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The Procurement Operations team and the Accounts Payable team work collectively to optimize the procure-to-pay process by streamlining procurement activities, improving supplier collaboration, controlling costs, and increasing the overall efficiency in acquiring and payment for all goods and services. The end-to-end procure to pay process leverages an integrated, technology-enabled intuitive interface to enable users with complete visibility, speed of transaction, operational predictability, and exceptional user experience.
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Information about Purchase Requisition to Purchase Order process
Access available information and training on creating non-catalogue purchase requisitions in Sm@rtBuy.
These guidelines provide key information for vendors at the time of purchase and enable faster payment of vendor invoices.
Purchase services from a contractor
Learn how to purchase services valued up to $25K.
Information about our services
- USC Finance Services current processing timelines
- Guide to purchase goods & services in Sm@rtBuy
- How to Pay External Vendors
- Non PO Invoice Processing Quick Reference (PDF)
- Guide to Customs Clearance
- Guide to Credit Cards program
- Signing Authority Requirements (PDF)
- Honorarium vs. Fee-for-Service guide (PDF)
Forms & Documents
- Payment Requisition Form (PDF)
- Payment Requisition SOP (PDF)
- Wire Payment Form (PDF)
- Standard Operating Procedure: Wire/Draft to Foreign Countries (PDF)
- Independent Contractor Questionnaire (ICQ) (PDF)
- Vendor Direct Deposit (Set up banking instruction in vendor records) (PDF)
- Purchasing Card (PCard) application (PDF)
- Attestation Form (for PCard Receipts) (PDF)
- PCard Change Request
- Travel Card Application
- Other Finance Forms
- Finance Policies, Procedures and SOPs