Office of Finance and Business Services

The Ohio State University at Marion Office of Business Services mission is to provide timely, accurate, high-quality, cost-effective, and customer-focused support to the University’s mission of teaching, research and service. We are committed to being a value-added partner and to the University’s financial stewardship responsibility in all our work.

Values

  • Excellence in all we do.
  • Communication that is open, clear, consistent and two-way.
  • Mutual respect and trust in our working relationships.
  • Integrity in performance with the highest standards of technical, professional and ethical conduct.

Tuition Payment Information

Autumn 2023 tuition is due Tuesday, August 15th.

For information Tuition and Fee payments, please visit: go.osu.edu/paytuition

Please review your Statement of Account  for additional information. Autumn 2023 Statement of Account will become available to review July 22-23, 2023.

Please consider making an online payment. For a guardian to make a payment, please create a guardian account. Electronic check payments do not have an associated processing fee. 

Autumn 2023 Tuition Option Payment Plan (TOPP) enrollees:
TOPP due dates are the following: August 15th; September 15th; October 15th; November 15th

Questions related to payments may be addressed to marionbog@osu.edu or at 740-725-6311.

Questions related to financial aid may be addressed to Kelly Crum at crum.159@osu.edu or 740-725-6125.

Budget Information

Regional Business Shared Services - Ohio State Marion

The Regional Business Shared Services mission and vision is to provide business expertise, reporting, analysis and exceptional customer service of business processes to stakeholders. The shared services team covers Lima, Mansfield and Marion campus. Through shared services the team and campuses are strengthened by sharing personnel resources and knowledge, leading to business process streamlining and efficiencies.

Business Shared Services Staff:

Staff can be reached through team email, campus phone (if available) and via TEAMs.  Using the team email is the preferred method as it ensures that the team sees the request.

Finance and Analysis – handles financial and budgetary analysis, including forecasting, reporting and cost share reconciliation and billing.  Submit requests for financial reports and pcards to the group email.

Team Email:  RegBusFin@osu.edu

Regionals Director of Finance
Budget and Resource Management
Director of Business and Finance
Finance & Business Services
Fiscal Officer
Finance & Business Services

Transactional Operations

Completes monthly reconciliation of financial transactions such as misc revenue, expenses, and service charges. Processing journal entries, fund transfers and costing allocation changes.  Can provide assistance with processing supplier invoices and misc payments, including honorariums.

Team Email: RegBusOps@osu.edu

Supervisor Business Transactions and Services
Finance & Business Services
Fiscal Associate
Office of Finance and Business Services
Fiscal Associate
Finance & Business Services

Procurement

Assistance with processing expense reports, spend authorizations, pcard activity, requisitions, and purchase orders.

Procurement Manager
Finance & Business Services

Additional resources and contacts

Purchasing Shared Services Center – Regional Campus Team:

Specific questions on pcards, GET cards, ECMs, supplier maintenance, Amazon, requisitions, purchase orders, payment status can be directed to the team.

**The Procurement Team makes quarterly on-site visits to the regional campuses to stay informed on concerns and issues faced at the regional campuses.  Online meetings to discuss and answer procurement and purchasing questions are also held quarterly.   If you would like to learn more, please contact RegBusFin@osu.edu.

Supervisor Business Transactions and Services
Finance & Business Services
Business Transactions and Services Coordinator
Finance & Business Services

Accounts Payable

Purchase Orders issued by the University provide the supplier instructions on submitting their invoice for payment. 

  • All invoices must include:  Invoice # (must not duplicate #s), invoice date, University PO #, invoice total, line details, and Remit-to-Address.
  • New suppliers should have all documents submitted as soon as possible to avoid delay of payment.
  • Certain changes to existing suppliers (including but not limited to Name change, tax ID change, remit to address change and payment method changes) must be submitted as soon as possible to avoid delay of payment.
  • The link provides additional information: https://busfin.osu.edu/buy-sell-travel/accounts-payable/invoice-and-payment-information

Submit invoices to:  apinvoices@osu.edu

Payment status questions and concerns: 


PCard Office

Issuance of pcards, reporting lost, stolen or fraudulently used cards.  PCard policy and forms can be found on the pcard site listed below.

https://busfin.osu.edu/buy-schedule-travel/pcard

Contact Us

PCard Program Office
201 Stores & Receiving Building
2650 Kenny Road
Columbus, Ohio 43210
Monday - Friday (8 am - 5pm)
614-292-9290, Option 2
PCard@osu.edu

PNC Bank Customer Service
(4-digit code required)
800-685-4039


Travel Office

Travel arrangements can be made by clicking on the link below. 

https://busfin.osu.edu/buy-schedule-travel/travel

Reminder:  All business related travel requires and approved Spend Authorization.

Questions can be directed to travel@osu.edu.

Ohio State Travel Office
8 a.m. - 5 p.m. (Mon-Fri)
614-292-9290
travel@osu.edu

University policies and procedures and subject to change.