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December 12, 2023
We understand life gets busy for many of us during the holiday season. As UC Merced's two-week winter break approaches, we in Payroll Services want to take a moment to remind you of an upcoming payroll deadline.   Because of winter break (commonly called curtailment), timesheets for biweekly compensated employees must be submitted earlier. Biweekly timesheets for...
December 11, 2023
The November 2023 accounting period is now CLOSED. View the current Period Close Schedule. Please reconcile your departmental activities through November 2023 and verify all activity has been recorded correctly. If financial adjustment requests are required, please submit a request via Service Now as soon as possible. Sincerely,  Carol Dinuzzo  Director of Financial...
December 4, 2023
A message from Accounts Payable, Tax & Payment Services: If you need to have invoices, payment requests and wire transfers processed before the curtailment period, please submit your request by Wednesday, Dec. 13. Depending on the request, additional approvals may be needed to complete processing. Anything submitted after Dec 13 will be processed in the order received. Go here to learn...
November 2, 2023
Campus colleagues, The Division of Finance and Administration is preparing a major advancement in procurement and accounts payable operations that will bring increased efficiency, transparency, and collaboration to UC Merced’s supplier relationships.  In May 2024, UC Merced will begin onboarding suppliers onto Transcepta, an online platform that streamlines invoice...
October 19, 2023
NSF Discipline Code Required for All Project Attributes   Oct. 19, 2023   The UC Merced Office of the Controller is issuing the following guidance on the Project Attribute in the Common Chart of Accounts (CCoA).   The Project Attribute tracks the financial activity for a “body of work" that often has a start and end date that spans fiscal years or...
October 19, 2023
The UC Merced Office of the Controller is issuing the following guidance on the Project Attribute in the Common Chart of Accounts (CCoA).  The Project Attribute tracks the financial activity for a “body of work" that often has a start and end date that spans fiscal years or activities funded by a sponsor. The UC Office of the President uses CCoA attributes to collect and...
October 11, 2023
Campus partners, The Controller’s Unit is pleased to announce that team members from Contracts & Grants Administration, Project Portfolio Financial Management, and Financial Planning & Analysis partnered to develop and test a proposed Sponsored Project Close Out Checklist. The objective of this checklist is to clearly outline the required steps, by responsible party, to...
September 25, 2023
Subject: Introducing UC Merced Instant Card   Sept. 25, 2023   Please share this announcement to relevant teams or individuals in your department.   Travel and Expense Management is excited to introduce a virtual payment travel card program that helps reduce out-of-pocket expenses for students and guests and is easy to add to a mobile wallet, Apple Pay or Google...
September 14, 2023
We’ve heard you, campus partners. You need information and tools that allow you to leverage financial data that empowers you to perform your tasks effectively and efficiently. Starting immediately, online office hours for the Financial and Accounting Services team will be used to address these crucial needs. We are changing our office hours schedule from weekly to once a month. At...
August 21, 2023
(Note: This announcement was edited Aug. 22, 2023 to change the guidance for submission of actuals adjustment requests.) Campus colleagues,  Please review this important information about financial activities in the prior and current fiscal years. I also encourage you to share this with others who may benefit from this information.  Financial Report Review  The 2022-23...

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