About us
Finance Mission Statement -
The Finance Mission is "to deliver an effective and efficient financial service that exceeds customer expectations".
Finance is organised into a series of teams to provide the University with the support it needs. Find out about each of our teams - including the people involved and contact details - from the sections below:
Finance and Corporate Services Directorate
Finance is part of the Finance and Corporate Services Directorate (F&CSD).
- Director of Finance and Corporate Services: David Savage
- PA to the Director of Finance and Corporate Services: Karan Fairley
- Deputy Director of Finance: Carol Wright
- PA to the Deputy Director of Finance: Lynda McCulley
Links to the other groups within the Directorate are set out below:
Financial Planning and Analysis
The Financial Planning and Analysis (Management Accounts) Team are responsible for the preparation of annual budgets and production of financial forecasts; providing regular management reports to Schools, Directorates and Senior Management Board; providing financial information to HEFCE, HESA and other funding bodies; the financial administration of Research Grants and Contracts.
Visit the Financial Planning and Analysis page
Technical Accounting and Financial Services
The Technical Accounting and Financial Services teams are involved
with financial transaction processing and corporate reporting
of the University.
The Accounts Payable team process payments to suppliers, the Accounts
Receivable team process receipts from customers, and there is a Credit
Control team to pursue debt recovery on all forms of debt owed
to the University.
The Financial Accounts team are occupied with a wide range of technical,
statutory and treasury accounting activity. This includes asset accounting, taxation, group accounting and the publishing of the annual accounts for the University, all of its subsidiaries and its associated bodies.
Visit the Technical Accounting and Financial Services pages
Finance and Corporate Services Systems
The Finance and Corporate Services Team are responsible for the maintenance and development of, and training for, the University's central Financial
and Management Information System (based around Agresso) the HR/Payroll System (Trent) and the Campus Card System
Visit the Finance and Corporate Services Systems
Insurance
The Insurance office is responsible for overseeing all insurance matters relating to the University and its staff and students. The insurance and travel pages deal with topics such as travelling abroad on behalf of the University, travelling safely, driving vehicles on behalf of the University and information detailing insurance cover on University owned vehicles, for field trips and for University owned equipment off campus.