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5 Aug 2015: The Accounts Payable Team, Finance Division arranges payment. Statements are sent directly to the cardholders’ home address, as provided on the application form, from the credit card service provider.

19 Apr 2021: To keep the University’s wider Finance community updated about Cambridge’s key financial issues, Director of Finance David Hughes has recorded two video presentations.

21 Mar 2014: 23 July 2014 - Small Exam Hall, New Museum Site, Pembrooke Street .

25 Nov 2014: When the University receives donations or contributions they are outside the scope of VAT as there is no supply. These types of income are where the contributor/donor gives the money for no return of goods or services from the University i.e. the

25 Nov 2014: Sometimes we will physically receive a cheque back from a supplier either as a result of a refund or a rebate/discount allowed and the following paragraphs explain what the correct VAT treatment should be.

26 Jun 2020: Through its response to the COVID-19 outbreak, Finance has had to adapt at speed to keep critical business functions operating, while progressing major functional activities such as the budget and year-end process.

6 Aug 2015: The Purchasing module (which includes iProcurement) is used to create purchase orders (POs) on UFS. This in turn creates a commitment. When the order is matched to an invoice, this becomes an actual expense.

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. Please see the Import Export Hub for current information.

4 Sep 2015: Each year, most (but not all) departments have traditionally received an amount of money to support the core salaries and running costs of their department. This is known as Chest Allocation. AAA*: Chest non-pay Principally AAAA, this is the Source

17 Aug 2015: When a debt becomes overdue, it is important to establish the reason for non-payment. Reason Context Action Payment missing The debtor claims they have already paid. The institution should gain as much information concerning the payment as possible.

23 Jul 2015: Income and expenditure on Trust Funds can be monitored using the Cognos General Ledger reports. However, there is a specific report for Trust Funds which summarises the purpose, performance, and activity of each Trust Fund.

12 Aug 2015: The costs detailed below are either imported into CUFS or generated with a grants process by Research Accounting. This is done at month end (usually during the last week of the month) before the Grants module closes. The monthly timetable is updated

10 Aug 2015: Module closes at 5pm on Wednesday 30 August ON THIS PAGE Summary of tasks Key dates CUEF sales/purchases Process and reconcile petty cash Credit card expenditure Budget Freeze Chest Allocation Holdback Mechanism Monies on deposit Accruals Unearned

26 Mar 2024: It has already been established that budgets are an important method through which to monitor and control actual versus planned activity. However, to carry this out effectively it is important to spread the budget across the months of the financial

12 Aug 2015: Departments must not transfer funds into a research grant or directly code income from a sponsor to a grant code. Collecting monies due from sponsors is undertaken by the Credit Control team in Research Accounting. However, there may be occasions

16 Apr 2024: The table lists common activities that are more likely to present a risk of non-payment and customer disputes.

17 Aug 2015: Customer receipts The UFS system is not capable of producing receipts for customers. Therefore, if a customer requests a receipt, you can provide written confirmation of receipt by email, pre-printed duplicate receipt pad or printed document.

4 Sep 2015: The code consists of four characters: the first identifies what sort of account the transactions should be attributed to and the next three refine this more precisely.

Search site. Finance Division. NewsExpenses roll out is making great progress. 28 July 2022. The Finance Division has already rolled out the new expense system, Concur, to around 75% of staff, which is a fantastic achievement given that the main

25 Nov 2014: An area that often causes confusion is bench fees. These are payments made to the University for use of the facilities which may include the use of consumables within a lab.