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29 Jul 2015: Where applications are successful the sponsor will send an ‘Award Letter’ notifying the Research Operations Office and the applying Principal Investigator (PI). If the department of the PI receive a copy directly from the sponsor they should

4 Sep 2015: This is used to define the department or institution processing the transaction, e.g. AG for the Finance Division. The first letter can help to indicate the group to which the department belongs.

2 Apr 2015: Expenditure charged to a specific donation must meet the conditions specified by the donor. Responsibility for ensuring that the terms of specific donations are available for reference and are adhered to rests with the Head of Department.

17 Aug 2015: Where a prospective customer has requested a quotation (or it is considered appropriate to issue one), use the template from the Finance Division web page. The issue of a quote and its subsequent acceptance by the customer guarantees the application

31 Mar 2015: Fixed assets within the University are split into three specific categories and presented differently in the financial statements. Equipment Purchased by departments in the normal course of business, including from research grants.

5 Aug 2015: AR Invoices are automatically transferred overnight (via an interface) into the receiving department’s AP module. PDF invoice copies are automatically emailed nightly to the receiving department. Departments should be emailing any backup

7 Apr 2015: Appendix A : Customer numbers for internal departments A list of customer numbers for internal departments can be found under "Department Contacts" Invoicing sub-departments To invoice departments that are sub-ledgers of another department, an a

7 Apr 2015: Reports on UFS It is the responsibility of Heads of Departments and Department Administrators to monitor outstanding / unpaid Internal Trading invoices. As part of month-end procedures for the Accounts Payable module, users are advised to : Run the

12 Aug 2015: Grants that are awarded in a foreign currency will be converted to sterling at activation stage, using the University’s foreign exchange policy. The preferred currency for research grants is sterling. For US Dollar and Euro denominated grants the

5 Aug 2015: Amendments to an existing supplier record are only acceptable if they are accompanied by official documentation regarding the relevant change. This may be in the form of a letter from the company stating the change or a copy of an invoice headed

6 Aug 2015: Introduction and overview Heads of Institutions that receive income from the sale of goods or services, including Research, must establish procedures to ensure that all sales are authorised and supplied as agreed.

6 Aug 2015: From 1 Jan 2021 Following the end of the Brexit Transition Period purchases from suppliers in the EC are treated in a similar manner to those from the rest of the world.

23 Jul 2015: When transferring costs between sources of funds, it is recommended that the transfer should use the original transaction code wherever possible. However should this not be practical then the generic transfer code of EZXX can be used, but must be

1 Apr 2015: Calculate the cost of the activities of the trust over the forthcoming year. For salaries, do not forget to include on costs such as employer's NI and pension contributions, as well as the overhead charge.

23 Jul 2015: The primary purpose when monitoring expenditure against a budget is to ensure that expenditure does not exceed either the budget, or its planned or received income. The first problem is how to spot where expenditure has, or will, exceed the budget.

5 Aug 2015: If you come across an invoice that states the payment should be processed to a factoring company, then process the invoice as normal against the actual invoicing company. However, check to ensure that the supplier has been set up with a site named

23 Jul 2015: All trust funds are legally created and have their own deed that details the rules and regulations for the specific fund.

2 Apr 2015: Donations are not available for investment or spending until they have been received and credited to an income account in the relevant Department.

5 Aug 2015: To maintain a level of timeliness and good housekeeping within the Supplier database, suppliers who have not been used for over 18 months, and have had no activity, are classed as Inactive. This applies only where there are no open Purchase Orders

12 Aug 2015: The Departmental Administrator and the Principal Investigator will be notified by email once the grant has been activated by the School Team in the Research Operations Office The activation notice will include a link to the sponsor’s terms and