Business Matters

Fall financial review meetings were held in October and November. Important upcoming dates in the FY19 Budget Development Process include:

As the Financial Systems Enhancements project team prepares to convert to the new Chart of Accounts and Grants Module, we have developed Finance Lookup tools that are now available to all OHIO faculty and staff in Oracle Business Intelligence (OBI).

Ohio University will convert to a new Chart of Accounts beginning Thursday, November 30 at 5:00 PM through Tuesday, December 12 at 12:00 PM. The Chart of Accounts conversion will affect individuals across all Ohio University campuses and many systems will be unavailable for processes because of this conversion.

A new policy at Ohio University is one of several recent steps in making OHIO’s online presence more accessible, ensuring an equal opportunity for all students to access technology and online tools related to their educational experience.

Now that campus has been using the new Payment Request Form in BobcatBUY, the P2P Improvements Project Team would like to provide additional clarification and assistance on proper use of the Payment Request Form. The following guidance should help with this new process:

The new Payment Request Form rolled out September 18 in BobcatBUY (BCB). Accounts Payable, along with Finance Customer Care, the Purchasing Department and the Financial & Administrative Systems Team closely monitored the post-implementation utilization of the new form to identify and address issues and questions.

One of the time-saving features in BobcatBUY is the ability to copy a previous requisition and add to a draft cart. This saves many keystrokes.

New Office Depot Account Manager

A new Office Depot Account Manager has been assigned to Ohio University. Kaye Dykes has replaced Alicia Alarie.

The Purchasing Department hosted their second annual Supplier Fair on Wednesday, Sept. 20, 2017 from 10 a.m. to 3 p.m. in the Baker University Center Ballroom. 556 attendees had the opportunity to meet and learn more about some of Ohio University’s preferred suppliers.

FY17 Fund Balance Key Dates

• By October 1: Responsibility Center Fund Balances will be loaded
• Pending Review: Administrative and Academic Support Unit Fund Balance Requests are under consideration

FY18 Budget

The FY18 Budget has been loaded and is available in the July financial reports.