Finance Updates

News, updates and information from the University of North Dakota Finance team.

Cancelled Travel – What to Do

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Have your UND travel plans recently been affected during the COVID-19 outbreak?  Here are a few guidelines to help you navigate what to do now: Tickets, hotels, etc. that were paid for by UND (P Card or Travel & Expense Reimbursement) remain a UND item.  While the traveler may have a voucher issued in their […]

Jaggaer: Comments & Emails

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Now that we’ve been live for Jaggaer, those departments that have placed orders have started to see some emails come across to them.  When you’ve seen those emails, perhaps you’ve wondered if they were legitimate or not.  Here’s some examples of what those emails will look like, and how to respond to them: In the […]

February Journal Entries and Imports Have Posted

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All journal entries and imports dated in February without budget error, approval error, or other error have posted to February.  If a journal in workflow was dated in February but errors were not corrected or the workflow was not completed prior to the third business day in March, the journal will restart the workflow with […]

Reminders for Submitting Electronic Departmental Deposits

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Reminders for submitting electronic departmental deposits: For credit card transaction deposits, ensure the settlement and batch reports are attached to the electronic deposit form and that they are complete and legible. For deposits with multiple checks, please include a calculator tape or excel spreadsheet that itemizes and totals the batch of checks. Account codes on […]

Jaggaer: Meet Your Administrators

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Happy March and Happy Jaggaer Go-Live!  The day we’ve been waiting for is finally here – the first 10 departments on campus are able to make purchases through the Jaggaer system.  Procurement & Payment Services is very excited to roll out this project! Here are the Administrators for Jaggaer – Below their name is the department […]

Ethics In Procurement

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ETHICS – DOING THE RIGHT THING Can you enjoy a round of golf or a meal with a vendor? Can you accept something of value? There is a definite impact to competition if we accept something for free that allows a vendor to be one step ahead of the competition. Whether or not our actions […]

Jaggaer: Getting Started

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Starting Monday, March 2nd, Jaggaer Marketplace will be LIVE for shopping!  Once you log-in, here are a few tips to get started: Sign-in is Single Sign-on – it’s the same log-in you use to sign into your computer It will first open up to your Profile information – here you can update your preferences. Tip: You do […]

Jaggaer Featured Suppliers

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In one week’s time, Jaggaer will officially go-live and be available for shopping.  Below are the catalogs enabled for you to shop from.  These catalogs were based on overall spend at UND, touching on products that hit across departments on campus.  Utilizing these catalogs ensures UND contracted pricing. Don’t see the item you want from […]

Fair and Open Competition in Public Procurement

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Last week, the U.S. Department of Justice (DOJ) spoke with State attorneys, grants officers and procurement employees regarding the importance of antitrust laws and our roles in enforcement of these laws.  This DOJ Antitrust Presentation contains examples of bid rigging and price fixing in public procurement, the cost associated with these illegal activities, sources of […]

Jaggaer is nearly here!

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That e-Procurement system you’ve been hearing about is nearly here.  UND’s newest Procure-to-Pay system Jaggaer will Go-Live officially on March 2nd, 2020.  The first departments to go live are: Aerospace, Nistler College of Business, Dining Services, Housing, EERC, Chester Fritz Library, Law School & Library, Mailing, Duplicating, Bookstore, and Marketing & Enrollment Services. On March […]