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The Oracle Data Integrity Project has made progress over the past two weeks on efforts to align our general ledger and project sub-ledger, where your funds are managed. The alignment effort has focused initially on the more than 200 contracts and grants that are out of...

Dear Division Colleagues, We are pleased to announce that Jennifer Riedeman has accepted the role of Interim Director of General Accounting. Jennifer has been with UC Merced for more than eight years, including the last six as Director of Treasury, Accounts Payable Disbursements & Cashiering...

New training material has been posted in the Accounting section on how to address Accounts Payable invoices that require correction because of missing POET information. Resources include a training video, a step-by-step guide in PDF form, an AP cost transfer request template in Excel form. They...

Division of Finance and Administration teams have been working on enhancements to the Oracle financial system’s Purchasing Requisition page to streamline entry by populating some of the POET fields automatically when the project and task are provided, eliminating the need for manual entry....

Part 3 of the Smart View Basic video training series has been uploaded. The session focuses on the UCMPLAN Projects Cube and Oracle Enterprise Resource Planning (ERP). Access the video here or from the Smart View Basics drop-down menu in the Accounting, Budgeting and Project Management sections.

Sent on behalf of Interim Vice Chancellor and Chief Financial Officer Kurt Schnier   Greetings Division of Finance and Administration Colleagues, As a follow-up to the Jan. 7 message to the university about updated plans for the start of Spring Semester, please note these items and...

Greetings, Division of Finance and Administration colleagues, As a follow-up to the Dec. 29 campus message regarding the return for Spring Semester, please note of the following items and plans for the Division: Vaccination Policy - To be considered fully compliant with the...

To: Faculty and staff Campus colleagues, As we speed toward the holiday break, I wanted to update you on progress made in improving users’ experiences with UC Merced’s Oracle-based financial management system. Nearly all the initiatives shared here are the result of formal and...

To: Faculty and staff UC Merced’s warehouse for long-term storage is over capacity. Immediate action from the campus community is needed to clear up this issue. Effective immediately, the warehouse will be closed to all incoming storage of goods and equipment. The closure will remain in...