Here's how we're reorganizing our office to better serve you:
- The current Finance & Procurement Business Services unit (which used to include the FinPro Help Desk) is being reengineered as a center of excellence in training and communications. The new name for this unit is Financial Services & Solutions. You can reach us at FSS@cu.edu .
- The mission of Financial Services & Solutions is to improve user experience with financial systems and forms, and to design training (videos, webinars, interactive websites, etc.) and strategic communications on a variety of issues (including finance, financial reporting, fiscal roles and responsibilities, train-the-trainer, and topics in our continuing professional educational program).
- Training may be delivered directly by the OUC, or may be developed to further the missions of the individual campus finance offices and therefore be delivered by the campuses.
- A key service of the new unit will be its focus on helping campus finance teams continuously improve their own customer service through best-practice sessions on designing webinars, classroom training, communications, websites, and motion graphic/live videos. We're looking forward to collaborating with you so that we all deliver the best possible experience for CU employees as they fulfill their fiscal roles and responsibilities.
- An early priority -- in response to campus feedback -- is the automation of paper Finance forms .
For the OUC's redesigned org chart, click here .
For years (as indicated by its name), the FinPro Help Desk responded to both finance and procurement inquiries. With this reorganization, we have separated the two areas, and the FinPro Help Desk no longer exists.
- The new PSC Service Desk is now responsible for answering questions about Concur, Marketplace, and PSC procedures and forms.
- Unlike procurement, which is a centralized function at CU, finance is distributed across the campuses and System Administration. As a result, there is not an equivalent need for a centralized "finance help desk." Therefore, the OUC's new Financial Services & Solutions unit will not be structured like a typical help desk/call center. However, customer service will remain a key focus.
- Continue to reach out to your campus controller teams for accounting and other assistance, as you have in the past.
- Continue to contact the OUC's FSS team for fiscal policy, forms, and finance/reporting-related inquiries, as before.
The OUC's Financial Services & Solutions team can assist you in finding the appropriate fiscal policy and in interpreting it/applying it to your specific situation. Note that the OUC and the PSC have identified ownership of the various policies/procedures for which the FinPro Help Desk traditionally provided guidance. To find out where to go to get help on specific procedures, refer to the following websites: PSC Policies & Procedures , and Where to Get Help: A Guide to Transition .