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20 Mar 2015: Search site. Finance Division. Policy. The new FX Management for Research Income Policy provides sterling budget certainty for those awards in scope.

1 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.

20 Mar 2015: A Working Party, with representatives from all Schools developed the new fx policy and a paper was submitted and approved at Finance Committee on 28 April 2010.

2 Apr 2015: Download this chapter in PDF format Overview 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

1 Apr 2015: The capital of a trust fund, (both permanent and spendable) is invested and then the income generated from these investments is used to provide the intended benefits of the trust.

4 Sep 2015: Requesting a new Cost Centre. Closing existing Cost Centres. ... What does this mean? Why is it important? Format. Requesting a new source of funds code.

1 Apr 2015: benefactors. Benefactions and gifts to establish new Trust Funds are always reported to Council and a Notice announcing acceptance by the University is published in the Reporter. ... The Notice would usually be accompanied by a grace, or grace and report,

6 Aug 2015: When goods are bought into the UK a tax called 'duty' is normally charged on the value of the goods (normally the purchase price). The duty applicable is calculated as a percentage of the value of the goods, but the percentage varies depending on

20 Mar 2015: This section explains how budgets are used within the University. It details those activities for which budgets are formally created and monitored in the University Finance System (UFS). It also provides guidance on the main issues that should be

29 Jul 2015: Post-Award a grant will be set up in UFS where an application is successful and the sponsor has notified the Research Operations Office.

31 Mar 2015: Overview The usual means of incurring and managing the expenditure on land and buildings is through Estate Management (EM) because of the complexities of building projects.

11 Aug 2015: Each application for funding must be authorised by the Head of Department/ Institution or their nominated deputy (see delegated authority process) prior to the application being sent to their School Team within the Research Operations Office to

1 Apr 2015: The Financial Regulations specify that it is the Head of Department's responsibility to ensure that all trust funds are maintained in credit. See also the guidance for Trust Fund Managers

12 Aug 2015: Departments are responsible for ensuring that all expenditure charged to a grant complies with sponsors’ terms and conditions.

5 Aug 2015: International Payment Orders (IPO) are the normal method used by the University to transfer funds to individuals and organizations with non-UK bank accounts. They can also be used as a method for paying foreign currency to a UK account.

29 Jul 2015: Pre-Award Services The Research Operations Office (ROO) are responsible for assisting departmental administrative and academic staff to understand the processes and requirements associated with research grants and contracts.

5 Aug 2015: It is best practice for departments to reconcile suppliers’ statements each month to ensure that they have recorded all invoices and credit notes taken. This process should be done regularly to ensure that operating results provide a true

9 Apr 2015: Search site. Finance Division. Supplier Database. Supplier Database. The Supplier database enables staff to search for suppliers, request new ones or request amendments to suppliers on the database. ... Any requests for new suppliers or amendments to

5 Aug 2015: Purpose of credit cards The University issues company credit cards to its employees where it is deemed the only effective method of payment in the proper performance of duties. Heads of Institution are responsible for ensuring that the cards are

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

20 Mar 2015: A budget is a financial representation of planned activity for a given period. The basic principle is to compare the cost of the planned activity to the expected income the activity will generate and establish whether there will be a surplus (income

12 Aug 2015: Invoicing of sponsors and collection of funds due is the responsibility of the Research Operations Office in conjunction with the Credit Control Team within the Finance Division.

1 Apr 2015: Payment Procedures In general, payments from trust funds will be made by the departmental accounts team unless the trust fund is held centrally, in which case the payment requests should be sent to the Trust Funds Assistant in the Finance Division

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

2 Apr 2015: Topics covered in this section are: Balances to be maintained in credit Investing balances Surpluses on specific donations/endowments Year-end Reporting to donors Transferring donations

5 Aug 2015: Detailed reference materials on how to process suppliers’ invoices in the Accounts Payable (AP) module of UFS is available on the Finance Training webpage. Some other common scenarios are given below.

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: 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

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.

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: 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

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

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: Any amendments to, or new internal customers can only be successfully carried out by the Finance Division - forward any queries to ARCustomer@admin.cam.ac.uk. ... Departments needing to raise an invoice to TES must use the internal customer number

6 Aug 2015: The new activity form must be completed and forwarded to the Accounts Receivable helpdesk. ... You will need to provide details of the new activity, including responses to these questions:.

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

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.

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: 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.

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.

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

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: Write financial procedures for departmental specific areas that can be used as a point of reference and training for new finance staff.

6 Aug 2015: On receipt of AR customer setup form, creates new, and amends existing, customer records on CUFS .

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

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

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.

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