Business & Financial Services

An eBuy/Accounts Payable Users Group meeting will be held on October 3rd (Monday) from 3:00 p.m.- 4:30 p.m. in Alumni Redmond Dining Room. The proposed agenda topics include: Staffing Update (Bobbi McCracken) Service Level Agreement (Bobbi McCracken) Procurement to Payment Best Practices (Bobbi McCracken) Vendor Invoices (Aver Smith) Fair Wage/Fair Work (Gae Purvis) Prevailing Wage...

In December 2015, the campus announced a campus-wide standard approach to documenting lower value items related to travel, business meetings and entertainment required to promote administrative efficiencies and consistency across departments. At the request of Vice Provost Kalu, additional clarification is being provided on documentation requirements for meals & incidentals (M&I) while traveling to foreign...

A C&G Users Group meeting will be held on September 12th (Monday) from 10:00 a.m.- 11:30 a.m. in CHASS INT North 1020. The proposed agenda topics include: Payroll Certification Audit Update (Bobbi McCracken) Tools to monitor C&G Balances (Bobbi McCracken) Payroll Cost Transfer Review Process (Pauline Librenjak) Student Payments (Pauline Librenjak) New C&G Training (Preaward...

There will be a Travel and ePay Users Group meeting on August 25th (Thursday) from 9:00 a.m.- 10:30 a.m. in Highlander Union building in Room 302 South. The proposed agenda topics include: New Travel Feedback Tool (David Gracey, Amber Jones) Processing requests for registration, memberships, subscriptions (Vicki Gonzalez) Processing ePay PO Backup requests (Vicki Gonzalez)...

TO ALL DEPARTMENTS CURRENTLY BILLING ONLINE THROUGH SIS+: Effective August 15, 2016, the term on SIS+ will change to 16F. Please be sure to post any charges and/or cancellations/reversals on or after August 15, 2016 in the appropriate term, 16F. Should you have questions or concerns, please email sbsofc@ucr.edu, or call ext. 2-3204.

TO ALL DEPARTMENTS CURRENTLY BILLING ONLINE THROUGH SIS+: Effective March 15, 2016, the term on SIS+ will change to 16S. Please be sure to post any charges and/or cancellations/reversals on or after March 15, 2016 in the appropriate term, 16S. Should you have questions or concerns, please email sbsofc@ucr.edu, or call ext. 2-3204.

There will be a UCRFS Users Group meeting on August 22nd (Monday) from 9:00 a.m.- 10:30 a.m. in Highlander Union building in Room 302 South. The proposed agenda topics include: Banner/AR Update: Update Banner Student Information System implementation and changes impacting the GL (Asirra Suguitan) CASHNet: New Campus Gateway (Asirra) LRSS: PO Invoice Approval Threshold...

Business & Financial Services and Computing & Communications will be hosting a UCRFS Users Group meeting on June 8th (Wednesday) at 9:00 a.m. in the Materials Science & Engineering (MSE) Building, Room 104. The planned topics for discussion are: Banner to GL: Discussion of the Banner Student Information System implementation and changes impacting the GL...

As another fiscal year comes to a conclusion, the campus closing schedule for this year-end has been finalized. In order to meet the UC reporting requirements and prepare for our annual financial audit, the departmental tasks described must be completed as outlined in the attached document. The fiscal year-end closing process will follow the same...

R' Web is normally available from 8 a.m. to 10:00 p.m., Monday through Friday. The system availability may vary due to system maintenance and nightly processing; therefore, we recommend you try to make payments before 5 p.m. Saturday and Sunday hours also vary depending on system maintenance.

Computing & Communications and Business & Financial Services are thrilled to announce the deployment of an optimized version of UCRFSTotals. After several months in development and pilot user testing, the software is ready for campus-wide deployment. This version represents a significant upgrade to the existing web version of UCRFSTotals with many new features and improved...

IRS Form 1098-T Tuition Statement is available online. You'll need the 1098-T form to see if you qualify for education tax credits that can help offset the cost of your tuition, fees, books and supplies. How to access your 1098-T form Please visit this University of California Office of the President (UCOP) webpage for instructions...

Please see attached letter from UC Office of the President announcing a decrease in the 2016 mileage reimburse rates associated with personal automobiles used for business travel or relocation. The rates are effective for expenses incurred on or after January 1, 2016. Please direct questions to travelfeedback@ucr.edu. Attachments: CY 16 Business Mileage Letter CFO Office

UC recently increased the maximum per person amounts for reimbursement of travel and business meeting/entertainment meal expenses. The revised rates are effective for expenses incurred on or after January 1, 2016. The attached letter from Nathan Brostrom, Executive Vice President and Chief Financial Officer, outlines the revised maximum per person travel and business meeting/entertainment meal...

As part of the Banner Student Information System implementation, the campus chose HigherOne’s CASHNet for student account self-service. In addition to the student functionality, and to promote organizational excellence, UCR licensed CASHNet’s eMarkets module; eMarkets will provide the campus with new web store (eCommerce) functionality for rapid deployment and minimal IT development costs. The following...

In support of UCR’s ongoing Operational Excellence and Lean Thinking initiatives, a campus-wide standard approach to documenting lower value items related to travel, business meetings and entertainment is required to promote administrative efficiencies and consistency across departments. With the support of the Provost/EVC D’Anieri, Vice Chancellor Coley, Vice Chancellor Anguiano and after consulting with organizational...

I am pleased to announce the appointment of David Gee as the Director of Procurement, Business Contracts, Accounts Payable and Travel in the division of Business & Financial Services. The position was offered to David after an extensive search which began early this fiscal year. David brings progressively responsible campus procurement services experience to the...

UCR reports 1098-T Tuition Statement data to the IRS for tax year 2015 in January 2016. If our records indicate that we do not have a valid Social Security (SSN) or Individual Taxpayer Identification Number (ITIN) on file for you, we must have your SSN or ITIN on file in order to furnish your Form...

Computing & Communications and the Accounting Office are pleased to announce several modifications to the Principal Investigator Web Reporting System (PIWRS) that will assist with departmental financial management responsibilities. The following enhancements will be implemented on June 22, 2015. Payroll Projection details include both monthly-paid and biweekly paid employees as well as a more refined...

Federal Perkins Loan Recipients If you have accepted a Federal Perkins Loan for the 2015/2016 school year, you must sign the Federal Perkins Loan Master Promissory Note. Identity authentication is required prior to receiving Federal funding. To sign your Master Promissory Note (MPN), please visit the E-Signature website. If the E-Signature website is unable to...