= Business Services News - November 2005

Tak= e a look at what’s happening at Business Services this fall.=

Procard Implementation

Bus= iness Services Accounts Payable has implemented the new Proc= ard. The State of Montana recently signed an agreement w= ith US Bank to replace GE Capital as the = Procard vendor. SCT Banner Finance re= cently implemented capabilities within Banner to accept detailed purchasing card information from the bank feed provided by the vendor. As a result, detailed transaction information will now be available within Banner. Along with reporting capabilities included in the Finance Data Warehouse (FinDW), members of the new Reporting Design and Analysis team within Business Servi= ces have developed a custom reporting capability for Procard Account /Business Managers to use in their daily Procard activities.

= New to Campus

Business Services welcomes Chad Goodman to the Property Mana= gement Service Unit as the Capital Asset Accountant. Chad graduated from UM-Missou= la this last spring with a Bachelor of Applied Science Degree and an Associates Degree in Accounting. Chad is originally from Portland Michigan. Chad’s responsibilities include: Capital Asset Reporting, Physical Inventory of Ca= pital Assets and Tagging Equipment.

Also joining Business Servic= es this summer is Violet Hopkins.= Violet is working with Treasury Se= rvices and Student Account Services as Cashier.&n= bsp; Violet is originally from Ann Arbor= Michigan and has been in Missoula about 12 years returning here = after graduate school.

Business Services welcomes Anne Robinson to the Student Accounts Manager position. Anne is taking over for Diedre Morin who is retiring after 26 years of service. Anne was an Operatio= ns Officer at Community Bank prior to joining us at Business Services. Anne graduated from UM in 1999.

Frank Grady joined Business Services in mid-October as the new Banner Production Assist= ant and Security & Approval Queue Coordinator (Holly B= ohler's old position). Frank is a nat= ive Missoulian and recently moved back to the area from <= st1:City w:st=3D"on">San Francisco.

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Vendor EF= T

As many of you may already know, last year the State = of Montana began pr= omoting the availability of direct deposit for vendor payments. Although the State issues The Univ= ersity of Montana’s vendor payments, the process they use is actually initia= ted from Banner. Business Service= s is currently wrapping up the final testing of the Banner Vendor EFT processing= . We hope to go live with a sample of participants in mid-November and a full rollout to all vendors by the end of this calendar year.

= Fund Accountant Contact List

Use= this contact list as a guide in the event of a question or problem with index co= des on purchase orders or other types of documents. This document is accessible for campus users, you will need your UM login to access. Fund Accoun= tant Contact List

(Yo= u will be prompted for a UM login)

Travel Forms Training

It&= #8217;s not too late to sign up for the Travel Forms Training. This training will provide new and existing employees help with filling out the Request and Authorization to Travel form and the Travel Expense Report.= Click here = for more info and to register.

Mileage Reimbursement Rate Cha= nge

The= State of Montana Department of Administration recently notified Business Services= of a change in the mileage reimbursement rate effective September 1, 2005. The new rate for personal vehicle mileage is 23.5 cents per mile. Click here<= /span> for more information.

New Procedures Search Feature<= o:p>

Business Services has incorporated a new search featu= re into the Procedures web page to allow for easier access to the documents and files that are accessible on the Business Services Secured Intranet. The search allows you the ability = to enter a keyword or phrase and view a list of results related to the search. The results are deriv= ed using your search word or phrase to match those items the document title or description. This new search feature, in addition to the already present Quick Jump attribute plus the current content listings allo= w the users a number of options for finding the files and information they need on the Business Services Intranet.

Try Me…..Click Here.= =

Coming Soon:=

· Business Services Reminders

· Question of the month

· Upcoming events

Tue= sday, November 01, 2005