This document describes the process for faculty, staff, students, and postdocs requesting reimbursement and/or card provider payment of travel and entertainment (T&E) expenses that they have incurred on behalf of the University.
April, 2015
revisedApril, 2015
June, 2020
Responsible OfficeProcurement Services
Procurement Services
This policy applies to all faculty, staff, students, and postdocs traveling and entertaining on behalf of the University and seeking reimbursement or University travel card payment for related Reimbursable Procurement from the University regardless of the funding source.
Faculty, staff, students or postdocs requesting reimbursement/payment of T&E Reimbursement or “Miscellaneous Reimbursement” on behalf of the University should exercise good judgment with respect to the related purchases and spend the University’s funds prudently. Each traveler requesting reimbursement is responsible for ensuring that the costs are for “Accountable Plan Activities” that have been properly authorized and are supported with clear business justification, required receipts, and/or other applicable documentation in compliance with all applicable policies. The submission of the reimbursement request by the traveler using the Concur-TEM system affirms that these responsibilities have been met. Reimbursement requests should be submitted through the Concur-TEM system within ten (10) days of the end date of the business-related activity or “Miscellaneous Procurement” dates.
Approvers perform a critical control function for the University. Collectively, approvers ensure that reimbursement requests are properly authorized, documented, appropriately funded, compliant with policy and are for valid and necessary “Accountable Plan Activities.” Designated approvers also assist the employee, student or postdoc as necessary with understanding their traveler responsibilities for compliance and the requestor affirmations. The Concur-TEM system includes three approver roles for T&E Reimbursement and “Miscellaneous Reimbursement.” Reimbursement requests must be reviewed and approved by a minimum of two approvers, and at least one approver must not be a subordinate to the requestor. Schools and Centers may add additional requirements or approvers as needed.
The Concur-TEM system reviewer/approver roles and corresponding responsibilities are defined as follows:
Default Reviewer
Cost Object (Funding Source) Approver
Supplemental Approver
Faculty, staff, students and postdocs (travelers) are required to submit a properly completed expense report in the Concur-TEM system.
Extenuating (or unusual) circumstances must be explained in the expense report, and approval for the expense report must include supplemental approval.