Ohio University faculty and staff turned out to rock around the clock at the “Fabulous 50s” themed Supplier Fair on Wednesday, Oct. 10, 2018. The Purchasing Department hosted their third annual Supplier Fair in the Baker University Center Ballroom.
Business Matters
As announced at the Business Forum on Tuesday, October 9, the University is in the final stages of contract negotiation with the newly selected travel services provider, Christopherson Business Travel. Among many other benefits, Christopherson comes with higher
On Tuesday, October 2, changes were deployed to the Finance dashboards.
There is a new tab in the OBI Grants Dashboard. The Effort Reporting Dashboard Tab provides supporting payroll amounts included on the Effort Reports that are distributed by the Grants Accounting office for certification each academic term.
A new and improved Contract and Insurance Matrix is now available on the Finance website.
At the August 7 Business Forum participants asked questions about PCard use and the Affordability and Efficiency mandate requirements. Following are answers to those questions for the reference of anyone involved in purchasing activity on behalf of Ohio University.
The Chart of Accounts (COA) Fundamentals course is now available as a “core requirement” for the new Accounting and Purchasing certificates within OHIO Professional Development Pathways.
FY18: Fund Balance Timeline
July 26 – Preliminary fund balance templates provided to planning units following second close
July 31 – Open BPA Office Hours – Fund Balance Workshop
Beginning July 1, Accounts Payable has changed the way lease invoices are processed. Previously, invoices for the entire fiscal year were entered at the beginning of the fiscal year.
Single supplier per requisition
BCB no longer allows multiple suppliers in the same requisition. It does still allow you to add multiple suppliers to the same cart.