Three Accounts Payable forms have been revised and are now available on the Buy-to-Pay website under the ePro/AP menu.... Read more about Three Newly Revised Accounts Payable Forms Are Now Available!

Indicate “Location of Activity” country when processing payments to Foreign Individuals and Foreign Entities

Harvard is required to indicate the “location of activity” when paying income to foreign individuals and foreign entities due to IRS tax withholding and reporting compliance needs. Most often, this is seen when the departments are asked to provide the country of the activity when processing payments in Accounts Payable. Generally, the location of the activity would be where a service is being performed or the location where fellowship income is expected to be utilized in support of one’s scholarship or research. Royalties, copyrights, and patents, such as those paid for the use of intellectual properties (i.e., industrial properties and software licenses), are considered U.S.-sourced if utilized by Harvard due to our U.S. location.... Read more about Policy Service Announcements (PSAs): Location of Activity and Harvard Donations

The updated Ethics and Accountability course is now combined with the Fraud and the Workplace course for one dynamic workshop! Intended for new hires, staff with new financial management roles or those interested in a refresher, the next virtual Zoom sessions are available:... Read more about Ethics and Accountability – Financial Management Course

Revised Responsibility of Purchasers, Preparers, and Approvers (ROPPA) Policy

The Responsibility of Purchasers, Preparers, and Approvers (ROPPA) Policy has been revised with a March 1, 2021 effective date. The revised policy has been updated to incorporate new financial systems (Buy-to-Pay and Concur) as well as the roles and responsibilities of individuals purchasing, processing or approving expenses on behalf of Harvard.... Read more about Responsibility of Purchasers, Preparers, and Approvers (ROPPA) Policy Updates and Training

Did you know that processing an off-cycle check costs the University ~$50.00 each to process?... Read more about Brown Bag - Avoiding Processing Off-Cycle Checks in PeopleSoft

Here are the latest Research Administration & Compliance Systems updates:... Read more about Research Administration & Compliance Systems - March 2021 Update

The Office of Financial Strategy and Planning is excited to announce Open Enrollment for the Overview of Harvard University Finances Course. The goal of this class is to provide Harvard Community Members with a clearer picture of how Harvard's finances work.... Read more about Overview of Harvard University Finances Course – Virtual Offerings Now Available for Enrollment

Administrative Reporting and Analytics Program (ARAP)/Harvard Analytics and Reporting Tool (HART) Update

This month’s update discusses the upcoming plan to migrate HART into the Oracle Analytics Server (OAS) as the first administrative reporting tenant in the new reporting system:... Read more about HART Migration to Oracle Analytics Server Information

Harvard will be rolling out the new eProcurement experience on March 15th, 2021. With this rollout, users will see new screen layouts and navigation for Catalog Search, Shopping Carts, Checkout Process, Requisitions, POs, and Invoices.... Read more about New shopping experience coming to B2P on March 15th

The following changes have been made to the One Time/Recurring Additional Pay Form in PeopleSoft, effective March 26th:... Read more about Changes to Additional Pay Form – One Time/Recurring

There will be a planned HUIT Maintenance Window to implement the Cloud Shield 2 network security platform upgrade for Oracle Financials Systems that will begin Saturday, June 12th, at 6:00am until Sunday, June 13th, afternoon.... Read more about HUIT Cloud Shield 2 Maintenance Window - Upcoming June System Outage for Oracle Financials Systems

The Spring 2021 FINDINI 4.0.19 release will be available to users on April 26th. Please continue to review updated release messages and outage information posted in the upcoming e-News articles, on the Oracle Financial splash pages, and on the Oracle Financial System's Release Page.... Read more about FINDINI 4.0.19 Release - Upcoming April System Outage for Oracle Financials Systems

Buy-to-Pay (B2P) will be unavailable to access from 9:00 PM on Friday, April 9th, through 12:00 PM on Sunday, April 11th. This outage is required by the software vendor, Jaggaer, for their 21.1 Release Promotion into Production.... Read more about Upcoming April System Outage for Buy-to-Pay (B2P)