Business & Financial Services

As you may be aware, vendor records are automatically created and updated for UCR employees to help facilitate travel and other reimbursements. With the transition to UCPath, the process to created and update employee vendor records was temporarily halted so modifications to the program could be made. Testing of the new code is in progress...

With the implementation of UCPath, there are many new roles available in EACS related to ServiceLink, HRDW, SuperDOPE and changes to TARS access. The attached document provides guidance on the assignment these roles to support the deployment of UCPath and our Future Operating Model (FOM). Please be review the guidance prior to assigning the various...

With the implementation of UCPath, to ensure data consistency and improve accountability, an employee's HR department is derived based on position information. During the UCPath conversion process, over 90% of employees' HR department remained the same as their PPS Home Department using the derivation process. The UCPath HR Department is equivalent to the PPS Appointment...

With the implementation of UCPath and our Campus Shared Services Model, please be aware of changes to the Time & Attendance Reporting System (TARS-V2) that impact functionality for Department SAAs and DTAAs. Beginning with the Monthly reporting period of 11/16/17-12/15/17 and the biweekly reporting period of 12/17/17-12/30/17, timesheets will no longer be available to DTAAs...

Please see attached letters from UC Office of the President announcing: Changes to the UC Travel Policy, Business & Finance Bulletin G-28. The two most notable changes are: Lodging: A new maximum of $275 on nightly room rates has been established for travel assignments of less than 30 days within the continental United States (CONUS)...

The Accounting Office and Information Technology Solutions (ITS) are pleased to announce a modification to the Payroll Certification System. When no salaries have been charged to a federal or federal flow through fund for a particular budget year, the PI is presented with a simple message requesting confirmation. A screen shot of the message that...

As you may be aware, in December, UCR will be transitioning to UCPath (the UC centralized system for payroll, benefits and HR information system - see http://fomucpath.ucr.edu/ for additional information). Employee information is shared with our Enterprise Access Control System (EACS), UCRFS vendor database, and iTravel Travel Profiles. This information is used to create Connexxus...

STUDENTS: Financial Responsibility Agreement Beginning with Winter Term 2018, UCR is rolling out a new requirement for students to "Promise to Pay" their tuition and other campus charges for services rendered by the school by signing the Financial Responsibility Agreement (FRA). Students will be required to acknowledge annually by logging in to the student portal...

The next eBuy/Accounts Payable User's Group meeting is scheduled for Thursday (December 14th) from 9:30 to 11:00 am in the Alumni & Visitors Center. A final meeting agenda will be released as soon as possible prior to the meeting.

The next UCR Travel User’s Group meeting is scheduled for Thursday (December 7th) from 9:30 to 11:00 am in the Alumni & Visitors Center. A final meeting agenda will be released as soon as possible prior to the meeting.

Below is the agenda for the C&G User's Group Meeting to be held on Tuesday, November 14, 2017, 1:15-3:15pm, in Genomics Building Auditorium 1102A. Overview of the UPay 560T Form - Charles Greer and Pauline Librenjak (15 minutes) UC Research Initiatives - Linda Casteel (15 minutes) Payroll Certification OIG Audit Update - Bobbi McCracken (5...

There will be a UCRFS Users Group meeting on October 26th (Thursday) from 10:30 a.m. - Noon at the Alumni & Visitors Center. The proposed agenda topics include: Composite Benefit Rate Update - Matt Hull and Charles Greer Intercampus Order/Charge (IOC) and Interlocation Transfer of Funds (ITF) - Jerry Monahan Appropriate Use of GL Account...

The UC Office of the President recently announced several policy changes that will go into effect on October 15, 2017. The goal of these changes is to better align UC policies and procedures with best practices and more effectively manage costs as well as address recommendations from the California State Auditor's Office. There are two...

The Accounting Office and Information Technology Solutions (formerly Computing & Communications) are pleased to announce several improvements to the Principal Investigator Web Reporting System (PIWRS) and the annual Payroll Certification system. In response to the HHS-OIG Payroll Certification Audit, the campus committed to enhancing these reports to provide Principal Investigators with additional information to facilitate...

In response to the State of California law AB1887 prohibiting the use of certain funding sources for travel to prohibited states, new business rules will be deployed in iTravel on Wednesday evening (8/16/17). The business rules are aimed at assisting with the completion of travel reimbursements and ensuring compliance with the restrictions outlined in AB1887...

TO ALL DEPARTMENTS CURRENTLY BILLING ONLINE THROUGH BANNER: Effective August 15, 2017, the term on Banner will change to 201740 (Fall). Please be sure to post any charges and/or cancellations/reversals on or after August 15, 2017 in the appropriate term, 201740 (Fall).

IMPORTANT: UC Student Loan Billing Servicer Changing Effective August 1, 2017 The University of California ( UC) is pleased to announce that it has engaged the services of Heartland ECSI, Inc. ( ECSI) to replace Conduent [formerly ACS Education Service ( ACS)] as the servicer for all of the University's campus-based student loans. This is...

The 2nd session of this month's eBuy/Accounts Payable User's Group meeting is scheduled for Thursday, July 27th from 10:00 to 11:30 am in the HUB, Room 355.

The next Travel / ePay User's Group meeting is scheduled for Tuesday, July 18th from 8:30 to 10:00am in the Alumni Visitors Center Dining Room. Following are topic areas for this month's discussion: ePay Categories ePay PO Backup and Smart & Final Traveler Insurance Higher Cost Fees Pre-Paid Items AB 1887 Prohibited States Vendor Addresses...

The next eBuy/Accounts Payable User's Group meeting is scheduled for this Wednesday (July 12th) from 10:30 to 11:30 am in the HUB, Room 355. This month's agenda will focus on eBuy and Procurement Services. Key topic areas include: Staffing Updates (Procurement Services & Accounts Payable) eBuy/Procurement Services UCR Policies & Procedures Sorry for the very...