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12 Aug 2015: The University Procurement Procedures must be followed for the purchase of all items of equipment and the ‘Track as Asset’ box in AP checked for all purchases over £5,000 (including non-recoverable VAT).

12 Aug 2015: Each department has a suspense project and award with the format RG00000 (dept cost centre) for the award code and dept cost centre/000 for the project code. Eg. RG00000 (EWAG) EWAG/000 The suspense account is used for posting expenditures which

2 Apr 2015: When funds are released they will be credited to the specified department / cost centre / source of funds combination with a transaction code: LFDO "Donations transferred from Development Office" It will also include any interest that has been e

2 Apr 2015: The Finance Division is responsible for the University's financial policies and accounting procedures: whereas, the Development and Alumni Relations (CUDAR) is responsible for the policy on the solicitation, acceptance and stewardship of

31 Mar 2015: Where Departments are providing funding for land and buildings an internal invoice will not be raised. The recovery of funds will be by journal entry. This is true of both minor works and major projects. The process is as follows: 1.

31 Mar 2015: Fixed or tangible assets are the physical structures that support the University and are therefore of significant value and are required to be accurately recorded and reported on within the University's financial statements.

23 Jul 2015: A budget is the financial representation of a planning process, usually annual. It is finalised before the beginning of a financial year and actual income and expenditure are measured against it as a means of reviewing performance and controlling

10 Aug 2015: Module closes at 5pm on Wednesday 7 August Essential Tasks Final date for completion Physical stock take (all institutions with stores) Wed 31 Jul Update Inventory balances with the results of stock take Wed 7 Aug Process all receipts and issues

4 Sep 2015: Transaction codes are used to define the nature of an item in a consistent manner across all departments. As well as income and expenditure transactions, they describe any brought forward balances and items that are recorded on the University’s

5 Aug 2015: Before completing a new supplier request, ensure that the supplier is not already on the Supplier database by using the search function.

2 Apr 2015: CUDAR's 'Procedures for Handling Donations' document explains the detailed University procedures for accepting donations. Departments should use these procedures before approaching any potential donors.

7 Apr 2015: Transfers of donated funds to other institutions must always be approved by the Head of Department and be in accordance with the terms of the gift and the University's general charitable purposes.

1 Apr 2015: Often departmental activities will be funded from a variety of sources that may include income for a trust fund.

23 Jul 2015: Unlike most ‘for-profit’ organisations, funds allocated but unspent at the end of a financial year may in some cases (subject to rules) be carried forward in reserves for use in subsequent years. This allows institutions and Schools the

1 Apr 2015: Many departments have surpluses that are held on deposit with the University Deposit Account. Departments are responsible for monitoring account and deposit balances and can process deposit movements themselves through a General Ledger journal.

2 Apr 2015: Since 1 August 2003, overheads, calculated as a percentage of salary costs, have been charged on donation accounts and special funds. The policy aims to ensure that a contribution is made towards the infrastructure costs of activities funded from

2 Apr 2015: A specific endowment is a donation where the donor has specified that the funds are to be invested and the investment income is to be used for specific purposes, which may be as wide as a department or academic area. The funds may be required to be

23 Jul 2015: In general Chest budgets are set at the beginning of the financial year. It is the responsibility of the School Business Partners and institution heads of finance to organise the upload of institutional budgets, as detailed in the Blue Book, into UFS

7 Apr 2015: Departments are required to create internal sales transactions when trading with other internal departments. Upon receipt of a request or a purchase order, the selling department must raise a UFS invoice using the correct internal trading data.

10 Aug 2015: Module closes at 5pm on Friday 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

1 Apr 2015: An appropriation in aid is a transfer of income from a trust fund to a departmental account, and is therefore a saving to the University Chest. These appropriations come under the following main categories.

2 Apr 2015: The University will seek to avoid the situation where it becomes committed to expenditure for which it has insufficient funds. Accordingly, the terms of any specific donations and endowments must be carefully considered before a gift is accepted.

31 Mar 2015: Ensure that the "Track as Asset" box in the AP module is ticked for all fixed assets purchases in excess of £5,000. This is essential. Notify the Fixed Asset Helpdesk of any assets not tracked. Notify the Fixed Assets Helpdesk of any fixed asse

12 Aug 2015: Each research award will be activated within the UFS Grants module and given a unique award number, prefaced by RG or G. This will then be linked to a unique project number. It is helpful to quote the award RG/G number or project number in all

12 Aug 2015: Initial source of support Your initial source of support should be your Finance Analyst - Research and Grants in the Research Operations Office. Each Department has a dedicated Finance Analyst - Research and Grants.

20 Mar 2015: The prime reason why the University sets budgets is to ensure that it is operating sustainably.

23 Jul 2015: The table below details those activities and sources of funds for which budgets are not created in UFS, unless your Finance Business Partner/Institution Finance Manager tells you otherwise. These activities are monitored by comparing Actual

31 Mar 2015: Monthly 'Mass Additions' process The main central process revolves around creating 'mass additions' - this sweeps all invoice data re ticked 'track as asset' items into a holding area called mass additions within the fixed asset module.

2 Apr 2015: A General Donation is one in respect of which the donor has either: not placed any restrictions; or has placed restrictions which are met by expenditure already committed or planned as part of the department's existing operations.

31 Mar 2015: Both the University’s internal and external auditors have access to all records, assets, personnel and premises and the right to obtain such explanations as they consider necessary.

2 Apr 2015: The CUDAR will notify the department for which the donation is intended (via email), passing on the following information: name of the donor amount of donation (including gift aid where appropriate) purpose of the donation CUDAR will ask the

12 Aug 2015: The VAT treatment of research income will differ depending on the nature of the arrangements and the parties involved. The Research Operations Office will determine the appropriate VAT rate for each grant as the VAT status impacts both the research

1 Apr 2015: University Payment System (UPS) Payments These are payments made to adjudicators, examiners, and lecturers etc who are not on the University Payroll. These payments are made online through UPS, and should be input by one person and authorised by an

23 Jul 2015: There are four common reasons why actual expenditure or income will show a variance against the budget. 1. The cost is more (or less) than budgeted Budgets are prepared in advance and can only ever estimate income and expenditure. There are usually

2 Apr 2015: Donation income For the purposes of these procedures, "donation income" can include any of: gifts benefactions bequests legacies grants made by charitable trusts grants made by Government departments and agencies This does not include HEFCE inco

2 Apr 2015: The Development and Alumni Relations office (CUDAR) is the University's designated office equipped to deal with donations, including donations destined for individual departments. For this reason, donations should always wherever possible be

4 Sep 2015: Principally EZXX for transfer of expenditure and LXBB for transfer of income. Transfer codes Use with caution Refer to Best Practice Guide 3 or your Finance Adviser Latest version 01 May 2024

5 Aug 2015: Some departments operate a single card for online and overseas purchases.

2 Apr 2015: Financial Regulation 14.2 Heads of Department must ensure that: donation accounts and trust funds are maintained in credit; funds are applied for the public benefit for charitable, educational or research purposes only; and any Ordinances or

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.

10 Aug 2015: Module closes at 5 pm on Tuesday 27 August Essential Tasks Final date for completion Review Fixed Asset Register Mon 12 Aug Physically verify assets Mon 12 Aug Notify FA Helpdesk of disposals or amendments Mon 12 Aug Return FA register to Fixed

2 Apr 2015: To be classed as a donation or grant, a receipt of funds or assets must have been freely given, with no consequent obligation on the University to provide goods or services to the benefit of the donor.

6 Aug 2015: An overview The University’s financial year end is 31 July, the date being set by the Office for Students (OfS) and it applies to all higher education institutions.

18 Aug 2015: The University’s STCs and the Late Payment of Commercial Debts (Interest) Act 1998 allow us to charge interest and fees on overdue debt. In deciding whether to charge interest, consider the relationship with the customer and the reason for

18 Aug 2015: Any decision to take legal action should only be made as a last resort having fully considered the appropriateness, reputational and cost implications to your institution and the University.

5 Aug 2015: Expenditure without supporting receipts/vouchers may be considered by HM Revenue & Customs as a taxable benefit and therefore details should be submitted to the Payroll Section at the end of May for the previous tax year (ending 5 April) as part of

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

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.

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: These are only allocated with permission from the Finance Division. They are specific reserves that arise from budget allocations for specific large projects, e.g. CAMSIS. They are sometimes referred to as sinking funds.