Category Archives: Announcements

Introducing Amit Jain, New Associate Vice President for Budget Planning and Financial Management

 

Finance and Business Services is pleased to announce Amit Jain as our new Associate Vice President, Budget Planning and Financial Management.  Amit is a University of California alum and has previously worked as a Budget Director at UCSF School of Medicine Dean’s office.  He started his career as an engineer and worked for preeminent organizations such as NASA and Intel for over 15 years.  Since 2007, Amit has held executive finance roles at multiple organizations including as CFO for a healthcare startup.

Amit has resided in Santa Clara since 1996 with his family.  He is married to an IT professional and has one daughter who is pursuing her JD/MBA degree at The University of Chicago.  Amit is an avid Jeopardy fan and in his spare time he likes to play tennis, solve crossword puzzles, and volunteer for community service.  He holds an MS in Chemical Engineering, an MS in Materials Engineering, and an MBA from the Haas School of Business at UC-Berkeley.

We want to thank the members of the Search Committee for their work in this important recruitment:  Stephanie Reitz (Chair), Catherine Voss Plaxton, Kimberly Gallow, Heidi Wong, and Jim Westbrook.

2025 Mileage Reimbursement Rates

The CSU adjusted its mileage reimbursement rates to reflect the new IRS rates. The mileage rate changes are as follows and apply to business travel occurring on or after January 1, 2025:

  • The standard mileage rate has increased from 67 cents per mile to 70 cents per mile.
  • Miles driven for moving will be reimbursed at 21 cents per mile, the same as last year.

For employee travel, there are two Travel Claim Worksheets to complete based on the travel dates: 

Visit Employee Travel for more information. Non-employees can find the Travel Claim Worksheets in the Non-Employee Travel’s Travel Reimbursement section. For a trip that spans both years, complete both worksheets.

If you have any questions, please contact FinanceConnect at ext. 4-1558 or financeconnect@sjsu.edu.

 

 

ProCard/GoCard Workshop Zoom Session

We are having a ProCard/GoCard Workshop on Friday, December 20th from 11:00 a.m. to 12:00 p.m. via Zoom. New and current cardholders are encouraged to attend when they need assistance or have questions about the ProCard/GoCard. If you are interested in joining the session, you’ll need to register by 5pm on Thursday, December 19th. Please keep in mind the first 30 minutes of the workshop will provide an overview of the reconciliation. After the overview, the workshop is opened for cardholders to ask questions or seek assistance in completing their reconciliation.