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June, 2005 In this
month's edition: 1. Business Community Open Forum The next Business Community Open
Forum will be held July 21st, 2:00 3:30 in the Student
Union South Ballroom. The theme of July's forum will be
"Business Challenges." The structure of this forum will be
a quick 5 minute update from the panelists, followed by a
break out session. The participants will be asked to come
up with 5 of the most challenging administrative tasks they
faced while trying to get business done at the U. The
information gathered in this session will be used to build
a FAQ page for the new Biz.Comm web site. 2. Reminder: Fiscal Year End Close June 30, 2005 Please review the memo at http://www.fso.arizona.edu/fso/yearend/YearendprocessingFY05.pdf to ensure that financial transactions are processed correctly; in particular:
3. Payroll - Fiscal Year Processing To ensure a smooth transition from old year to new year, please review the important tips, Fiscal Year (F/Y) Time Roster/POPR processing calendar, and split time roster processing guidelines available at: http://bizcomm.arizona.edu/paynewstips.htm 4. FSO Operations Announces Improved Vendor Payment Process FSO Operations is pleased to announce that the Purchasing Card vendor payment process will now be similar to the check payment process. Expenses will post when an invoice is received, regardless of whether the vendor will be paid with a check or with the Purchasing Card. In addition to posting expenses in a more timely fashion, the new streamlined process should result in a quicker turn around time for processing invoices and check requests. Previously, if a vendor was paid with the Purchasing Card, the expense would not show up on an FRS account until the charge posted to the Purchasing Card. This delay in posting was especially problematic at year end and in some cases caused expenses to be posted to the incorrect Fiscal year. With the new process, Pcard expenses will post as quickly as those paid by check. If you have any questions, comments, or suggestions, please contact FSO Operations at 621-9097 or email: mailto:accts_pay@arizona.edu 5. Introducing Biz.Comm In response to a challenge made at the April Business Community Forum to bring Administrative Resources under one location, we have developed the UA Business Community Resource website. The purpose of this website is to help new and current UA employees navigate UA business and administrative systems. http://BizComm.arizona.edu6. New UA Employee Outreach FSO Communications is contacting new UA employees with financial/business-related job titles to welcome them to the University, direct them to resources available, and invite them to join the FRS-News listserv. 7. FRS Month-end Closing Dates The FRS month-end closing dates for FY 2005/2006 are now available on the web at: http://www.fso.arizona.edu/frs_calendar/closing.html8. Kuali Project Update
For details visit the June Kuali Update page: http://www.kuali.arizona.edu/JuneUpdate.html9. Oracle Payroll Evaluation Complete The Oracle Conference Room Pilot team was charged with evaluating the Oracle Payroll Module to see if it could replace the current Payroll engine that interfaces with PSOS. The team presented their final report to Allison Vaillancourt, Human Resources; Dick Roberts, Budget Office; Rick Hargis, CCIT and Charles Ingram, FSO. Based on the teams' recommendation, they will continue to look for other alternatives. More information, including the final report is available at: http://www.fso.arizona.edu/fso/oraclepayroll/10. The Financial Services Office is currently recruiting the following position: Job Title: Manager-Tax Compliance Department: 7702-FSO-Financial Management Job Number: 33057 To review the posting, go to https://www.uacareertrack.com/, click "Search Postings" on the bar on the left, and search for the specific Job Number.11. Introducing FSO's New Employees The following employees have joined FSO in the last month:
Contact: Kymber
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