The Reimbursement and Procurement (RP) team initiates transactions in both Concur and ShopBlue on behalf of faculty and staff for reimbursements and procurement needs within the College. This team also provides helpdesk services for all questions related to travel guidelines and reimbursement or procurement policies and procedures.
Team Lead: Kim Brown
Team Members:
Reimbursement and Procurement Specialists
Reimbursement and Procurement Team | CAS Department/Office |
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Summary of support:
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Uploads the required itemized receipts and supporting documents to the reimbursement expense reports. | Contact team to assist with pre-approval travel request in Concur in advance of booking travel if traveling overnight. Set up RP team members as delegates in Concur under your profile settings. |
Provide support for questions regarding Allowable Use of Funds and travel guidelines. Assist with any Policy Exception Requests that need to be completed for exceptions to the travel policy. Provides support for questions regarding non-employee (guest) travel. | Contact team in advance of booking travel with any policy and procedure questions. Requests for support can be made through email at cas-reimbursement-procurement@buffalo.edu, the RP Online Portal and by calling 716-645-1302. The department manages and facilitates all non-employee travel itineraries, bookings and payments. To book travel for non-employees using State or UBF funding, please utilize the outsourced travel agency, The Travel Team at online@thetravelteam.com or 877-592-3555. To book travel for non-employees using RF funding, please utilize Stovroff and Taylor travel agency (800-543-8616) after establishing a department Business Travel Account (BTA). |
Back up card support in the event of department turnover or coverage gaps. | All Department Administrators should have all four university procurement cards to assist department faculty and staff with credit card purchases according to the Allowable Use of Funds policy. |
Reimbursement and Procurement Team | CAS Department/Office |
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Summary of support:
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Handles the purchasing of all commodities and services on behalf of faculty and staff in the College utilizing various funding sources within the ShopBlue System or eReq. Assist with any Policy Exception Requests that need to be completed for exceptions to the Allowable Use of Funds Policy. Also assists with Confirming Received Exceptions for purchases made without a prior PO. Assist with directing staff and faculty to the correct Procurement Buyer to aid in receiving vendor quotes. | Contact the RP team before procuring items to ensure compliance with Allowable Use of Funds Policy, purchasing thresholds, allowable confirming received commodities, and all other procurement related questions. Requests for support can be made through email at cas-reimbursement-procurement@buffalo.edu, the RP Online Portal and by calling 716-645-1302. |
Manage communications between departments and Central Procurement. Advise on Allowable Use of Funds Policy, as well as procurement guidelines and policies. | Utilize the team email, online portal or phone (716-645-1302) to contact with questions. |
Contact
Email: cas-reimbursement-procurement@buffalo.edu
Call: 716-645-1302
For all Procurement Requests, please include:
For all Payment Requests, please include:
For all Standing Order Requests, please include:
For all Lab Animal Requests, please include:
For all ShopBlue receivers, please include:
For all Travel Reimbursement Requests, please include:
For all Non-Travel Expense Reimbursements, please include:
UB Employee | Non-Employee | |
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Airfare | Pay out-of-pocket and be reimbursed via Concur 100% before trip* | Pay with NET (Non-Employee Travel) card |
Lodging | Pay out-of-pocket and submit for reimbursement via Concur upon conclusion of trip* | Use one of the UB sponsored hotels for local lodging only to set up a direct bill and book reservations with that hotel. They will direct bill the department after the visit* |
Car Rental | NYS has contracted with Enterprise and National. This contract can be used for UB business travel. Employees can obtain a discount by booking directly on UB’s car rental website. They must pay out-of-pocket and can submit for reimbursement via Concur upon conclusion of trip* | Department Contact can use Enterprise Rent-A-Car or National Car Rental and have them direct bill the department for non employee’s rental car. -or- |
Parking | Pay out-of-pocket and submit for reimbursement via Concur upon conclusion of trip* | Pay out-of-pocket and submit for reimbursement via Department upon conclusion of trip |
Mileage | Accumulate Mileage and be reimbursed via Concur upon conclusion of trip | Accumulate Mileage and be reimbursed via Department upon conclusion of trip |
Meal Per Diem | Collect Per Diem for breakfast and dinner upon conclusion of trip and submit in Concur. See CONUS website for destination per diem amounts.* Concur will automatically calculate the per diems based on the destination city. | Obtain Pre-Paid Meal Card to pay Per Diems |
Registration Fee | Use State Pcard or pay out-of-pocket and be reimbursed via Concur upon conclusion of trip* | Use State Pcard or pay out-of-pocket and be reimbursed via Department upon conclusion of trip |
UB Employee | Non-Employee | |
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Airfare | Set up BTA and contact the travel agency Stovroff & Taylor, to book reservation. Don't have a BTA? Set one up with Meg Mitchell, Director of Travel Financial Management | Set up BTA and contact travel agency Stovroff & Taylor. Don't have a BTA? Set one up with Meg Mitchell, Director of Travel Financial Management |
Lodging | Pay out-of-pocket and submit for reimbursement via Concur upon conclusion of trip* | Use one of the UB sponsored hotels for local lodging only to set up a direct bill and book reservations with that hotel. They will direct bill the department after the visit* |
Car Rental | NYS has contracted with Enterprise and National. This contract can be used for UB business travel. Employees can obtain a discount by booking directly on UB’s car rental website. They must pay out-of-pocket and can submit for reimbursement via Concur upon conclusion of trip* | Department Contact can use Enterprise Rent-A-Car or National Car Rental and have them direct bill the department for non employee’s rental car. -or- |
Parking | Pay out-of-pocket and submit for reimbursement via Concur upon conclusion of trip* | Pay out-of-pocket and submit for reimbursement via Department upon conclusion of trip |
Mileage | Accumulate Mileage and be reimbursed via Concur upon conclusion of trip. | Accumulate Mileage and be reimbursed via Department upon conclusion of trip |
Meal Per Diem | Collect Per Diem for breakfast and dinner upon conclusion of trip and submit in Concur. See CONUS website for destination per diem amounts.*Concur will automatically calculate the per diems based on the destination city. | Obtain Pre-Paid Meal Card to pay Per Diems |
Registration Fee | Use RF AmEx or pay out-of-pocket and be reimbursed via Concur upon conclusion of trip* | Use RF AmEx or pay out-of-pocket and be reimbursed via Department upon conclusion of trip* |
UB Employee | Non-Employee | |
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Airfare | Use UBF American Express Card or Pay out- of-pocket and be reimbursed 100% via Concur before trip* | Use UBF American Express Card or Pay out-of-pocket and be reimbursed 100% via Concur before trip* |
Lodging | Use UBF AmEx Card or Pay out-of-pocket and be reimbursed via Concur upon conclusion of trip* | se UBF AmEX Card or use one of the UB sponsored hotels for local lodging only to set up a direct bill and book reservations with that hotel. They will direct bill the department after the visit* |
Car Rental | NYS has contracted with Enterprise and National. This contract can be used for UB business travel. Employees can obtain a discount by booking directly on UB’s car rental website. They must pay out-of-pocket and can submit for reimbursement via Concur upon conclusion of trip* -or- | Department Contact can use Enterprise Rent-A-Car or National Car Rental and have them direct bill the department for non employee’s rental car. -or-
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Parking | Use UBF American Express Card or Pay out- of-pocket and be reimbursed via Concur upon conclusion of the trip* | Pay out-of-pocket and be reimbursed via Department upon conclusion of trip |
Mileage | Accumulate Mileage and be reimbursed via Concur upon conclusion of trip | Accumulate Mileage and be reimbursed via Department upon conclusion of trip |
Meal Per Diem | Collect Per Diem for breakfast and dinner upon conclusion of trip and submit in Concur. See CONUS website for destination per diem amounts.* Concur will automatically calculate the per diems based on the destination city. | Receive advance from UBF to pay for per diems. |
Registration Fee | UBF American Express Card or Pay out- of-pocket and be reimbursed 100% via Concur before trip | UBF American Express Card or Pay out- of-pocket and be reimbursed 100% via Department before trip* |
*Use the Reimbursement and Procurement (RP) Team to submit your travel reimbursements or pay the hotel direct bill on your behalf.
Download PDF of Travel Reimbursement Quick Guide According to Funding Source