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Financial Training

Ben Financials system training sessions for the University's authorized buying tools is available to all authorized Penn faculty and staff. Faculty and staff are required to utilize the University's authorized buying methods for purchases of equipment, supplies and services from external suppliers. Financial training sessions for authorized BEN Buys Purchasing System (including the Penn Marketplace) users and MasterCard Purchasing/Fleet Card Program cardholders are available from the University's Financial Training department which provides members of the University community with programs focused on the University's financial processes, procedures and systems.

Financial system access will not be granted and a purchasing card will not be issued to a faculty or staff member until training has been successfully completed and all appropriated forms have been completed and submitted to the appropriate organization.

Please direct all questions regarding financial system training to a Financial Training department staff member.

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