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Paying Vendors. BPAs & P-cards. Getting Started. Approved systems for generating BPAs are: APEX Benefits – vendor info interfaces with Banner Catbooks / Agbooks Benefits – comprehensive system, does more than just BPAs Handwritten Excel To learn more about APEX contact Lynne x5739
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Paying Vendors BPAs & P-cards
Getting Started • Approved systems for generating BPAs are: • APEX • Benefits – vendor info interfaces with Banner • Catbooks/Agbooks • Benefits – comprehensive system, does more than just BPAs Handwritten Excel To learn more about APEX contact Lynne x5739 To learn more about Catbooks contact catbooks@montana.edu
What info should I include on my BPA? • Your contact information – Name, email, office phone number • Vendor name and address – make sure what prints on your BPA is accurate! • (more on this later) • Remit Info – this is for the vendor & prints on the check stub/remit summary: • Department Name • Account number – from the vendor • Invoice number • Additional Info – this is for you: • DPO number, contracted services detail, other information that is important to the department’s records, but not necessarily the vendor • Authorized Signature – we can’t pay from an unsigned BPA
What info should I include with my BPA? Invoices Other relevant forms Travel forms Purchasing forms Hospitality Approval forms • These things are not invoices: • Work Orders • Statements • Quotes • Missing Receipt Forms (Missing receipt forms are ONLY okay with Pcard reports and even then we don’t love them )
Checking Vendor Information Banner FTMVEND
Checking Vendor Information Banner FTMVEND
Checking Vendor Information Banner FTMVEND
Checking Vendor Information Banner FTMVEND
Has my payment been processed? Banner FAIVNDH
Other important A/P information W-9 forms Most recent version from the IRS is dated August 2013. The form is available on our website at http://www.montana.edu/wwwbu/accounting.html If you have a W-9 saved out to your desktop, please make sure it is the most recent version.
P-cards • New p-card application form • Please remember to complete ALL fields on the form and DO NOT modify • We need to know: • 0 + Entire GID number • Entire PO Box address • Phone number with area code • Org number
P-cards – things to remember • Review all your indexes for activity in 62886 • process corrections promptly • Add consistent, meaningful descriptions • Example: NACUBO-M Smith Dallas, TX 09/1-09/7/13 • Travel justifications • Include one copy behind report page for each traveler/trip, we don’t need a copy with each receipt. Save a tree.
Bonus – Costco!! Please use appropriate account codes Not everything goes to 62290 Remember batteries are considered e-waste and should be coded to 62245 Beverages (when not specifically for an event/meeting) should be coded to 62278