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Procurement and Business Services

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Dec 16, 2024

Business Connections Corner

The University Controller’s Office held the last monthly Business Connections meeting for 2024 on November 14. There was no monthly meeting in December to allow everyone to perform necessary business operations and prepare for the Winter break. The Business Connections monthly meetings resume on Thursday, January 9. Please visit the Business Connections page for prior…
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Nov 26, 2024

Celebrating Transformation: Electronics Restore

Written by Bill Carlson. As we prepare to bid farewell to Chancellor Randy Woodson, we would like to join the university in Celebrating Transformation and reflect on the positive changes that have taken place at the Materials Support Warehouse during his tenure.  Over the past 14-plus years, the warehouse has seen substantial growth in surplus…
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Nov 26, 2024

Business Connections Corner

The University Controller’s Office held its monthly Business Connections meeting on November 14. Discussion Topics University Controller’s Office University Budget Office The University Budget Office provided information on new program code 992 for Hurricane Helene Expense Tracking, which was established by the NC Office of State Budget and Management and the UNC System Office. Isolating…
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Nov 26, 2024

Announcing the New Vouchers and Travel Queries

Written by Ruthie Fairbanks. Accounts Payable would like to introduce the new Voucher and Travel monitoring queries located under the Queries and Reports tile in the Financial System. These queries will allow you to enter two-, four- or six-digit organization unit codes (OUC). Please note that when entering either two or four digits, the percent…
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Oct 28, 2024

Handling Foreign National Payments

Written by Dwaine Cook. As NC State University’s international population continues to grow, both the university and the global community feel its impact. In this article, we will talk about processing payments for foreign individuals, which involves additional considerations compared to payments for U.S. citizens or entities. Here’s what’s important to know. Payments to Foreign…
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Oct 28, 2024

New Solicitation Evaluation Guide

Written by Kristen Shelton. Procurement and Business Services has been working diligently to develop learning resources to assist solicitation evaluation committees with conducting evaluations. Procurement Services began a partnership in 2014 with a third-party strategic sourcing software provider, Bonfire, to modernize and enhance the evaluation process for competitive solicitations. Using the Bonfire platform has allowed…
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Oct 28, 2024

Business Connections Corner

The University Controller’s Office held its monthly Business Connections meeting on October 10.  Discussion Topics University Controller’s Office Updates University Budget Office Procurement and Business Services Procurement and Business Services highlighted staff changes, upcoming annual procurement meeting, the updated Procurement Dashboard, the 13th Annual MarketPlace Expo, upcoming surplus sales events, contacting the Materials Support Warehouse…
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Sep 23, 2024

Electronic W-2 Consent

Written by Regina House. As an active NC State employee, you have the opportunity to receive your W-2 electronically without having to keep up with a paper copy. In January 2024, University Payroll processed 27,453 W-2s. Of the total, 11,796 or 43% were electronic W-2s.  Why opt in for the electronic W-2?  You will get…
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Sep 23, 2024

Vendor Onboarding as a Value Driver

Written by Sharon Loosman. Vendor onboarding has been transformed into a strategic value driver for procurement operations at NC State. Through this strategy, we have ensured accurate and timely vendor records to mitigate risks associated with outdated or incorrect data.   Back in 2021, the Procurement and Accounts Payable teams in the Finance Division evaluated the…
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Sep 23, 2024

Business Connections Corner

The University Controller’s Office held its monthly Business Connection meeting on September 12.  Discussion Topics University Controller’s Office Updates Procurement & Business Services Procurement & Business Services highlighted staff changes, annual procurement meetings, the updated Procurement Dashboard, the 13th Annual MarketPlace Expo, upcoming surplus sales events, contacting the Materials Support Warehouse to pick up surplus…