analysis Supervisor |
The Payroll Certification Tool updates are now live, adding Co-PI auto-inclusion (Sponsor Code 5400), email reminders, and an admin job code listing to support Cost Notes review—while only updating the UI and keeping the same workflow with no disruptions.
By Asirra Suguitan, Associate Vice Chancellor and Campus Controller |
Join the Procurement Process Improvement Series, a short, topic-based forum to gather campus feedback on recurring Oracle Procurement process and system pain points (not individual troubleshooting).
By Asirra Suguitan, Associate Vice Chancellor and Campus Controller |
Dear Colleagues, The Business & Financial Services (BFS) Insider News delivers key updates and activities related to financial systems, reports, and business processes that support your work. Please take a few minutes to review the latest edition and share it with your departmental teams as needed. Sincerely, Asirra Suguitan Associate Vice Chancellor and Campus Controller...
By Asirra Suguitan, Associate Vice Chancellor and Campus Controller | | Newsletter
Dear Colleagues, Due to the Campus Closure, an earlier timesheet deadline is required for the biweekly pay period ending 12/20/2025. Employees and Supervisors will need to submit/approve timesheets a few days earlier in order to allow sufficient time for Supervisors and Time & Attendance Administrators to review and approve timesheets. 12/07/2025 – 12/20/2025 Biweekly Pay...
By Rose Carmona , Payroll Coordination and Analysis Supervisor |
Dear Colleagues, We are writing to inform departments of an issue that affected the transmission of certain punchout purchase orders earlier this month. Purchase orders created between December 9–12 were not successfully communicated to suppliers due to a system configuration issue. The issue has been resolved, and new punchout purchase orders are now transmitting normally...
By Asirra Suguitan, Associate Vice Chancellor and Campus Controller |
Dear Colleagues, The November 2025 month end ledgers are now officially closed. The related Financial Transaction Detail Reports (FTDR) for 2025-11 have been published and are available in R'Space under the Tools section “ Financial Web Reports”. LRSS reconciliations are due 1/7/2026 with certifications by 1/21/2026. As issues are identified, please consult the Known Issues...
By Asirra Suguitan, Associate Vice Chancellor and Campus Controller |
Dear Colleagues, The Business & Financial Services (BFS) Insider News delivers key updates and activities related to financial systems, reports, and business processes that support your work. Please take a few minutes to review the latest edition and share it with your departmental teams as needed. Sincerely, Asirra Suguitan Associate Vice Chancellor and Campus Controller...
By Asirra Suguitan, Associate Vice Chancellor and Campus Controller | | Newsletter
Dear Colleagues, Please attend as you're able and help us welcome Jeremy to UCR! I encourage you to grab a few colleagues and stop by to say hello. Sincerely, Asirra Suguitan Associate Vice Chancellor and Campus Controller Business & Financial Services http://bfs.ucr.edu/ Take our Survey
By Asirra Suguitan, Associate Vice Chancellor and Campus Controller |
Dear Colleagues, Due to the upcoming Thanksgiving Holiday, an earlier timesheet deadline will apply for the biweekly pay period ending November 22, 2025. Employees and Supervisors are asked to submit and approve timesheets several days in advance to allow sufficient time for review and approval by supervisors and Time & Attendance Administrators. 11/09/2025 – 11/22/2025...
By Rose Carmona, Payroll Coordination and Analysis Supervisor |
Dear Colleagues, The October 2025 month end ledgers are now officially closed. The related Financial Transaction Detail Reports (FTDR) for 2025-10 have been published and are available in R'Space under the Tools section “ Financial Web Reports”. LRSS reconciliations are due 12/7/2025 with certifications by 12/22/2025. As issues are identified, please consult the Known Issues...
By Asirra Suguitan, Associate Vice Chancellor and Campus Controller |
