Colleagues,
The Accounts Payable Vendoring team is excited to announce there is now a new online vendoring process available through BFS. Starting on July 1, 2020, UC Berkeley employees will be able to invite new suppliers to securely enter their information directly into the BFS supplier onboarding portal rather than gathering paper signatures and faxing forms from the client to the vendoring team. This will expedite the process, reduce the risk of errors, and ensure secure data. It will also allow for notifications to the vendor from BFS.
As we announced on November 4 last year, the Accounts Payable Vendoring team in the Controller’s office is focusing on identifying and delivering essential improvements to the vendoring process. This new expedited process is especially relevant during Shelter in Place, as it is not efficient to complete a PDF, send it through fax, and then re-enter the same data into our systems.
The Accounts Payable Vendoring team is hosting a series of training webinars at the end of June and the beginning of July at which they will present the new process and demonstrate what the vendor will see when they enter their information into BFS. Complete the linked form to register for training. More information about the new supplier onboarding process and training dates and times is available on the vendoring webpage.
If you have any questions about the change, please contact the Accounts Payable Vendoring team at vendoring@berkeley.edu.
Thank you,
Rosemarie Rae
Vice Chancellor of Finance and Chief Financial Officer
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