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Business Matters

March 3, 2025
Submission of Business Expense Reimbursement - 60 Day Rule

Ohio University reimburses business and travel expenses in accordance with University Policy 41.121 Reimbursement for official travel and entertainment.  In February, an interim change to this policy was approved to keep the university in compliance with

December 5, 2024
Per Diem Required for Meal Reimbursement

The Finance department would like to remind travelers about how meal reimbursement works at the University.

December 5, 2024
Upcoming Change to Concur Notifications

History and Current Process

As many of you may know, the University rolled out the current PCard program a little over two years ago.

December 5, 2024
Time and Effort Reporting Reminder

Ohio University is required to document procedures and maintain supporting documentation for the distribution  of an individual’s effort to sponsored agreements in accordance with federal regulations as defined by the Office of Management and Budget (OMB) Part 200 Uniform Administrative Requirements, Cost Principles, and Audit Requirements

December 5, 2024
JET Training Sessions Via Teams

General Accounting & Financial Reporting (GAFR) is conducting quarterly Journal Entry Template (JET) training sessions via Teams. The next session will be Thursday, December 12th at 10 AM.

December 5, 2024
Holiday Expenditure Guidance

As we approach the end of the calendar year, we begin to get questions about what is or is not allowable as it relates to holiday expenditures. As a public institution, Ohio University is expected and committed to the responsible use of public funds and as such is providing the following guidance:

November 5, 2024
PaymentWorks to be Soft Launched November 5, 2024

The Finance department is excited to announce that we will be soft launching our new supplier management system, PaymentWorks, on November 5, 2024. We will soft launch with a single department and allow them to invite new suppliers first.

August 23, 2024
Concur Homepage Redesign

Starting Monday, August 26th, Concur will be launching a refreshed home page experience on the web that features an intuitive design and user-friendly navigation.

August 8, 2024
OBI PO Summary Dashboard Enhancements

On August 6, 2024, we made a few minor but valuable enhancements to the PO Summary Dashboard in OBI. You are now able to easily identify cancelled POs, PO owners and their employment status in this dashboard. The following changes were made to the dashboard:

August 5, 2024
Balance Rollforward from FY24 to FY25

Fund Balance processing is a coordinated effort among Budget Office, Foundation Accounting, and Finance (internally distributed among Grants Accounting, GAFR, and Treasury). This process will occur on August 8, 2024. You can review your FY25 account balances in OBI on August 9th to see updated balances.