Pcard Program Training Overview

Cardholder reconciles receipts to the Transaction Detail Report and to the Commercial Card Statement, both from Access Online.. The P Card Manager reviews and approves the Cardholders

University of Rochester Purchasing Card Program

Summary

Pcard Program Overview

 Only existing cardholders and managers will be transitioned to US Bank

program

 Program expansion will not be initiated until after the initial cardholders

and managers are transitioned and the program has been stabilized.

 Pcard Holders and Managers are expected to complete all training (Pcard Program Overview and US Bank application).

 JP Morgan cards are effective until you have been issued and have

activated your US Bank Pcard.

 It is anticipated that US Bank Pcards will not be issued prior to December

Pcard Program

HOW IT WORKS

Cardholder makes an authorized business-related purchase by charging it on their US

Bank Visa Card.

Cardholder must upload the receipt(s) along with any additional supporting

documentation in the Access Online Internet application.

Cardholder reviews P Card transactions daily/weekly in the Access Online Internet

application.

Cardholder reconciles receipts to the Transaction Detail Report and to the Commercial

Card Statement, both from Access Online.

The P Card Manager reviews and approves the Cardholders’ transactions in the Access

Online internet application

 P Card Manager reviews all charges within the current billing cycle for distribution to

the appropriate general ledger account, valid business purpose and adequate

supporting documentation The P Card Manager signs and dates the Commercial Card Statement from US Bank on a monthly basis.

Cardholders need to keep original receipts and supporting documentation, transaction

detail reports, and bank statements, within the department for ledger reconciliation and audit requirements

Pcard Program Support

US Bank Pcard Technical Support

Access Online Help Desk – (877) 887-9260

- General Website Navigation Inquiry

- Resetting Passwords

- General Account Inquiry

24-Hour Customer Service- (800) 344-5696

- Balance Inquiry

- Statement Inquiry

- Disputed Items

- Declined Purchases

- Card Activation

- Lost, Stolen or Compromised Card

University of Rochester Pcard

Policy Support

Pat Smith

Pcard Administrator, 585-275-8900

Pat_Smith@urmc.rochester.edu

Mary Margaret Scanlan Purchasing Assistant/Pcard Program, 585-273-3512 Marymargaret_scanlan@urmc.rochester.edu

Pcard Program Resources

Pcard Resources – Purchasing Website

Pcard Policy:

http://www.urmc.rochester.edu/purchasing/how-to-purchase/purchasing-card.cfm

Quick Reference Guides and User Guides:

h

ttp://www.urmc.rochester.edu/purchasing/how-to-purchase/PcardLearningResources.cfm

Cardholder Roles and Responsibilities

 Upon accepting the P Card, cardholder becomes an authorized purchaser for the University with specific responsibilities for expending University funds as follows:

Limit purchases to $1,500 or less

Keep original receipts, scan and upload into Access Online

Utilize lowest price

Protect the security of his/her P Card and P Card number

Do not make P Card purchases from friends or relatives where he/she has a financial interest

Do not accept any gift or gratuity from any supplier.

Ensure that items prohibited from purchase with P Card are not procured (Refer to the exclusion list in your handouts).

Ensure that purchases are not made from any vendors on the Office of the Inspector General (OIG) Vendor Exclusion list (Click on link to

https://www.sam.gov/portal/public/SAM/ to determine whether vendor has been debarred.

Cardholder Roles and Responsibilities

 Follow the guidelines related to special requirements for Sponsored

Projects.

 Upload transaction receipts into Access Online

 Give supplier detailed shipping instructions Following is the preferred

format for shipping instructions:

 University of Rochester

 Requesters Name/Department Name & Room #

 Street Address and Box #

 City, State and Zip

 Purchases for the Medical Center should always be shipped to Receiving at

575 Elmwood Avenue, Rochester, NY 14642.

Cardholder Roles and Responsibilities

 Every Week (at minimum):

 Log into Access Online (https://access.usbank.com/cpsApp1/index.jsp)

 Review Transactions

 Ensure that all purchases have been coded appropriately

 Reconcile all original receipts and/or packing slips with pricing information in Access Online

 Upload receipts into Access Online prior to the 25 th of each month

 If necessary, reject/dispute goods and services and work with supplier(s) to resolve issues

 Immediately inform Department P Card Manager of the potential dispute

 It is your responsibility to ensure appropriate resolution of all disputes

 All receipts and statements supporting P Card transactions for the current and past fiscal years must be kept at the department level (in accordance with official records retention policy) The University’s policy on record retention may be found at http://

www.rochester.edu/adminfinance/records.html

Department P Card Managers Roles and Responsibilities

P Card Managers:

Provide general oversight and accountability within departments

Perform the only detailed review done for Purchasing Card purchases

Serve as cardholder’s first point of contact for Access Online and

program related clarification/questions

Ensure that purchases are not made from any vendors that are

identified as debarred (https://www.sam.gov/portal/public/SAM/)

Every Week (at minimum):

Log into Access Online (https://access.usbank.com/cpsApp1/index.jsp)

Reconcile department-wide transactions against receipts

Ensure receipts are uploaded for all transactions

Ensure purchases are within program guidelines

P Card Program Administrator Roles and Responsibilities

 Purchasing Card Administrator will:

 Provide help desk support to Finance and P Card Managers

 Ultimately be responsible for maintaining the Purchasing Card infrastructure within Access Online

 Monitor UR Purchasing Card program success

 Audit card use as necessary and report irregular/suspicious activity to UR Audit for follow-up

 Coordinate with US Bank Customer Relations Team

Accounts Payable Roles & Responsibilities

END OF BILLING CYCLE:

 Accounts Payable pulls the Access Online statement on the 25th day

of the month Cardholders need to assure all transactions have been reviewed, approved and receipts uploaded prior to the 25th

 Transactions posted after the 25th of the month will appear in the next billing cycle (i.e transaction posts on 11/27, you will have until 12/25 to adjust the account to be charged and upload receipts)

 Once the statement is downloaded, transactions not reconciled will be coded to the default GL Account Codes and cannot be approved,

rejected, disputed or reallocated.

Program Guidelines & Activity Review Control

 All cardholders are responsible for the security of the Purchasing Card issued to

them

 Any purchases made on the card are assumed to have been made by the

cardholder

 The Purchasing Card should be used for pre-approved commodities only

 In general, do not use your U of R Purchasing Card for commodities identified as

exclusions in the Purchasing Card Policy

 Card usage will be audited

 Compliance with Purchasing Card Program policies is monitored by Purchasing

and UR Audit

 Purchasing staff review transactions frequently and may require a copy of

documentation at any time for transactions which are questionable or may be

deemed inappropriate Poorly documented transactions will be referred to

University Audit for follow up

Pcard Policy Card Restrictions

Red Flag Items:

The following items should only be purchased with a P Card when a valid business reason can be documented Questionable transactions should be discussed with divisional or University Finance prior to purchasing these products or services

•Dues and Memberships

•Entertainment Tickets (i.e., concerts, baseball, hockey, bowling, football, movie, etc.)

•Flowers

•Food, Beverages & Meals

•Home Internet Service

•Cell Phone

•Pagers

Pcard Policy Card Restrictions

consumption

Capital Equipment (i.e., with a 2+ year useful life and unit cost greater

than $300 (SMH purchases), and greater than $1,000 (University

purchases)

Purchases from individuals

Contracting (i.e., Consultants/Independent Contractors, Maintenance

Agreements)

Releases on standing orders, blanket orders

or multiple shipments

Equipment involving a trade-in or exchange Services (i.e laundry, dry cleaning, phone,

television, utilities, moving, storage, rigging, transportation, employment and other professional services ).

limit

services (i.e airline tickets, car rentals, travel agencies, gasoline, fuel - Use T&C)

Hazardous Substances/Materials (i.e., Gasoline, fuel, explosives, etc.) Textbooks (Due to Contract Agreement)

Excluded Items: The following may not be purchased with the P Card (This list may not be

inclusive When in doubt, contact the P Card Administrator.)

Point-of-Sale Controls

 Purchases may be declined due to Point-of-Sale controls established for

each cardholder, including the following:

 Point-of -Sale controls include transaction volume and spend

limitations as well as Merchants Category Code restrictions

 Transaction Spending restriction $1,500 Other limits can be

established by the department head There is enough flexibility in

the card to set pre-determined limits for each cardholder, including:

Daily transaction volume (i.e 10 transactions per day)

Transaction spend (i.e $10,000 per day per account)

Monthly spend (i.e $10,000 per month per account)

 Cardholder should contact his/her P Card Manager about temporary or

permanent limit increases

 P Card Managers will then communicate limit increase requests, in

writing, to the Department Head The Department Head will need to

request limit increases in writing to the P Card Administrator

Pcard Control and Program Compliance

Consistent adherence to the P Card Program controls and rules is required of all Cardholders and Card

Managers to assure continued eligibility to participate in the program Failure to properly adhere to these

controls and rules will result in the following actions:

Suspension or removal of Cardholder

privileges.

• Using the card to purchase restricted products or services

• Failure to properly review transactions

• Failure to properly upload documentation to Access Online (i.e receipts, order confirmations, packing slips, etc.)

• Failure to properly document transaction

• business purpose

• Failure to properly prepare, review and file

• monthly statements

Suspension or removal of Card Manager

privileges Referral for possible Performance

Management Process up to and including

discharge and/or possible criminal

prosecution.

• Failure to properly review and approve

• Cardholder monthly transactions

• Failure to properly review and approve

• monthly statements

• Failure to properly report transactions with

• employee tax reporting liability

• Failure to properly retain transaction

• documentation (invoice copies, documentation, statements) of all employees including terminated

• Using the card for personal use

Pcard Control and Program Compliance

Removal of Cardholder or Card Manager

privileges • Failure to successfully pass a re-audit resulting from a previous unsatisfactory audit

Suspension or removal of Cardholder privileges

Referral for possible Performance Management

Process up to and including

discharge and/or possible criminal prosecution

• Using the card for personal use

• Fraudulent use of card

• Receiving cash or check issued to Cardholder to resolve a credit or return

Consistent adherence to the P Card Program controls and rules is required of all Cardholders and Card Managers to assure continued eligibility to participate in the program Failure to properly adhere to these controls and rules will result in the following actions:

Pcard Program Transition and Next Steps

Congratulations!

You have completed the Pcard Overview WebEx Training

If you have not submitted your Pcard Authorization Form, please send it to Pcardadministrator@urmc.rochester.edu

Following are the next steps to complete the transition process to the US Bank Pcard Program.

(1)Complete US Bank Web Based Training, Complete Certification Exam and submit Training Certificate

https://wbt.access.usbank.com/ Specific instructions on how to access the training and certification exam will be sent to you

in a separate email.

(2)Sign and submit a Pcard Program Cardholder or Pcard Program Manager Agreement Form to Pcard Administrator

Pcardadministrator@urmc.rochester.edu The forms are located on the Purchasing Website under the Forms Bank

Upon completion of the US Bank Web Based Training and submission of your training certificate as well as the above-mentioned agreement forms, you will be notified via email on next steps to obtain your US Bank Pcard

You will not be able to receive your US Bank Pcard until all training has been completed and documentation received.

Attention:

Thank you for participating in the Pcard Overview Training Session.

If there were other participants in your department, other than the person who

registered for the training session, please send an email to

Pcardadministrator@urmc.rochester.edu with a list of those participants to ensure everyone receives credit for completing Step 2 of the implementation process.

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