Procurement Services and Materials Management is pleased to announce several new staff members who will serve in key roles as we prepare for many initiatives in the coming year.

Thanks to those of you who offered suggestions for future column topics. Your input lets me know what is important to you and your work. According to the survey results, you would like to learn more about: our vision for … Read more

In addition to overseeing Internal Controls in the Department of Finance, Rod Smith is probably best known on campus as the editor of the Internal Controls Update, a monthly newsletter that discusses prevention measures against fraud.  In this month’s IN … Read more

Effective November 4, 2019, Brett W. Kenney, University Cash Manager in Accounting Services, began serving as the Interim Chair of the Compliant Electronic Receipt Transactions through Innovation and Financial Integrity (CERTIFI) Committee.

I would like to announce several organizational changes within Procurement and Materials Management, effective immediately. 

Sharing information with you through this column each month allows me to pause and reflect on our department’s current major goals, our daily steps toward them and our progress. I’d like to know what you want to hear about in this column. What topics should be explored?  I hope you will offer your suggestions by using this one-question survey.  I will review each response!

Procurement Services Operations Officer John Medlin uses his 15 years of UNC Procurement experience to help the department plan for the future and analyze its progress along the way. As he gears up for a year of major procurement initiatives and process improvement, he wraps up involvement in a very successful cross-campus Operational Excellence project.

I am pleased to announce that Manali Bettendorf has accepted the role of University Controller and Executive Director for Enterprise Financial Accounting. Effective Monday, October 14, Manali will work to provide Vice Chancellor Jonathan Pruitt and I with strategic guidance on the annual comprehensive financial report, accounting policies, financial systems and fiscal policy.

Reflections for October newsletter by Steve Agostini, Associate Vice Chancellor for Finance and Budget

October In Focus Interview with Brooke O’Neal, Merchant Services