Purchase Card Program Update

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Purchase Card Program Update
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Citibank Financial Interface (CFI)

• BACKGROUND
• CitiDirect used the BOX as its processor
• Allowed for rapid development and deployment
• Limited future use and capability
• Citibank initiated a complete reengineering that
  led to CFI
• Selected major commands requested to participate
  in development of requirements

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Citibank Financial Interface (CFI)

• MAJOR CHANGES
• The development of Obligation Processing Type
  Indicator (OPTI) codes
• T Transactional
• B Bulk
• W Component Electronic Certification
• Cardholder data inherits Billing Account data for
  more efficient processing

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Citibank Financial Interface (CFI)

• MAJOR CHANGES (CONT)
• A single Standard Document Number (SDN) is
  created at the LOA/UIC/AO level, not for each
  transaction, as under the BOX
• Invoicing submitted at the Approving Official
  level, not an individual invoice per cardholder
• Upgrade in LOA functionality to include mandatory
  use of Default LOAs and ensuring all pertinent
  LOA data is inputted

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Purchase Card Policies

• DoD Charge Card Task Force Final Report
• Issued a report of recommendations to improve the
  charge card programs
• Copy of report can be found on the FMO web site
  www.fmo.navy.mil/services/purchasecard.htm
• DON eBusiness Operations Office
• Will issue a new Purchase Card Instruction
  EBUSOPSOFFINST 4200.1
• With the instruction will be a set of desk guides
• Desk guides are to be the how to for users of
  the program

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OPTI W Component Electronic Reconciliation/Certi
fication

• Implements DoD Charge Card Purchase Card
  Recommendation 2
• Activities receive daily EC/EDI 821 obligation
  transactions data
• Activities receive monthly electronic invoices
  via EC/EDI 810C
• Used to certify and submit for payment to DFAS
• Requirements have been sent to Citibank
• Waiting for estimated delivery date from Citibank

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FMO Purchase Card Points of Contact

• Contact webmaster_at_fmo.navy.mil for clarification
  or further info.