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March 27, 2024
Specialty Shipping Services now available through eShipGlobal

Do you need to coordinate a shipment to or from an Ohio University campus or a shipment requiring special handling such as Haz-mat materials, freight shipping, or customs clearance for an international shipment?

March 27, 2024
Key Components to Proper Subrecipient Invoice Review and Approval

Subrecipient invoice monitoring refers to the process of tracking and managing invoices and receipts issued by subrecipients or subcontractors in the context of grant funding, contracts, or similar financial arrangements.

March 27, 2024
What You Need to Know About Award Management

Award Management is a process that encompasses Sponsor and University policies and procedures pertinent to a project/award (often referred to as a sponsored project or grant). This process is also referred to as the “post award” phase of the life cycle of an award.

March 27, 2024
How to Properly Close a Purchase Order

The Finance department continues to receive many invoices in Accounts Payable referencing a purchase order (PO) that has already been closed by the department. When a PO is closed prior to the invoice being received, we are unable to open the PO to finish invoicing.

March 27, 2024
Billings to External Parties for Goods and Services Must Be Done by the Office of the Bursar

External billings are necessary when a university department has provided goods or services to an external party and needs to bill for those goods or services.

March 27, 2024
Updated JET Training Courses are Available in Blackboard

The following JET courses have been updated for all changes that have occurred in the application since it launched in 2019:

March 27, 2024
Important Fiscal Year-End Information

It’s hard to believe, but fiscal year-end is fast approaching! As a result, we have updated the Finance Operating Calendar (snippet below) so that you have on-demand access to key closing dates for the current month as well as future months as we close in on year-end.

February 1, 2024
ThermoFisher Scientific Life Technologies Corporation Catalog Updates

BobcatBUY enhanced search functionality and delivery tracking features now available

As of November 14th, 2023, ThermoFisher Scientific Life Technologies Corporation (‘Life Technologies’) punchout catalog within the BobcatBUY (BCB), has been upgraded with enhanced features.

February 1, 2024
Vendor Rebates

Finance has been getting questions from departments about vendor rebates so we thought it would help to review what a vendor rebate is and how you should handle the rebate if your department receives one because of a business purchase.

February 1, 2024
Shred-It Service and Billing Issues – Status Update

Background

We wanted to address some recent concerns expressed by several departments about services provided to university departments by our preferred supplier for confidential shredding, Shred-It.