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<p class="MsoNormal"><u>Update on actions being taken to address backlog of financial tasks<o:p></o:p></u></p>
<p class="MsoNormal">Effective immediately through February 12<sup>th</sup>- DBS will be processing the following financial transactions for the business office:<o:p></o:p></p>
<p class="MsoNormal">Pcard Reconciliation<o:p></o:p></p>
<p class="MsoNormal">Travel Reimbursements<o:p></o:p></p>
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<p class="MsoNormal">Requisitions (POs)<o:p></o:p></p>
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<p class="MsoNormal">I will be spending the time between now and February 12<sup>th</sup> with the accountants on the monthly PI Financial Reports. This will be a time where we will finally be able to make all the corrections and do all the training that is
needed for the accountants to be able to send out correct and timely monthly PI Financial Reports. All PIs will receive an account report on or before February 12<sup>th</sup>. Going forward, reports will go out monthly within the first full two weeks of
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<p class="MsoNormal"><b>IMPORTANT NOTE</b>: Due to staffing shortages caused by various sensitive situations, tomorrow and Friday there will not be an accountant in the office. I will be working remotely Thursday and Friday in order to be able to devote as
many hours as possible and my full attention to completing the account reports that have to be cleaned up and distributed prior to next week. That will be my prime directive and I will only be checking email sporadically to catch any urgencies. I greatly
appreciate everyone’s assistance and patience during this time when I am the only financial staff member from SPLS available. Lizeth will be in to cover the office both days and our new student worker, Devionn’Tae Williams will also be in, per his part time
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<p class="MsoNormal"><b><u>Administrative Support Specialist Vacancy Update</u></b>- I have submitted the request to post for this position and am awaiting approval. It currently remains empty from when Angelyca Reed left in December. I had hoped to include
any feed back from the new Interim Director on what their expectations were for that position, to ensure the effort was distributed correctly. I haven’t received any information when the new interim director might be instated so I have moved forward in requesting
the posting with what has been required in the past.<o:p></o:p></p>
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<p class="MsoNormal">I hope everyone has a great evening,<o:p></o:p></p>
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<p class="MsoNormal"><b><span style="font-size:14.0pt;color:#0C234B;mso-ligatures:none">Leslie Bonilla</span></b><span style="font-size:10.0pt;color:#495057;mso-ligatures:none"><br>
Manager, Finance and Administration<br>
School of Plant Sciences<br>
THE UNIVERSITY OF ARIZONA<br>
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Forbes, 303<br>
1140 E South Campus Dr | TUCSON, AZ 85721<o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size:10.0pt;color:#495057;mso-ligatures:none">Remote Thursday and Friday<br>
Office: 520-621-8689 </span><span style="font-size:9.0pt;color:#767676;mso-ligatures:none">|
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<a href="mailto:lesliebonilla@.arizona.edu"><span style="color:#495057">lesliebonilla@.arizona.edu</span></a><br>
<b><a href="https://cals.arizona.edu/spls"><span style="color:#8B0015">cals.arizona.edu/spls</span></a></b><br>
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