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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: 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: 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. They will also be able to: Update certain details, e.g. serial numbers. Change an asset's location. Change the

20 Mar 2015: What is the CUEF? The Cambridge University Endowment Fund (CUEF) is a unitised fund consisting of a variety of assets including equities and investment property. Investors (departments) buy a number of units in the fund - the number purchased

6 Aug 2015: By using CUTS, the University is able to avail of charitable tax reliefs to ensure that full economic benefit of profitable consultancy work flows through to the University.

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

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: There are certain exceptions to the rules about “deemed employment” where people are being retained to undertake very short term academic tasks. These can be paid through the UPS using a UPS1 form as ‘automatic self-employed’ without the

31 Mar 2015: Topics covered in this section are: Departmental responsibilities The central process for fixed assets

11 Aug 2015: The Head of Department/Institution may delegate their responsibility to a suitably nominated individual within the department. This is done on a template letter provided by the Research Operations Office which lists the areas of delegation as well

4 Sep 2015: A reference guide for Source of Funds codes This section gives a fuller description of what each Source of Funds code represents, how it can be used and why. Use the menu on the left hand side to view the contents of this section. Latest version 01

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

2 Jun 2015: Bribery As defined in the University's Policy against Bribery and Corruption. Certifying Completion of Procurement Services' on-line dispensation form.

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

7 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.

2 Apr 2015: Topics covered in this section are: Sources of funds for donations General Donations - source of funds EF** to EX** Specific Donations - source of funds H*** Specific Endowments

6 Aug 2015: The Accounts Receivable (AR) module of UFS is used for customer record creation and maintenance, raising sales invoices, credit memos and debit memos to external and internal customers. These memos are commonly referred to as a credit or debit notes,

7 Apr 2015: Departments will wish to monitor their fixed assets using the Fixed Assets module from time to time. In order to maintain the university's Fixed Asset Register, departments must ensure that when processing AP invoices for Fixed Asset purchases, they

2 Apr 2015: Donations are credited to a source of funds code in the ranges indicated in the below table and with an appropriate transaction code beginning LF**. The decision tree at Appendix A should be referred to for further guidance.

17 Aug 2015: Consider if it is reasonable to obtain payment in advance of any income generating activities to remove the need for offering credit. Should you decide to trade on credit terms you must assess the associated credit risks.

17 Aug 2015: No income generating activity should put the University’s charitable status at risk. Institutions must consider whether any new income-raising venture falls within the University’s core charitable activity.

31 Mar 2015: Payment Card Industry Data Security Standard (PCI DSS) is an auditable set of standards designed to ensure certain card data is stored securely by us and any third party which stores, transmits or processes such card data on our behalf.

4 Sep 2015: The J Sources of Funds are used to account for non-research grants received from the Office for Students and Research England and other bodies for specific purposes, together with the associated expenditure, whether revenue expenditure or

17 Aug 2015: Staff must not represent themselves as an agent of the University when undertaking personal consultancy work. University-headed document templates, the logo and the University’s Financial system (UFS) must not be used for charging customers for non

20 Mar 2015: Administrators should check that they know the answers to the following: Task Advice/Resources 1. Do I have to produce anything as part of the Planning Round? If so, what and by when? Finance Business Partner or Institution head of finance 2.

4 Sep 2015: The E Sources of Funds are used where funding is provided to the University and no restrictions on expenditure have been placed on the funds. EBBA: Unpaid Leave of Absence For duration of leave a budget transfer is made from ABAA to fund the

5 Aug 2015: If you are aware of a new supplier with outsourced accounts i.e. using a factoring company, it is essential that the Site Name is entered as Factor when setting up the supplier.

7 Apr 2015: Accounts Receivable concerns income generated from sales for services rendered with the following steps being involved. Invoice - Raise sales invoice. Send to Customer - Invoice sent to Customer. Receipts - Income collected and receipted. Debt

12 Aug 2015: Once the project has ended departments may wish to compare the actual costs incurred against the original application. This will identify any deficiencies in the costing or planning of the research and improve future applications for that sponsor.

4 Sep 2015: Sources of financial information The Finance Division produces the following main sources of financial and management information based on General Ledger balances: at Department level monthly departmental summary reports at School / Group level

11 Aug 2015: All external funding bodies (known as ‘sponsors’) have their own terms and conditions covering how funds should be applied for and administered when received. You should review these before applying.

4 Sep 2015: The P Source of Funds is used for funding received specifically or approved for buildings. The related expenditure should be entered via the Projects module in UFS. Normally this is only used by the Finance Division or Estates Division. Latest

12 Aug 2015: Expenditure is usually recovered through invoicing or an expenditure claim. Most sponsors’ billing is generated through the Grants Module; this means that there is data available to departments on the amount billed per grant.

12 Aug 2015: Following instruction from ROO, Research Accounting transfer any excess income or excess expenditure (ie. overspend) to the departmental research cost centre, with the ED source of funds, and a transaction code LZEG for excess income or AZZN/EZZN

23 Jul 2015: All institutions are required to monitor and control their expenditure to ensure that it is in line with available funds. This section gives guidance on the techniques required and reports available to enable interpretation of actual expenditure

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. The table below is a summary of the Transaction codes used by the University.

10 Aug 2015: Final date for completion Action required Tue 24 Sep Institution Summary Reports will be issued electronically to institutions as follows: Date Interim 1 Fri 2 Aug Interim 2 Thu 22 Aug (following close of AP etc.) Interim 3 Tue 3 Sep

17 Aug 2015: Goods and/or services must not be provided on credit without a customer purchase order or the appropriate written equivalent contract. A customer purchase order provides written confirmation of the customer’s details (e.g., current address,

19 Mar 2015: The following factors are considered when determining the correct status. They follow the principles used in determining actual employment status, but here are applied to determine whether an individual will be a “deemed employee” for tax

2 Apr 2015: Topics covered in this section are: Consultation with CUDAR re solicitation of donors Power to accept donations under £100,000 Decision to accept restricted donations Receipt of donations Availability of funds Classification of donations

2 Apr 2015: As indicated previously, donations should wherever possible be directed to the Development and Alumni Relations office (CUDAR).

2 Apr 2015: Our coding and classification of donations supports the proper management of the relevant funds in accordance with the donors' wishes.

29 Jul 2015: When funds are received from a body external to the university, the following criteria are used to determine if those funds can be classed as a research grant or should be recorded as something else eg. a donation.

12 Aug 2015: When a research grant comes to an end the Research Operations Office will perform a number of administrative processes and then close the grant. This may take up to six months, depending on the sponsor and their payment terms.

20 Mar 2015: All applications for research grants and contracts must now be costed on ‘X5’ on a Full Economic Cost (fEC) basis.

12 Aug 2015: Time limits Submission of Starting Certificates provides official notification to the sponsor of the start date. Not all sponsors require starting certificates. Each of the relevant sponsors has its own time limits within which the grant must be

31 Mar 2015: University Council's Policy When financial internal controls are operating satisfactorily within a department the likelihood of theft or fraud is reduced, although it cannot be completely eliminated.

17 Aug 2015: Determining the correct status of a customer is imperative to the sale as it may influence the costs of goods and services, the tax treatment, and the options available for debt recovery should action become necessary. A customer can be classed as

7 Apr 2015: Accounts Payable (AP) describes the procedure for processing supplier invoices and employee expense claims, and other disbursements processed via the AP module.

4 Sep 2015: Download this chapter in PDF format Version History Version Number Issue date Comments 3.1 Apr 2024 Updated links and terminology Basic, overtime and casual transaction pay codes added to chapter 3.0 Jan 2018 Updated formatting to new FPM style