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News, Information, and Announcements from FI$Cal
October FI$Facts
Question: Is the new CALPIA punch-out functionality mandatory? Answer: Yes, as of September 15, 2020, departments transacting in the FI$Cal system are required to purchase CALPIA standard products using the FI$Cal requisition process and the CALPIA online store...
The View from Both Sides: FI$Cal Providing Many Benefits
By Michelle Moody, Deputy Director, FI$Cal Business Operation and Solutions Division While I am new to FI$Cal, having joined the department this summer, I have long been familiar with the system. That’s because I spent 26 years working in accounting and management at...
FI$Cal Service Center Moves to Virtual Phones to Stay Connected
The COVID-19 pandemic brought immediate challenges to maintaining the superior level of customer service we are accustomed to providing at the FI$Cal Service Center (FSC). When teleworking started in mid-March, customers calling the FSC for assistance had to leave...
FI$CalTv to Focus on MEC Automation Tool
This month’s FI$CalTv episode, to be telecast on Thursday, September 24, will focus on the new Month End Close (MEC) Automation Tool, which is available to departments to ease the process of MEC activities. FI$Cal also will air other news and informational tips. Look...
STO-FI$Cal Partnership Working for California
By Shela Tobias-Daniel, Partner Business Executive, State Treasurer's Office The State Treasurer’s Office (STO) has broad responsibilities and authority in the areas of investment, banking and finance. The STO offers resources in economic development, housing,...
From Reluctance to Success – One Department’s Journey into FI$Cal
When the California Military Department (CMD) was slotted into the first wave of departments to enter the FI$Cal system, its leaders wanted to balk. Better to wait a year and see if this new thing really is going to work out well, they reasoned. Now, three years...