Responsibility of Purchasers, Preparers, and Approvers (ROPPA) Policy Updates and Training

March 11, 2021

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.

  • Updates to the ROPPA training requirements have also been made.
  • Updates to the online ROPPA training are forthcoming.

Information Session Responsibility of Purchasers, Preparers, and Approvers (ROPPA) Policy

Do you know that anyone who makes purchases with University funds or who prepares or approves transactions via Concur, PCard or B2P (or other systems which feed into the Oracle e-business suite) must follow certain requirements?

Are you aware that there may be required training based on their role for people using Harvard financial systems?

A Zoom Session scheduled for Thursday, March 25 11:00-12:00 will review the updates to the ROPPA Policy and training requirements.

To attend, please register using this Zoom Meeting Registration Invitation. The session is open to all; please feel free to forward this invitation to others who may be interested.