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4 Sep 2015: Within any fund, as defined by a combination of Cost Centre and Source of Funds, the Transaction element distinguishes between items of different kinds. Any account can have income and expenditure transactions. Many also have investments and other

6 Aug 2015: Download this chapter in PDF format Introduction Purpose The best practice procedures and guidelines set out in this chapter are intended to assist institutions in the management of trading income and to reduce outstanding debtors by identifying the

6 Aug 2015: The collection of income (and any subsequent debts) is the responsibility of the institution raising the sales invoice. The Financial Regulations state, “With the exception of research grant claims, institutions are responsible for debt collection

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.

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

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

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.

18 Aug 2015: Search site. Finance Division. Writing off bad debts. Debt should only be written-off if it is genuine and due, and it has been established it is not possible or economic

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

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.

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.

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

6 Aug 2015: By using CUTS, the University is able to avail of charitable tax reliefs to ensure that full economic benefit of profitable consultancy work flows through to the University.

20 Mar 2015: What is the CUEF? The Cambridge University Endowment Fund (CUEF) is a unitised fund consisting of a variety of assets including equities and investment property. Investors (departments) buy a number of units in the fund - the number purchased

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

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.

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

19 Mar 2015: There are certain exceptions to the rules about “deemed employment” where people are being retained to undertake very short term academic tasks. These can be paid through the UPS using a UPS1 form as ‘automatic self-employed’ without the

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

4 Sep 2015: A reference guide for Source of Funds codes This section gives a fuller description of what each Source of Funds code represents, how it can be used and why. Use the menu on the left hand side to view the contents of this section. Latest version 01