Dear Colleagues, The recent announcement of broad U.S. tariffs affecting nearly all international trading partners introduces added uncertainty to the global supply chain. In response, one of the most effective steps we can take is to prioritize the use of UC systemwide contracted suppliers whenever possible. By aggregating our UC Procurement spend with these partners...

Dear Colleagues, Automated notifications from Concur will soon be activated to improve compliance with UCR policy and reduce the number of unreconciled Procurement Card (PCard) transactions. These system-generated reminders will help with timely reconciliation and support accurate department financial reporting. PCard transactions older than 7 days should be reconciled in Concur. Weekly Concur statement reports...

Dear Colleagues, Business & Financial Services recently identified that the Card Aging report was missing some card transactions due to incomplete records in the “Assigned Details” sheet. As a result, the report has been updated, and a new version is now available in iReport as of Friday, 3/14/2025 . Key Updates: "Type of Report" (Column...

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...

Dear Colleagues, Please share this message with your staff as appropriate. Effective immediately, new forms and an updated submission process for Manual Salary Cost Transfer (MSCTs) Exception Requests are in place to improve tracking and streamline processing. MSCT Request Requirements To access the new required forms and detailed submission instructions, visit the Manual SCT Exception...

Dear Colleagues, Please share this announcement with your staff as appropriate. Business & Financial Services (BFS) is pleased to announce the latest enhancements to Web Recharge, a platform designed to streamline service requests and billing for over 120 Service Providers across campus. These enhancements improve how departments submit service requests, allow Service Providers to define...

Dear Colleagues, Please share with respective staff: The UCPath SCT process had encountered some defects when SCT transactions were processed through the GL processes: Vacation Leave Assessment (VLA) was applied to restatements of transactions that had originally zero VLA amount. Grad Tuition Remissions were erroneously applied to a few transactions Payroll Coordination & Analysis (PCA)...

Dear Colleagues, We want to inform you of recent Finance and Administration Support portal updates, specifically to the Universal Request form's Service/Business Area dropdown selections. These updates have been made to improve clarity and ensure requests are routed efficiently. Updates to Service/Business Area Selections: "COA Guidance & Cost Transfer Support" has been updated to "COA...

Dear Colleagues, Business and Financial Services is pleased to announce enhancements to the UCR Department Report for AP Invoices report. Department users will receive direct email notifications related to specific Invoice Holds as part of the report update. This enhancement aims to streamline communication and provide a comprehensive listing of invoices requiring user action to...

Dear Colleagues, July and August 2024 month end ledgers are now officially closed. The related Financial Transaction Detail Reports (FTDR) and Prime PI Summary reports for 2024-07 and 2024-08 have been published and are available in R’Space under the Tools section “ Financial Web Reports”. Some notes and reminders about the July and August reports...

Dear Colleagues, Thank you for your patience as we worked through the first fiscal closing on Oracle. The June 2024 Period 13 (formerly 998) fiscal year end ledgers are now officially closed. The related Financial Transaction Detail Reports (FTDR) and Prime PI Summary reports for 2024-06_Period 13 Final have been published and are available in...