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23 Nov 2015: Amounts above GBP £10K require additional verification. To ensure payments are processed efficiently and accurately, a copy of the invoice must be sent to the Accounts Payable Payments Administrator as soon as it has been processed.

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.

6 Aug 2015: From 1 Jan 2021 Following the end of the Brexit Transition Period purchases from suppliers both in the EC and outside are treated in a similar manner. Please refer to the Import Export Hub for the current information. When buying goods from

4 Sep 2015: Many departments receive income from trust funds. Each trust has its own deed that details the rules and regulations concerning its set up and use. Details of each trust are recorded in the University’s statutes and ordinances.

17 Aug 2015: On this page: Ensuring the University's STC apply Currency Warranties Insurance A contract is created where:6 The buyer accepts without amendment a valid quotation that we have issued An order from the buyer is accepted in writing (including emails)

12 Aug 2015: The budget is divided into project(s), task and then into expenditure categories.

20 Mar 2015: The role of Finance Business Partners and Institution Heads of Finance in budgetary planning and control The University operates an annual Planning Round, one aspect of which is to collate financial forecasts from institutions (usually around

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.

5 Aug 2015: The search facility enables staff to find current suppliers.

5 Aug 2015: For all enabled currencies within UFS (excluding US Dollar & Euro/Euro defined), the Treasury team will load a monthly Corporate exchange rate onto UFS. For US Dollar and Euro, the Treasury team will load a daily Corporate exchange rate onto UFS.

31 Mar 2015: Recommended Guidelines What is a document? Documents do not have to be in physical paper form, although there will inevitably be paper documents. A document can also be an electronic document.

12 Aug 2015: Checking that all expenditure posted in the Grants module correctly posted to the GL is undertaken by Research Accounting.. Departments should not post any expenditure to ‘M’ source of funds codes.

10 Aug 2015: Further information on year end procedures is detailed below:

5 Aug 2015: High Street suppliers should not be used. In general they do not provide the same credit facilities or preferential rates as larger companies offer. Warranties may not be valid in some instances where domestic goods are purchased that may be used in

11 Aug 2015: Departmental Key Contacts can request access for departmental members of staff to view research grant data in the UFS Grants module.

12 Aug 2015: Awards payable in US Dollars, Euros or other foreign currencies will be budgeted in sterling. The foreign currency policy is detailed under Foreign currency grants Awards denominated in Euros or US dollars are budgeted using a lifetime rate.

12 Aug 2015: UFS is a commitment accounting system. This means that details of any orders placed in the UFS iProcurement Module are transferred to the UFS Grants module and funds are then reserved for the purchase. These are shown as commitments on several

12 Aug 2015: Each department has one or more GL cost centres into which expenditure from the Grants module is mapped. The standard cost centre for this is **AG, the first two letters being the department code. This may vary in departments where more than one

12 Aug 2015: Staff costs are imported into the Grants module monthly. Where Staff costs have been incorrectly coded they can be transferred using the Tools/Transfer function in the Expenditure enquiry screen. Costs which fail validation will go to departmental