Business & Financial Services

Announcements (News)

Please find below a saved listing of critical announcements from Business & Financial Services division. This listing can be filtered to only show announcements sent to a specific campus ListServ by selecting one of the ListServ links below. 

 

AT&T – iPhone 17 256GB Promotion (Ends March 31)

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...
By Jeremy Meadows, Chief Procurement Officer |

Share Your Procurement Feedback – Survey Due Friday, February 20

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 |

Training Available: Payroll Certification Tool Updates and Phase II Reminder

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 |

December 2025 Monthly Close and Reports

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 |

Share Your Feedback: Concur Survey – Due Friday, February 20

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 |

Early Timesheet Submission for Biweekly Pay Period Ending January 17, 2026

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 |

Payroll Certification Tool Enhancements Released

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 |

Procurement Process Improvement Series Reminder

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 |

BFS Insider News

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

Early Timesheet Submission for Biweekly Pay Period Ending December 20, 2025

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 |

Notice: Punchout PO Communication Delay

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 |

November 2025 Monthly Close and Reports

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 |

BFS Insider News

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

New Chief Procurement Officer — Join Us on Dec. 2 for Coffee & Donuts!

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 |

Early Timesheet Submission for Biweekly Pay Period Ending November 22, 2025

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 |

October 2025 Monthly Close and Reports

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 |

BFS User Group Meeting on November 20th

Dear Colleagues, We invite you to attend the next BFS User Group meeting on Thursday, November 20, from 1:00 - 2:00 p.m. The meeting will be hosted online via Zoom, and you can join us at the following link: https://ucr.zoom.us/j/94569690823 Meeting topics: Functional Updates (e.g., Contracts & Grants, Financial Services, Procure to Pay, Reporting, Travel...
By Asirra Suguitan, Associate Vice Chancellor and Campus Controller |

Upcoming Planned Maintenance: Oracle Financials 11/21

Dear Oracle Financials Users, Please be advised that Oracle Financials will be unavailable from Friday, November 21, 2025 at 10:00 PM PST until Saturday, November 22, 2025 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 |

Deployment Notice: Implementation of Ad Hoc Approvers in RSSP

Dear Colleagues, Following our previous communication regarding PI Approvals in RSSP, we are pleased to share that the Option 3 workaround provided by Oracle has received positive feedback from testers in the Oracle Training environment. Based on this feedback, Business & Financial Services will move forward with deploying Option 3 this week. Option 3 Recap...
By Asirra Suguitan, Associate Vice Chancellor and Campus Controller |

BFS Insider News

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