The document provides guidelines for enterprise technology finance spending requests at ClearCost Consulting US. It outlines when a spending request is required, such as for purchases over $10,000 or changes to original project scopes. It details the approval limits and processes based on request amounts. For requests under $100,000, only SLT approval is needed, while requests over $500,000 require SLT, CIO and corporate approval. The document walks through each step of the request process from creation to purchase order issuance. Timelines and service level agreements for each stage are also provided.
2. When is a Spending Request Required?
Any CapEx or OpEx Spending for:
Any Purchases over $10,000 (or for all Laptops or PC’s even if under $10,000)
Maintenance Renewals
Consulting / Statement of Work
Human Resources (i.e. FTE, Staff Aug, Contractor)
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Scope of Project Changes
Requested Amount of Original Project Increases by more than 15%
Keep Good Records – Justification will be Required as to Why the Change
When is an Addendum Required?
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3. What are the Approval Limits
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Requests Under $100,000 – Approved by SLT
Requests $100,000 to $500,000 – Approved by SLT and CIO
Requests Above $500,000 – Approved by SLT, CIO, and Corporate
Requests for Human Resource Requests for All Amounts - Approved by SLT and CIO
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4. How to Submit a Request to ET Finance
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Terminology
New Process Path for ET Finance Requests - Start to Finish
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Form
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6. Framework – Color Scheme
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Gold indicates the task responsibility belongs to Requestor
Blue indicates the task responsibility belongs to ET Finance
Red indicates the task responsibility belongs to the Senior
Leadership Team and CIO
Green indicates the task responsibility belongs to Corporate
Finance
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7. Requests Below $100,000
Request Approval Process – Four Types
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Requests $100,000 to $500,000
Create Review
SLT / CIO
Approval
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Corporate
Entities
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Requests Over $500,000
Create Review
SLT / CIO
Approval
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Approval
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Entities
New Human Resources – All $ Amounts
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The Request Owner will need to:
Learn and understand all elements of Request process
Review and chart proper path of Request
Contact their respective ET Finance Lead
To place the Request request on tracking file and scorecard
Start to CREATE the Request form and supporting documentation
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9. The Request Owner will need to:
Work with various individuals or groups with direct inter-dependencies relating
to the Request components to gather, record, calculate, validate INPUT data for
the Request such as:
Partners
Finance
Vendors
Business Units, when applicable
Strategic Sourcing
Collaboration efforts are VERY CRITICAL while completing the Request
The more up front effort made to complete the details or
dependencies, the greater chance for timely approval – avoiding no
reworks
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10. The Request Owner will need to:
Engage CORPORATE ENTITIES such as:
Legal Group – Contract Validation; any issues relating to legality
Strategic Sourcing / Procurement Group – Price validation & Supplier Selection
Category Sourcing Councils
Corporate Treasury
Facilities – Space requirements for purchases
Enterprise Risk & Resilience – Security / Risk Concerns
Enterprise Architecture Governance Council – Required for a capital investment
in IT infrastructure in new technology not currently listed as an approved
standard
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11. ET Finance will need to:
Receive the Request from the Request Owner. Finance will
REVIEW the Request and dive deep into the financial components
of the Request to ensure consistency and accuracy of corporate
financial governance
Ensure Strategic Sourcing is engaged when applicable
Request Owner and ET Finance will perform a final review of the
details of the Request
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Next Steps for ET Finance is:
Requests below $100K will need proper approval from the SLT member during
this step in the process. Any required IO numbers will only be issues after the
SLT approval is complete
Requests over $100K will continue on to the consolidate step
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12. ET Finance will:
Finalize the financial review of the Request
Take all the documents and information up to this point and CONSOLIDATE into
one Request document adding to the weekly package for SLT & CIO to review
Make appropriate updates tracking file and scorecard
Complete Weekly on Friday Request package forwards to SLT and CIO for
approval the following Friday
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13. The SLT will do the following:
For any Requests below $100K, ET Finance will work with the SLT to review and
evaluate the Request and obtain SLT APPROVAL
Once Request is approved by leadership team the ET Finance can issue PO to
start the project
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14. The SLT and CIO will perform the following:
All Request Package for Requests Above $100K are sent on Friday to STL and
CIO
It’s important to ensure that the Request has ALL required approvals from ET,
BU requestors, SLT, and Corporate Functions prior to submission to SLT/CIO
SLT and CIO will have the weekend and following business week to review,
question, and evaluate the Request and supporting addendums
During the Weekly Friday SLT Meeting, the SLT and CIO will discuss the
submitted Requests. During this time formal SLT/CIO Approval is obtained
from CIO and leadership team
If the request is for New Head Count, then ET Finance would issue an PO
Number and distribute to the Request Owner
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15. Corporate steps are as follows:
All Requests over $500K are sent for CORPORATE APPROVAL
The Corporate step requires three weeks or 15 business days for proper approvals
per CCC company policy
It’s important to ensure that the Request has ALL required approvals from ET
Finance, BU, SLT, and CIO prior to being submitted to Corporate
Corporate may choose to not honor the 15 day SLA if the Request is incomplete or
inaccurate
When the Corporate Management Team has approved the Request, notification will
be sent to the ET Finance
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16. PO (Purchase Order) ISSUED steps are as follows:
ET Finance will issue the PO once the Request has been fully approved
ET Finance completes all the approval paperwork and provides the “Go Ahead” by
issuing an PO Number
ET Finance then sends the PO number to the Request Owner
PO number is sent to corporate for Entry into the SAP Order to Cash system
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17. Strategic Sourcing
• Strategic Sourcing is an organized and collaborative approach to leveraging targeted spend
across the enterprise with select suppliers that are best suited to create knowledge and value in
the customer-supplier interface.
CCC’s 6 Step Strategic
Sourcing Process
Strategic
Sourcing
Process
Conduct
RFP
Develop
Sourcing
Strategy
Analyze
Responses
/Select Sources
Opportunity
Assessment
Approve
Selected
Sources
Award &
Implementation
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18. Time is determined
by Requestor
Create, Input, Other Corporate Entities Timeline:
The amount of time taken in this phase is determined solely by the Requestor. The
Service Level Agreement clock (or Approval Time Estimates) starts after completion of
these steps.
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19. Time Expectations or SLA’s
These SLA’s are considered as maximum time estimates for tracking and should not be
considered as contractual deadline dates.
Because of the many variables causing scheduling challenges outside the control of ET
Finance (i.e. holidays, year-end budget deadlines, errors, omissions or changes to
Request’s, and changes within our IT environment), it may be difficult to adhere to any
type of strict timing regulations.
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20. 5 Days
Review Timeline: When the ET Finance receives the PROPERLY completed Form on or
before MONDAY, ET Finance has FIVE business days to complete the review process
Consolidate Timeline: The ET Finance has FIVE business days to correlate, organize and
combine all Request information into one master document before being sent for
formal SLT reviews and approvals
SLT / CIO Approval Timeline: The SLT/CIO receives the Request on a Friday afternoon
and will use the weekend and entire next week for review, Q&A and analysis. This step
will take FIVE business days before final decisions will be made during the Friday
Approval Meeting.
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21. Corporate Approval Timeline: (Only for Request Over $500K ) If approved, corporate
will receive the Request on the following Monday then take up to FIFTEEN business days
for Corporate internal procedures.
Corporate may not honor the 15 day SLA if the Request is incomplete or inaccurate.
Please contact Corporate early on in the process to ensure the financial information is
correct before being presented for approvals.
I/O Issued Timeline: Once ET Finance has been notified of Request Approval by
Corporate, ET Finance will issue the Purchase Order (PO) number. This final step will
take up to FIVE business days.
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Days
5 Days
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22. Determined by
the Request Owner
Determined by
the Request Owner
Determined by
the Request Owner
Determined by
the Request
Owner
SLA Timeline is 15 Business Days
Total Timeline: Is considered an Estimate based on BAU activities without any holiday interference during the
SLA term. SLA’s are subject to change for $5M or more enterprise-wide and complex requests.
SLA Timeline is 20 Business Days
SLA Timeline is 35 Business Days
Timeline – Total (By Type)
SLA Timeline is 15 Business Days
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General Information: ET Finance Info: Business Unit Info: Charge Back Info:
Request Number In Budget (Y/N); Amount Impact Monthly CB to BU 2011
I/O Number Forecast (Y/N); Amount Capital Cost Monthly CB to BU 2012
BU Making Request Year 1, 2, 3, 4, & 5 Impact Incremental Cost Monthly CB to BU 2013
Name of Commitment Total Impact Labor Hours
Description of Commitment Capital Cost Labor Cost
Date Approved Incremental Cost Opp Cost, other than labor
Labor Hours
Labor Cost
Opp Cost, other than labor
Request Form Review
Overall information included with fully completed Request
Items in Red will be included by ET Finance prior to/after approvals
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25. Details on all topics in this presentation can be found in the Request
Approval Process User Manual located on the SharePoint site.
Thank you for your time.
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