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Year End Memo 2024

May 2024 Dear Faculty and Staff Colleagues: This annual memo outlines important accounting deadlines and procedures related to the fiscal year-end close and audit. June 30th is the last day of the fiscal year, and the date we transition from PeopleSoft Finance to Workday. The most significant takeaway from this… Continue reading »

Streaming Services

Williams College has a business prime account with Amazon which provides faculty and staff the ability to make business purchases with their college purchasing cards. Personal Amazon prime accounts are therefore not eligible for payment with college funds. Subscriptions to other online services such as Netflix, Hulu, Vimeo, Spotify,… Continue reading »

College Cell Phone Program

All college cell phone requests must go through the department head, the respective Senior Staff member and then be approved by the VP for Finance and Administration. If you have a college cell phone and need an upgrade in equipment or need to make a change in responsibility for your… Continue reading »

Amazon

Amazon Business Prime Account Williams College has a business prime account with Amazon. The college strongly encourages all faculty and staff who purchase with Amazon to request an invitation to join the college’s business prime account using their @williams.edu email address and assign their purchasing card to this account. By… Continue reading »

PCard-Receipt Collection Policy

Faculty and staff are no longer required to submit receipts for any items purchased $50 and under. For Faculty and staff only: (note this may not apply to every department) For item over $50 – OBTAIN and SUBMIT receipts For various reasons, certain departments need to require receipts for all… Continue reading »

Gift Card Policy

In most cases the IRS considers gift cards to be cash and therefore taxable. Gift cards may not be issued to employees or students for services rendered or in recognition of service performed, or as gifts or prizes. Gift cards should not be given for retirement or other life events.  Gift cards may… Continue reading »