Purchasing Card
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Contact Information
Pcard Administrator
Bank of America
- 1-888-449-2273 (inside the U.S.)
- 1-602-379-8753 (call collect outside the U.S.)
- Call to report lost/stolen cards, fraudulent transactions, and to inquire about temporary
holds on cards - Cardholder may be required to provide their verification ID (Banner ID)
- Call to report lost/stolen cards, fraudulent transactions, and to inquire about temporary
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- View, dispute, allocate, sign off, and approve transactions that have posted to the pcard
account
- View, dispute, allocate, sign off, and approve transactions that have posted to the pcard
- Global Card Access
- Set pcard PIN, update contact phone number, set account alerts
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Policy and Procedures
7-02.16 Administrative Policy Regarding Use of Purchasing Card (P-Card)
Provides framework for pcard program and states that all procedures will be located in the University Pcard Manual University Pcard Manual
Authoritative document containing all pcard program procedures Departmental Pcard Quick Reference Guide
Trifold brochure containing a summary of departmental pcard quick tips ®
User manual for Bank of America's online pcard management tool. Pcard FAQs
Frequently asked questions and their answers -
Account Request and Maintenance
Pcard Application
Use to request a new pcard account
IMPORTANT: Complete the training steps that are listed in the Pcard Training section before submitting your application.
Pcard Maintenance Form
Use to request pcard account changes and cancellations Pcard Cardholder Agreement
Pcard Reconciler Agreement
Pcard Approver Agreement
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Pcard Training
Live Training
Live purchasing card training sessions are available via Teams on the third Tuesday of every month.
To be added to the next available training session, please email pcard@kent.edu.
Cardholder/Reconciler Training
- Read the University Pcard Manual. - This manual includes the university's pcard policy as well as the program's procedures. Email pcard@kent.edu if you have any questions.
- After reading the manual:
- Complete the Pcard Application (if you are going to be a cardholder)
- Complete a Pcard Cardholder Agreement (if you are going to be a cardholder)
- Complete a Pcard Reconciler Agreement (if you are going to reconcile your own card or are serving as a proxy reconciler for somebody else's card)
- Email all completed and signed forms to pcard@kent.edu
- Once your forms are submitted, your card will be ordered and/or you will receive a Works Welcome Email that contains your login credentials.
- Register with Works using the link provided in your Works Welcome Email. Once complete, you will be ready to complete your part of the transaction reconciliation process.
- Review the Guide to Using Works (sent to you by the pcard administrator) - Works is Bank of America's online transaction management tool. The guide will instruct you on how to use the system to manage and reconcile your card's transactions.
Approver Training
- Pcard Approver Self-Study Training Instructions
- Read the University Pcard Manual. - This manual includes the university's pcard policy as well as the program's procedures.
- Read and sign the Pcard Approver Agreement.- By signing this, you are certifying that you have completed and understood pcard training and agree to fulfill your responsibilities as an approver. List the names of all of the cardholders whose transactions you approve on the Cardholder Name line. You may leave the Acct last 4 digits line blank.
- Return the Pcard Approver Agreement form to pcard@kent.edu.
- Register with Works using the link provided in your Works Welcome Email. Once complete, you will be ready to complete your part of the transaction reconciliation process.
- Review pages 1 and 15 through 17 of the Guide to Using Works (sent to you by the pcard administrator) - Works is Bank of America's online transaction management tool. The sections that you read will introduce you to Works and instruct you on how to flag and approve transactions within the system.
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Pcard Purchase Documentation
Departmental Pcard Purchase Log
Use to track pcard purchases made by others
Lists of Account and Commodity Codes
Both lists are found on the BAS website.
Substitute Pcard Receipt
Use to document purchases for which no itemized receipts can be obtained