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Realignment of Business and Financial Services Teams

May 25, 2022
Division colleagues, As part of DFA’s ongoing effort to improve service times, streamline processes and create synergies in the campus community, Business and Financial Services (BFS) will realign some of our core teams. This alignment uses the strengths of BFS team members who perform similar bodies of work, allowing us to balance our service offerings. ​Effective June 1, the changes...

Preparing for Fiscal Year 2021-22 Close

May 25, 2022
UC Merced departments have begun the work required to close fiscal year 2021-22. To assist in this process, General Accounting has assembled documentation of fiscal close deadlines and other information. As prescribed by the State of California, UC Merced must close its general ledger for FY2022 on June 30. For campus departments, two significant periods lead up to this date: May 1-31:...

Interim Director of General Accounting Appointed

April 1, 2022
Dear Division Colleagues, We are pleased to announce that Jennifer Riedeman has accepted the role of Interim Director of General Accounting. Jennifer has been with UC Merced for more than eight years, including the last six as Director of Treasury, Accounts Payable Disbursements & Cashiering. Her interim appointment begins Friday, April 1. We will conduct a full recruitment to fill...

Mileage Reimbursement Rate Changes Effective January 1, 2022

January 5, 2022
The University’s mileage reimbursement rates for expenses incurred in connection with the business use of a private automobile will increase in accordance with the Internal Revenue Service standard mileage rates published in IRS Notice 2022-03. The following new rates are effective for expenses incurred on or after January 1, 2022: • The reimbursement rate for the use of a...

New Assistant Vice Chancellor/Controller

December 15, 2021
Greetings, Division Colleagues, I am pleased to announce that Amanda Preston-Nelson is joining the Division of Finance and Administration as Assistant Vice Chancellor and Controller, leading Business and Financial Services . Amanda, a San Joaquin Valley native, brings an extensive knowledge of managing business services in higher education. She comes to us from San Joaquin Delta College...

Increase in Meal Rates for Meeting & Entertainment

November 1, 2021
Campuses have been experiencing difficulty arranging meals for events based on the existing rates for business meals and entertainment. The last time the meal rates for business and entertainment were increased was in 2016. After discussing with the campus controllers, we have elected to increase the rates by 5% in 2021 and another 5% in 2022. Effective November 1, 2021, the maximum per person...

TRS Downtime

October 11, 2021
TRS will be down Monday, October 11, 2021, after 5:00 p.m. for approximately one hour and will not be accessible during this time.

AB 1887 State Travel Prohibition Update

July 1, 2021
Controllers and AP Directors/Travel Managers, The California Attorney General’s office updated the list of states where state funds may not be used for travel. https://oag.ca.gov/news/press-releases/attorney-general-bonta-add-five-states-travel-restrictions-list-result-wave-new The FAQs have been updated to reflect the twelve states currently on the list, and their effective dates...

Campus Cashiering News

January 5, 2021
 Walkup Window Hours: Monday 8:30 am -4:30 pm (closed for lunch from noon-12:30pm Thursday 1:00 pm - 4:30 pm  Please see the Student-Parents Guidance page for more detailed information.

Latest Information on Travel Affected by COVID-19

August 7, 2020
Dear Campus Community, We understand many faculty, staff and students have questions regarding university-related travel, particularly in light of the COVID-19 situation during summer and fall 2020. We also acknowledge the desire to make international travel plans in the near future and the significant difficulty imposed by this uncertain period. This message includes the most updated...

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