P-CARD CARDHOLDER TRAINING University of Arkansas Division of

P-CARD CARDHOLDER TRAINING University of Arkansas Division of Agriculture Office of Procurement

Procurement Card (P-Card) Program Your P-Card is a credit card issued by the University of Arkansas through Bank of America to be used for official business purchases You can register/activate your card online at: www.bofaml.com/globalcardacc ess *online activations reference your Workday Employee ID #. When you activate your PCard you will set up your PIN number

Billing Cycles 16th through the following 15th Your monthly spending limit resets every 30 days. The Billing Cycle resets on the 16th day of each month, unless it falls on a Sunday.

Spending Limits The standard monthly limit is 5,000. If you do not spend your monthly limit, money does NOT “roll over” to the next month The standard single transaction limit is 2,500 (including shipping cost and taxes) – single items over 2500. This is due to capitalization on certain assets. If you “split” a PCard purchase of an item that needs to be tagged for inventory purposes (items of 2500), you will receive a written warning. If it happens again your card will be suspended. You may need to make a purchase over your limits. You MUST contact the eProcurement Administrator for approval. Include what you need to purchase, why you cannot use a PO and give the final purchase amount including tax and/or shipping. Your spending limits could be less, depending on your department

Items NEVER allowed to be purchased with the PCard Alcoholic Beverages Birthday/Holiday/ Greeting/Thank You Cards Supplies and food that is used for office birthday parties or celebrations Items for Personal Use Personal Convenience Items (candy, coffee, coffee makers, microwaves, etc.) Any purchase that requires an official University signature such as: maintenance agreement, software license agreement, contract, etc. Airfare or other travel expenses such as lodging, car rental, fuel, etc. Narcotics/Prescriptions/ Over the Counter Medicine used for human consumption Printing using a printing press (wet ink on paper Construction or via a printing press) Additional guidance: reference Remodeling “Card Use Matrix” on P card webpage. Gifts of any kind (including flowers)

Online Purchasing When you need to use a billing address for a purchase, use the following address as it appears below. Your Name (Name on Card) 2301 S. University Ave Little Rock, AR 72204 NOTE: DO NOT ship to this address ALWAYS ship items purchased with a PCard to an official University of Arkansas address. 2301 S University Ave Little Rock, AR 72204

Online Purchases: Amazon and PayPal If PCards are used to purchase from Amazon or through PayPal, you are required to set up a separate account specifically for University business ONLY This account will need to be tied to your University email and only used for official business only. Business is Business – Personal is Personal UADA participates in the statelevel Amazon Business Prime Membership; individual memberships are free. Contact: [email protected]

Gift Cards & Prizes with a PCard If your department needs to purchase Gift Cards or a Prize with a PCard the Gift Card Purchases using PCard webpage needs to be read in its entirety. You MUST receive pre-approval from the Procurement Office to make these purchases. If you do not get pre-approval your card will be immediately suspended. Gift Cards can only be purchased from Walmart, SAMs Club, or Amazon, when using P-card. The signed approval form and a disbursement log needs to be turned in with the receipt.

More about the PCard Call the Bank BEFORE calling the PCard Office. If your PCard is ever lost or stolen, call Bank of America Customer Service at: 1-866500-8262 If you suspect fraud on your PCard, call Bank of America Fraud Department at: 1-866500-8262 If you receive ANY promotional gift card, coupons, rebates, or items while making online OR in store purchases, remember that these items belong to the University of Arkansas and are NOT yours to take home. You may accept these items as long as you turn them in to your department for further University business use. Do NOT receive cash back on any purchase, return, or exchange of items purchased on the PCard

What if your PCard is declined? There are 5 reasons your PCard may be declined: 1. 2. 3. 4. 5. If You did not use the correct billing address You have exceeded your single transaction limit of 2,500. You have exceeded your monthly limit of 5,000. The Bank has blocked the charge for Fraud; or an incorrect PIN was input. You attempted to use your card and the merchant category code is blocked. your card is declined please contact the Procurement office within 48 hours of attempting your purchase.

Responsibilities of Owning a PCard Keep your PCard and account number CONFIDENTIAL. Use your PCard for official University business ONLY and understand the non-allowable list Keep up with your receipts and submit them on time, complete with any additional documentation that is required Upon termination of employment or if a PCard is no longer needed, ask your department to cancel your card. Report a lost or stolen PCard immediately to Bank of America at 1-866-5008262

Verify Procurement Card Transactions The Verification process in Workday is the required method for assigning accounting to P-Card transactions. Transactions are assigned to a verification document using process: Verify Procurement Card Transactions Multiple transactions may be verified in a single verification document. No more than 5-10 transactions per verification, to avoid approver overload. Each Verification Requires: Accounting Sequence: Spend Category, Cost Center, Driver Worktag Attachments: Itemized Receipt, Supporting Documentation (Official Function Form, or similar) Tax Details: Select whether tax was collected; and whether tax should be remitted to the state. Attachments: If you make a purchase and lose the receipt: first contact the vendor and request a duplicate receipt. If one cannot be obtained, then you must submit a Lost or Unobtainable Receipt form – this form should be used as a last resort Some purchases made with a PCard require additional documentation, which must be submitted together with the receipt. You can find forms and other information on our PCard website.

Transaction and Verification Apps At anytime, you can check Workday for your PCard charges: To do this, simply log into Workday. Go to the search field on your home screen, type in “Verify Procurement Card Transactions”, press Enter, and then click on “OK”. Verify (Verify Procurement Card Transactions) My Transactions (My Procurement Card Transactions) My Verifications (My Procurement Card Transaction Verifications) Find Transactions (Find Credit Card Transactions) Find Verifications

Verification Due Dates All PCard charges must be verified in Workday by the Verifications Due Date – The 5th Working Day of each month We encourage Cardholders to turn in receipts & verify their outstanding charges weekly. If charges are not verified by the Verifications Due Date, the card will be temporarily suspended, pending completion of outstanding verifications and notification to procurement of completion. Transaction Month Verification Due Date January Monday, February 7, 2022 February Monday, March 7, 2022 March Thursday, April 7, 2022 April Friday, May 6, 2022 May Tuesday, June 7, 2022 June Friday, July 8, 2022 Any variation in this schedule will be communicated by email.

PCard Audit Process The Business Office audits ALL PCard purchases as they are verified in Workday. If the eProcurement Office has questions about a purchase, the verification in Workday will be returned requesting more information. Sent-back verifications will return to Draft status pending correction and resubmission. (Use: My Verifications to view Draft status verifications)

Misuse of Your PCard 1st Offense For a first offense on an unverified charge, or non-allowable purchase on your PCard, you will receive a written warning from Business Services, and you will be offered more training. Understand that intentional misuse or abuse of the PCard or PCard rules will result in immediate revocation of PCard privileges and possible disciplinary and legal action If 2nd Offense Habitual Offenses For a second offense of an unverified, or non-allowable purchase on your PCard, you will temporarily lose your PCard privileges and must attend training again. we suspect you are using your card fraudulently or inappropriately, your card will be suspended, you and your approver will be notified, internal audit will be notified, possible investigation and termination of employment. The For habitual offenses of unverified, or non-allowable purchases, your card will be suspended indefinitely. You and your PCard Approver will be notified. If you want to reinstate your privileges, you must contact the eProcurement Administrator. eProcurement Office reserves the right to suspend/cancel cards immediately depending on the severity of the offense If you are invoiced for a personal/nonallowable charge the Department’s Budget Officer will be copied on the invoice.

PCard Website Updates Email: [email protected] Located Bank Coming Soon here: Contact Information PCard Cutoff Dates for FY Training Dates Gift Card Information FAQs (non-allowable list) Forms – Business Justification Form, Membership Justification Form, Lost/Unobtainable receipt, etc.

Congratulations you are ready to use your PCard! I will email a Certificate of Completion & Cardholder agreement form to you Attach certificate to questionnaire in Workday Sign & Return PCard Agreement Form by email If you ever need any assistance, you can contact the eProcurement Team: [email protected] 479-502-9701