New Responsible Purchasing Program supports operational excellence
2024-09-30
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Stanford Financial Management Services (FMS) is excited to announce it has united two existing teams to form the new Responsible Purchasing Program. This team will provide programming, services, and tools to the university community to support the university’s values. In its first year, the new team...
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Year-End Close: 2024 Reminders and Deadlines
2024-07-22
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It's that time of year again! The year-end close (YEC) process of recording and reporting expenses from September through August gives a snapshot of the university's transactional activity each fiscal year; it includes five distinct closing stages of activities as shown below. This news page...
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Reduced number of invoices requiring department approval
2024-06-18
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Continuous improvements to the Accounts Payable (AP) invoice holds workflow functionality and system notifications in response to feedback from the fall 2021 FMS Client Satisfaction Survey.
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Continuous Improvements to Fingate
2024-02-22
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FMS is continuously working to improve the Fingate user experience. Planned and completed changes range from search improvements, navigation updates and content revisions. Learn more about recent and upcoming changes on this news page.
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New self service solutions to change PTAs and cancel purchase orders
2024-02-13
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Effective Feb. 26, 2024, new self-service functionalities have been added to the Requisition and Purchase Orders Query tool for changing Project-Task-Award (PTAs) on an eligible and active purchase order (PO) and canceling eligible POs. These activities are often requested and required for proper...
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Quartzy now available through SmartMart Catalog Suppliers
2023-11-27
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Quartzy, a lab inventory management software and lab supplies provider, has offered Stanford users direct access to their services and supplies through their website for the past 10 years. The inventory management services were offered free of charge while the lab supplies could be purchased by...
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Updated Card Suspension Process to Support Proper Use
2023-11-07
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An updated suspension process for individual (not departmental) Purchasing Cards (PCards) and Travel Cards (TCards) rolls out in Fiscal Year 2024. Designed to reduce risk to the university and encourage financial stewardship of these university-issued credit cards, the updated suspension process...
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Streamlined Delivery and Pick Up Options for Will Call Payments
2023-07-31
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Effective July 31, 2023, a streamlined process and tools will make it easier to receive Will Call check payments for purchase order invoices and Expense Requests transactions. About the new process After a Will Call payment is requested for an Expense Requests transaction or a purchase order invoice...
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July Enhancements to the PCard Module
2023-07-14
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In an ongoing effort to improve and streamline the Stanford Purchasing Card (PCard) experience, several enhancements to the Purchasing Card module within Oracle Financials will launch on July 17. Additionally, to continually improve and support purchasing practices and policies that are compliant...
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New Course Now Required to Access iProcurement
2023-06-22
The purchase of goods and services plays a big part in helping to achieve the university’s mission. Faculty and staff who make purchases have a key role in stewarding the university’s resources. Stanford Financial Management Services (FMS) recently launched FIN-0420: Preferred Purchasing Methods to...
New FIN-0420: Preferred Purchasing Methods course now required to access iProcurement
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