Financial Management Newsletter #36

April 2006

Happy Spring!!

This issue of the Financial Management Newsletter includes information about the following:

* Student Fiscal Services Outreach Fair
* Grant and Contract Accounting Conducts Federal Reporting Focus Groups
* ProCurement Card and CTA Vendor Names Soon in Financial Desktop!

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Student Fiscal Services Outreach Fair

Come Learn what Student Fiscal Services (SFS) can provide you and your department! In addition to services for students, Outreach will feature Managing Your Department's Cash training class; merchant card set-up options, "Check 21" technology to receipt checks to the bank faster through imaging, and invoice receivables collections. Money Management, tax, and scholarship training will also be described. The fair will be held:

Monday, May 8th, 1-4 p.m., HUB 200 ABC

Contact Diane Cooley (dianec@u.washington.edu) or Kyra Worrell (kyra@u.washington.edu) for more information.

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Grant and Contract Accounting Federal Reporting Focus Groups

This month, Grant and Contract Accounting (GCA) held three focus groups with campus administrative staff to discuss the Federal reporting process. With the assistance of an external facilitator, productive conversations focused on reporting challenges and suggestions for improvement. The results of the focus groups will be reviewed by GGA leaders and staff with a goal of improving all aspects of the reporting process, including those areas directly impacting GCA's departmental customers. Results of the focus groups and plans for the future will be shared with campus soon.

For more information please contact Sue Camber (scamber@u.washington.edu) or Tami Sadusky (tamis@u.washington.edu).

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ProCurement Card and CTA Vendors Now in Financial Desktop!

Great news! We heard your need to get more ProCard and CTA purchase data on the MyFinancial Desktop/BAR. After thorough testing and campus input, vendor names will be reflected on May 8th (when the April payment to JP Morgan Chase is processed) in MyFinancial Desktop/BAR. UW ProCurement Card Services will want to hear from you once again to find out how this improvement is working for you and your department.

Summary of enhancement:

Invoice Number Field = current transaction ID number Description Field = vendor name with prefix indicating either ProCard (PC) or CTA Travel (TR).

Please email procard@u.washington.edu or call 206-543-5252 to provide feedback or request additional information.

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Ann Anderson, Controller (andera@u.washington.edu or 543-4993)

V'Ella Warren, Vice President, Financial Mgmt & Treasurer, Board of Regents (vwarren@u.washington.edu or 543-8765)