Finance Service Levels
Services and Service Levels
The broad definition of services to be provided is determined by the Director of Finance and Corporate Services.
The aim is that a service for an academic year will remain in place for the entire year. When this does not prove to be possible Finance will ensure that current users of a service are notified of any changes before they are made.
If a user is not satisfied with the quality of a service that is provided they should, in the first instance, contact the Director of Finance and Corporate Services or the Finance Help Desk.
Financial Accounting
- Balance Sheet Management
- Cash Flow Forecasting and Cash Management, Investments & Foreign Currency Accounts
- Purchase Ledger, Creditor Payments and Foreign Payments
- Sales Ledger and Debtor Processing, including Student Debts
- Credit Control
- Cash Handling, including Imprest Management
- Expense Claim Processing and Payment
- Fixed Asset Management
- Statutory Accounts: Preparation for the University and Subsidiary Companies
- Management of the University's tax matters, including Value Added Tax (VAT) and C.I.S
- Administration of Prize Funds
- Administration of Purchase Cards
Management Accounting
- Assisting with Annual Budget Preparation
- In-Year Monitoring of Performance
- Month-End Processing
- Management of Accounting Structures
- Production of Management Reports, including for the Senior Management Board and Finance and General Purposes Committee
- Financial Administration of Research Grants and Contracts
- Provision of Financial Information to HEFCE and HESA, and Other Funding Bodies
- Provision of Financial Advice and Support to Schools and Directorates
- Preparation of Financial Forecasts to support the University Corporate Plan
Other services
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