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SWIFT Update January 12, 2023 


Finance Accounting Supervisor - Vendor Support Team

Minnesota Management and Budget (MMB) is hiring a Finance Accounting Supervisor for the Vendor Payments Support team.

The Vendor Payments Supervisor position supports MMB's SWIFT Vendor Payments Support Unit within the Accounting Services Division. The Vendor Payments Support team includes operational staff responsible for managing and supporting payment and warrant processing, state and federal tax reporting, unclaimed property and special handling of supplier payments. This team supports all state agencies and 300,000 Suppliers.

Please share this position opening with colleagues and friends who may be interested. Job ID is 61670.


2023 Agency Annual Schedule

The 2023 Agency Annual Schedule is now available on Minnesota Management Budget's Budget and Accounting Instructions webpage.


SWIFT Training Survey

The SWIFT training team at Minnesota Management and Budget requests agency staff feedback on our SWIFT and EPM Data Warehouse for SWIFT training. This survey is anonymous and should take about five to ten minutes to complete. Please complete this survey by January 27, 2023.
If you have any questions about this survey, please contact Emma Kutz at emma.kutz@state.mn.us.  


SWIFT and EPM Data Warehouse Training

The SWIFT Training team offers online training through webinars, training guides, video tutorials, eLearning, and one-on-one sessions.

  • Webinars/Labs: Enroll in online training for SWIFT and the EPM Data Warehouse on Enterprise Learning Management (ELM). See Upcoming SWIFT Training below. Webinars and labs run for 60 to 120 minutes. They include live demos of SWIFT and EPM Data Warehouse processes. SWIFT training options are webinars. Some of the EPM training are labs so that you can follow along and create and save your own reports or My Dashboard.
  • SWIFT Training Guides and Video Tutorials: Find quick reference guides and a user guide on our Training Guides page and video tutorials on our Training Videos page.
  • EPM Data Warehouse Training: Locate quick reference guides on our EPM Warehouse Training page. Topics include the most common EPM Data Warehouse processes and SWIFT reports.
  • eLearning: Complete self-paced training in ELM. After learning the material at your own pace and passing the quiz, you can request a Certificate of Completion.
  • One-On-One Sessions: Still feeling stuck? Request a one-on-one training session by emailing us at SWIFTHelpDesk.MMB@state.mn.us.

Upcoming SWIFT Training

To enroll in a SWIFT training, sign in to Self Service or the Administrative Portal and select the Learning Management tile.

  1. On the Find Learning tile, enter “SWIFT” in the search field, and press the Search button. 
  2. From the Search Results, select the webinar you would like to take. 
  3. Press the Enroll button, and check your email later for an invitation with instructions on how to attend the webinar.

Currently, there are seats still available for the following webinars and eLearning. 

MODULE

WEBINARS/eLEARNING
Sessions run 9 a.m. - 10:30 a.m., unless otherwise noted.

DATES

INTRO

Introduction to EPM Data Warehouse/SWIFT

1/17/23; 2/7/23; 4/5/23; 6/7/23

INTRO

Introduction to SWIFT Navigation webinar

2/16/23; 3/15/23, 4/12/23

INTRO

Introduction to SWIFT Reporting webinar

2/9/23; 3/8/23; 4/6/23; 5/4//23; 6/8/23

INTRO

Introduction to SWIFT eLearning

Anytime

AP

SWIFT Create Vouchers Overview in Accounts Payable webinar

4/4/23

AR

SWIFT Accounts Receivable Direct Journal Deposits webinar

2/14/23; 5/16/23

AR

SWIFT Accounts Receivable Apply Payments to Invoices webinar

2/15/23; 5/17/23

AR

SWIFT Accounts Receivable Maintenance Worksheets webinar

2/16/23; 5/18/23

BI 

SWIFT Billing Part 1 webinar

1/25/23; 4/26/23

BI

SWIFT Billing Part 2 webinar

1/26/23; 4/27/23

EPM

Build a My Dashboard for SWIFT Reports in EPM lab

3/1/23

EPM

Create a SWIFT All Expenditures Report in EPM lab

2/2/23; 5/3/23

EPM

SWIFT EPM Create and Save a New Analysis lab

3/22/23; 6/14/23

EPM

SWIFT EPM Create and Save the Manager's Financial Report lab

1/31/23; 3/30/23; 5/25/23

EPM

Understand the SWIFT Data in the EPM Data Warehouse webinar

2/1/23; 5/16/23

EPM

Use SWIFT Standard Reports in EPM lab

2/28/23; 5/9/23

KK

SWIFT Budget Journal Administration webinar
Time, 9 a.m. - 11 a.m.

1/19/23; 6/22/23

PO

SWIFT Create Purchase Orders webinar

2/9/23; 4/11/23; 6/6/23

SC

SWIFT Create a Supplier Contract Shell webinar
Time, 9 a.m. - 10 a.m.

5/4/23

SC

SWIFT Import and Process a Contract Document Electronically webinar
Time, 1 p.m. - 2 p.m.

5/4/23

SS

SWIFT Strategic Sourcing 1: Create, Post and Approve Events webinar

3/9/23

SS

SWIFT Strategic Sourcing 2: Analyze and Award Events in webinar
Time, 1 p.m. - 2:30 p.m.

3/9/23

SS

SWIFT Strategic Sourcing eLearning

Anytime


SWIFT Help Desk

Contact the SWIFT Help Desk for any SWIFT-related questions or issues.

EmailSWIFTHelpDesk.MMB@state.mn.us

Phone: 651-201-8100, option 2

Hours: 7:30 a.m. to 4:00 p.m., Monday through Friday (closed holidays)

When contacting the SWIFT Help Desk, make sure to include details about your question or issue, including:

  • Your Business Unit
  • Description of the issue/question
  • SWIFT Module (Accounts Payable, Purchase Orders, etc.)
  • Transaction ID (Voucher ID, PO ID, etc.)
  • Error message print screen

Additional assistance can be found on the SWIFT Training Guides and Resources page.


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