The Coalition for College Cost Savings Purchasing Card Best Practices Webinar Thursday, April 10, 2014
Mar 29, 2015
The Coalition for College Cost Savings Purchasing Card Best Practices Webinar
Thursday, April 10, 2014
Today’s Presenters
Harry Goldberg, President of The Coalition for College Cost Savings
Johnny Lee, Seattle University in Washington Bob Watson, Rose-Hulman Institute of Technology
in Indiana Arlean Wehle, Our Lady of Holy Cross College
in Louisiana John Carr, JP Morgan Chase P-Card Representative
CCCS P-Card Program 2013 – By the Numbers
Coalition-wide P-Card Spend $173,958,305.32
Contractual Rebate Percentage
1.5%
Rebate after Board-approved 90/10 split
1.35%
Paid-out Rebate $2,268,936.10
Presenter: Johnny Lee, CGAP, Compliance Accountant
About: Founded in 1891, Seattle University is a Jesuit Catholic university located on 50 acres in Seattle's Capitol Hill neighborhood
Student Population: More than 7,400 students are enrolled in undergraduate and graduate programs within eight schools and colleges.
2013 P-Card Volume: $7,225,361.63
Seattle University
Increased P-Card spend year over year from $1,677,164 in 2012 to $7,225,362 in 2013
Polled existing vendor community about P-Card acceptance
Added approximately 60 vendors P-Card Benefit for Seattle University Reduced AP check transactions Reduced Requisition-to-Payment errors Improved vendor payments
Seattle University
Future P-Card Plans for Growth and Efficiency Moving to 100% utilization of the MasterCard
smartData platform Improving expense management through scanned
receipts and elimination of paper in the process Including the SU Procard Program in future vendor
negotiations
Seattle University
Presenter: Bob Watson, Manager of Procurement and Contract Services
About: Rose–Hulman Institute of Technology, is a small private college specializing in engineering, mathematics and science. Its 295-acre campus is located in Terre Haute, Indiana.
Student Population: Enrollment is 2,100 undergraduate students and just over 70 graduate students
2013 P-Card Volume: $3,302,595.63
Rose-Hulman Institute of Technology
Currently has 198 active cards on campus Purchasing is de-centralized, P-Card
management is centralized No departmental cards, all cards issued to individuals Card usage is optional, but the program has ‘sold’ itself Facilities and Bookstore are major P-Card users Monthly reconciliation through MasterCard smartData
integrated with Ellucian’s Banner Business Office has seen a dramatic drop in checks
printed and emergency check runs
Rose-Hulman Institute of Technology
Future P-Card Plans for Growth and Efficiency Continuing to grow the program through
ease of use and convenience Expansion of travel usage System generated reporting Vendor-specific P-Card purchases Benefit of rebates back to campus General Fund
Rose-Hulman Institute of Technology
Presenter: Arlean Wehle, Vice President for Finance and Operations
About: Located in New Orleans, Louisiana, Our Lady of Holy Cross College was founded in 1916 as a Ministry of the Marianites of Holy Cross, and was created to educate and prepare teachers in the Marianite Sisters tradition
Student Population: Over 1,100 2013 P-Card Volume: $169,960.58
Our Lady of Holy Cross College
P-Card Volume increased from just under $100,000 in the program’s first year to $169,961in 2013
Eight cards for Senior Management, centrally managed Upgrading from Great Plains to MS Dynamics GP with
MasterCard smartData connector support P-Card Benefit for OLHCC Reduced manual checks Ease of use for end users Improved vendor payments
Our Lady of Holy Cross College
Future P-Card Plans for Growth and Efficiency Growth through awareness Expanding to conferences, subscriptions and
travel Formalized policies & procedures Expanded utilization of ‘ghost cards’
Our Lady of Holy Cross College
JPMorgan Chase
John Carr, JP Morgan Chase P-Card Representative
Q & A Session
Please feel free to ask our presenters questions
at this time
Contact Information
The CoalitionHarry [email protected]
Jessie WernerDirector of Programs and [email protected]
JP Morgan ChaseJohn CarrVice President, Relationship Management 801-590-1701 [email protected]
About The Coalition for College Cost Savings
The Coalition for College Cost Savings is a 501(c)3 non-profit organization, established in 2006, on the concept
that collaboration among independent colleges and universities could yield greater strength in the purchasing
marketplace. The Coalition benefits its member institutions, regardless of size, mission or location, with the lowest prices for purchased commodities and the
highest value in performed services.
Thank you for participating!