Procurement Card User Manual



Department Administrator Responsibilities

PURCHASING - CARD USER PROFILE

Reconcile cardholders' statements with receipts.

Review the Procurement Card transaction and management reports to ensure that the Procurement Card is being used appropriately.

Complete a "Statement of Disputed Items" form and fax it directly to GE at 1-800-471-9770 if a problem with a transaction arises or an error appears on a statement. The form may be found in the Appendix.

Retrieve cards from employees who leave Duke, change departments, or move to a job in which they will no longer require a Procurement Card. Destroy the card and send an e-mail message to pcard@duke.edu indicating department name, cardholder name, cardholder account number, and the reason for canceling the account.

Designate default fund codes for all departmental cardholders.

All transactions must be classified to an appropriate object code in PARIS. Charges are posted to the General Ledger 15 business days after the transaction posting date. Cardholder privileges can be suspended if transactions are not cleared within 30 days.

Identify any receipts that clearly show North Carolina sales tax paid and reclassify the sales tax amount to account 100-1000-1461-00000 for Duke University and Duke University Medical Center, or 100-1000-1463-00000 for Duke University Health Services.

Determine to whom cards should be issued and forward applications appropriately. GE Capital does not extend any liability coverage to cardholders that are non-Duke employees.

Retain required itemized receipts for IRS purposes in the department for a period of five years from the end of the fiscal year in which the transaction occurred. These receipts should be stored in each department.


PARIS Documentation Requirements

Document all business-related meal transactions in the "Notes" section of PARIS. Ensure that the date, the location, the purpose of the meeting, and the names of the attendees are provided.

Business meals differ from entertainment in that business meals require a specific agenda, the food is incidental to the business conducted, and alcohol is not consumed. Refer to appendix on Object Code Documentation Requirements.




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