Dear Colleagues, We invite you to attend the next BFS User Group meeting on Thursday, April 30, from 10:00 - 11:30 a.m. The meeting will be hosted online via Zoom, and you can join us at the following link: https://ucr.zoom.us/j/97505622691 Meeting topics: Our colleagues at UCOP will be joining our upcoming meeting to provide a...
By Asirra Suguitan, Associate Vice Chancellor and Campus Controller |
Dear Colleagues, As we approach fiscal year-end (June 30), the FY26 Fiscal Closing Dates & Resources webpage is now available to support departments in completing a timely and accurate close. This site serves as the central resource for fiscal close activities across campus. The goal over the coming months is to ensure closing procedures are...
By Asirra Suguitan, Associate Vice Chancellor and Campus Controller | | Fiscal Close
Dear CFAOs, As noted in our recent newsletter, Oracle Purchasing, Receiving, and Supplier modules will be migrating to the new Redwood user interface to improve usability. Similar to the Redwood Self Service Procurement (Purchase Requisitions) module launched in July 2025, this transition will be required for all Oracle Purchasing users. We will roll out these...
By Asirra Suguitan, Associate Vice Chancellor and Campus Controller |
Dear CFAOs, [ Note: This announcement was originally distributed to CFAOs and is posted here for campus reference. Any referenced attachments were shared directly with the intended recipients and are not included on this webpage.] Please find the attached detailed statuses for Payroll Certifications Phases I, II, and III. Your assistance is required to ensure...
By Asirra Suguitan, Associate Vice Chancellor and Campus Controller |
Dear Colleagues, Please share with your teams as appropriate. Business & Financial Services is pleased to announce the release of Phase III of the Payroll Certification cycle (July 1, 2025 – December 31, 2025). This new phase builds upon the system deployment earlier this year and provides an opportunity to begin certifications early and stay...
By Asirra Suguitan, Associate Vice Chancellor and Campus Controller |
Dear Colleagues, The March 2026 month end ledgers are now officially closed. The related Financial Transaction Detail Reports (FTDR) for 2026-03 have been published and are available in R'Space under the Tools section “ Financial Web Reports”. LRSS reconciliations are due 5/7/2026 with certifications by 5/21/2026. As issues are identified, please consult the Known Issues...
By Asirra Suguitan, Associate Vice Chancellor and Campus Controller |
UC Riverside is renewing its contract with Esri with a new licensing agreement that will expand the availability of geospatial and mapping software to the campus. The university has long had a relationship with the Redlands-based GIS technology giant and licensed its technology for use by students, staff, and faculty members in every college and...
Dear Web Recharge Users, Please be advised that Web Recharge will be unavailable from Friday, March 27, 2026 at 11:30 PM PST until Sunday, March 29, 2026 at 5:00 PM PST. The disruption period is designated for an annual version upgrade to ServiceNow, which requires a temporary interruption of the service. We apologize for the...
By Asirra Suguitan, Associate Vice Chancellor and Campus Controller |
Dear Colleagues, The February 2026 month end ledgers are now officially closed. The related Financial Transaction Detail Reports (FTDR) for 2026-02 have been published and are available in RSpace under the Tools section “ Financial Web Reports”. LRSS reconciliations are due 4/7/2026 with certifications by 4/21/2026. As issues are identified, please consult the Known Issues...
By Asirra Suguitan, Associate Vice Chancellor and Campus Controller |
Dear Oracle Financials Users, Please be advised that Oracle Financials will be unavailable from Friday, February 20, 2026 at 10:00 PM PST until Saturday, February 21, 2026 at 10:00 AM PST. The disruption period is designated for an Oracle Quarterly Release provided by the supplier to update the application, which requires a temporary interruption of...
By Asirra Suguitan Associate Vice Chancellor and Campus Controller |
Dear Colleagues, The January 2026 month end ledgers are now officially closed. The related Financial Transaction Detail Reports (FTDR) for 2026-01 have been published and are available in RSpace under the Tools section “ Financial Web Reports”. LRSS reconciliations are due 3/9/2026 with certifications by 3/23/2026. As issues are identified, please consult the Known Issues...
By Asirra Suguitan, Associate Vice Chancellor and Campus Controller |
Dear Colleagues, We are pleased to announce that a new Mass Billing feature is now available in Web Recharge. This update allows departments to submit multiple billing items at once, significantly streamlining the data entry process for high-volume transactions. What does this mean? Users can now upload a CSV file containing multiple orders rather than...
By Asirra Suguitan Associate, Vice Chancellor and Campus Controller |
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, 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...