Could Your Purchasing Card Program Generate Revenue for Your District?

Description

What if your district’s purchasing process could do more than streamline transactions? Join MASA, MSBA, and PFM Financial Services for a practical discussion on purchasing cards (P-Cards) and how districts are using them to simplify procurement, strengthen spending controls, reduce administrative burden, and generate annual cash rebates.

Whether your district already utilizes a purchasing card program or is exploring options for the future, this session will provide an overview of how modern P-Card programs can improve efficiency while supporting sound financial stewardship. Participants will learn how districts can maintain oversight through customizable spending controls, detailed reporting tools, and approval workflows while reducing reliance on paper-based purchasing and check processing.

Who Should Attend

• Superintendents
• Business Managers
• Finance Directors
• Chief Financial Officers
• District Operations Leaders

What You’ll Learn

• How purchasing card programs can streamline procurement and accounts payable processes
• Ways districts can improve cash flow and reduce transaction costs
• How spending controls, approval workflows, and reporting tools support accountability and transparency
• Opportunities to earn rebates on eligible purchasing activity
• Best practices for implementation and program administration
• Real-world examples of how Minnesota school districts are using purchasing cards today

Presenter

Beth Smith
Assistant Vice President, PFM Financial Services LLC

Beth Smith has worked with Minnesota school districts and the MASA, MASBO, and MSBA P-Card partnership since 2016 and helps districts implement and optimize purchasing card programs. PFM’s national P-Card program serves more than 1,000 clients and supports over $400 million in annual spending.