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6 Feb 2015: Practical Experience Requirements (PER) Becoming an ACCA-qualified accountant does not just involve passing your exams and the professional ethics module, you also need to complete our Practical Experience Requirement (PER). PER provides a structure

7 Apr 2015: The Grants Module records expenditure and income for the University's research grants and contracts. Research grants are governed primarily by the length of the grant rather than accounting periods (months), and therefore departments will need to be

23 Jul 2015: All institutions are required to regularly monitor actual activity to planned activity and control their expenditure to ensure that it is in line with available funds. If required, appropriate corrective action should be taken to resolve significant

31 Mar 2015: What are Fixed Assets? University fixed assets are items of physical substance that are to be used in the supply/production of goods and services (e.g. education, research, trading). Examples of Fixed Assets: Scientific equipment Machinery Land and

9 Apr 2015: The Supplier database enables staff to search for suppliers, request new ones or request amendments to suppliers on the database. Searches can be made for suppliers by name or by using key words or commodity descriptions to find suppliers who can

6 Aug 2015: 10. Financial Regulations 2012, Income and Expenditure, 12.2. Latest version 17 April 2024.

2 Apr 2015: Regardless of the method of donation the steps that the Department must follow are the same. Click the image to enlarge

4 Sep 2015: Latest version 01 May 2024.

2 Apr 2015: The principal purpose of this chapter of the Financial Procedures Manual is to set out and explain the procedures to be followed by staff in Departments in respect of income received by means of donation and expenditure against such funds.

31 Mar 2015: Topics covered in this section are: Departmental responsibilities The central process for fixed assets

7 Apr 2015: These procedures only apply to departments using the CUFS Inventory module. It will be important for the departments with stores to ensure an accurate record of stock is maintained and that stock is allocated accurately within the department. Month

20 Mar 2015: What is the Deposit Account The deposit account is a University wide facility that allows departments with surpluses (on a variety of eligible sources of funds) to invest those funds.

31 Mar 2015: Compliance with the Financial Regulations is a mandatory requirement for: All institutions and University subsidiary companies but not Cambridge University Press or Cambridge Assessment. All University activities.

19 Mar 2015: Obtaining clearance from the Tax Team The engagement and payment for services where the engaging department does not propose to make payment through payroll must be cleared by the Tax Team.

6 Feb 2015: In order to become a Chartered Global Management Accountant (ACMA, CGMA) you need a minimum of 36 months' verified work-based practical experience across four areas: Technical skills; Business skills; People skills and Leadership skills.

7 Apr 2015: An overview of the purchasing cycle is given as follows: Requisition - Raising an internal purchase requisition Supplier Selection - Quotations, Contracts, Pre-Suppliers Purchase Order - Raise purchase order Receipt Goods/Services - Receive Goods

2 Apr 2015: Topics covered in this section are: Specific Endowments Specific Donations Overheads charged to donation accounts Activities funded from more than one source

6 Aug 2015: These year end instructions include: Payroll and University Payment System (PAY) Purchasing (PO) Accounts Receivable (AR) Accounts Payable (AP) Inventory (INV) Research Grants (GMS) Fixed Assets (FA) General Ledger (GL) Certification by Head of

31 Mar 2015: After the month end process departmental users will be able to access the new assets that have been uploaded in to the fixed asset module. They will also be able to: Update certain details, e.g. serial numbers. Change an asset's location. Change the

19 Mar 2015: Payments to students for grants and field trip expenses may be entered onto UFS without obtaining clearance from the Tax Team. Bursaries and studentships should ideally be paid through payroll using a UPS3 form though in practice they are unlikely

31 Mar 2015: Terms of sale If obliged to purchase from abroad on a supplier's terms of contract, it is important to determine what is included in the purchase price, and when risk and ownership pass to the purchaser.

2 Apr 2015: Topics covered in this section are: Sources of funds for donations General Donations - source of funds EF** to EX** Specific Donations - source of funds H*** Specific Endowments

12 Aug 2015: One of the purposes of the General Ledger (GL) is to reflect all of the University’s financial expenditure. Therefore, summary information from the Grants module is transferred on a daily basis into the GL.

7 Apr 2015: Search site. Finance Division. Appendices. Search. Some items on this website are restricted. University members are encouraged to log in using Raven to make the best use of the site:. 2024 University of Cambridge.

7 Apr 2015: Accounts Payable Module Module within UFS specifically for processing payments of all suppliers, both internally and externally, as well as payments to staff for expenses.

11 Aug 2015: The Head of Department/Institution may delegate their responsibility to a suitably nominated individual within the department. This is done on a template letter provided by the Research Operations Office which lists the areas of delegation as well

7 Apr 2015: Defining a University internal customer Internal customers are those that are part of the legal entity of the University e.g. the Schools, faculties and departments.

4 Sep 2015: Latest version 01 May 2024.

2 Apr 2015: Donations are credited to a source of funds code in the ranges indicated in the below table and with an appropriate transaction code beginning LF**. The decision tree at Appendix A should be referred to for further guidance.

5 Aug 2015: If you are aware of a new supplier with outsourced accounts i.e. using a factoring company, it is essential that the Site Name is entered as Factor when setting up the supplier.

12 Aug 2015: Once the project has ended departments may wish to compare the actual costs incurred against the original application. This will identify any deficiencies in the costing or planning of the research and improve future applications for that sponsor.

20 Mar 2015: Credit the transaction code SCBA. Debit the control account SCCA. Latest version 15 April 2024.

7 Apr 2015: At the year-end the Finance Division will ensure that unspent balances on specific endowments and specific donations will be rolled forward and will be available for spending in the following financial year.

20 Mar 2015: Latest version 15 April 2024.

6 Aug 2015: Latest version 16 April 2024.

2 Apr 2015: Topics covered in this section are: Consultation with CUDAR re solicitation of donors Power to accept donations under £100,000 Decision to accept restricted donations Receipt of donations Availability of funds Classification of donations

2 Apr 2015: As indicated previously, donations should wherever possible be directed to the Development and Alumni Relations office (CUDAR).

7 Apr 2015: Occasionally a permanent unspent balance will arise on a specific donation/endowment account, where further spending in accordance with the donor's conditions is not possible.

4 Sep 2015: Sources of financial information The Finance Division produces the following main sources of financial and management information based on General Ledger balances: at Department level monthly departmental summary reports at School / Group level

6 Aug 2015: Regulations. More information:. 8. Financial Regulations 2012, Income and Expenditure, 12.1. Latest version 16 April 2024.

31 Mar 2015: Definition It is essential that effective internal controls exist throughout departments, faculties, institutions and the University to: safeguard University assets prevent and detect errors and fraud protect the interests of the staff help to

2 Apr 2015: Our coding and classification of donations supports the proper management of the relevant funds in accordance with the donors' wishes.

7 Apr 2015: Departments will wish to monitor their fixed assets using the Fixed Assets module from time to time. In order to maintain the university's Fixed Asset Register, departments must ensure that when processing AP invoices for Fixed Asset purchases, they

4 Sep 2015: Latest version 01 May 2024.

7 Apr 2015: At the outset arrangements must be established to enable reports to be provided to each donor in line with their requirements. The Development Office provides guidance and details of University procedures on reporting to donors within 'Procedures

4 Sep 2015: Latest version 01 May 2024.

12 Aug 2015: Following instruction from ROO, Research Accounting transfer any excess income or excess expenditure (ie. overspend) to the departmental research cost centre, with the ED source of funds, and a transaction code LZEG for excess income or AZZN/EZZN

12 Aug 2015: Expenditure is usually recovered through invoicing or an expenditure claim. Most sponsors’ billing is generated through the Grants Module; this means that there is data available to departments on the amount billed per grant.

23 Jul 2015: All institutions are required to monitor and control their expenditure to ensure that it is in line with available funds. This section gives guidance on the techniques required and reports available to enable interpretation of actual expenditure

31 Mar 2015: Freight Forwarders can advise on the best method of transportation and will see that all of the correct documentation is issued. This will avoid any delay in importing goods, for delays may mean that storage charges are incurred.