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This message was originally published in the Daily Bulletin on September 14, 2026. 

A message from Finance.

We are pleased to share an important milestone in the Financial Enterprise Resource Planning (ERP) System initiative. Following a comprehensive and competitive Request for Proposal (RFP) process, the University has selected Workday as the financial ERP platform and Deloitte as an implementation partner to support this transformation. Steering Committee meetings began in July to ensure that the project stays on track and that appropriate consultations take place as we transition Unit4 and related systems to the Workday platform. 

This message was originally published in the Daily Bulletin on January 19, 2026. 

Finance and IST are excited to announce the launch of a major campus-wide initiative to replace our current financial system, Unit4, with a modern, integrated platform that better supports Waterloo’s evolving needs.

As part of our Enterprise Systems Transformation, the financial ERP system project is part of a broader 10-year roadmap to enhance and modernize our core enterprise systems. A new financial ERP system will be a foundational step toward greater efficiency, improved data accessibility, and streamlined processes across the University.

Through a competitive RFP process, the University will select both a new platform and an implementation partner to guide us through this transformation.

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, 2024.

"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.