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This message was originally sent via email by Sarah Hadley, CFO, Finance,  on May 1, 2024 to Executive Council Members

We are pleased to announce that as part of our work towards streamlining our procurement processes across campus and improving system user experience, we will be shifting transaction processing away from the current CentreSuite system and instead using Concur.  Concur is our existing expense reimbursement system that most of campus is already familiar with.  This change consolidates the number of systems for campus. Once users are migrated, Concur will be used for the coding, review, and approval of P-Card transactions.

This message was originally published in the Daily Bulletin on April 29, 2024

Further to our project announcement on January 12, 2024, the Jaggaer eProcurement implementation project is on track and well under way, with significant progress made across the various modules. Configuration for Contracts and Supplier Management areas are both progressing smoothly, setting the stage for a transformative shift in our Supplier management processes. The Supplier Enablement component of the project kicked off in March, where our initial list of suppliers were contacted to consent to set up integrations with the system, and this marks a crucial milestone in enhancing supplier relations and streamlining operations.  

This message was originally published in the Daily Bulletin on January 17, 2023.

"We are pleased to share that the University will be implementing an eProcurement system to modernize and gain efficiencies in our procurement to payment processes," says a memo from Jacinda Reitsma, Vice-President, Administration and Finance, Sarah Hadley, CFO, Finance, and Gregory Smith, CIO circulated to the University's Executive Council on Friday, January 12.

The 2023 Audited Financial Statements and Summary of Ancillary Enterprises Income and Expenses are now available. Please note, Financial Schedules require WatIAM authentication to access.

Please note, the 2022 Audited Financial Statements are now available.

The 2021 Audited Financial Statements and the Summary of Operating Expenses by Department (previously Schedule 1, Schedule of General Operating Expenses) and Summary of Ancillary Enterprises Income and Expenses (previously Schedule 2, Schedule of Ancillary Enterprises Income and Expenses) are now available.

Information Systems & Technology (IST) announced that the implementation of mandatory two-factor authentication (2FA) is postponed until November 17, 2020 for the following systems:

• Campus virtual private network (VPN)
• Office 365 (including email)
• Quest, Workday, Unit4, Concur
• LEARN

We know that COVID-19 continues to have a significant effect on our students’ University experience. We want students to know that we are doing everything we can to give them the support they need to keep studying towards their degrees.

Recognizing that we have changed some of our student services and that some are not accessible to students studying at a distance from our campuses, leaders from the Waterloo Undergraduate Student Association (WUSA), the Graduate Students Association (GSA) and the University have again reviewed all incidental fees.

All travel outside Canada that is not vital to our academic mission has been suspended. Please visit the travel advice page for additional information as well as information for Finance Stakeholders located at the bottom of the page which contains information regarding eligibility of reimbursement for travel cancellations.