Finance useful information

 

Contact the finance teams

The Department of Finance has a number of specialist teams; each supports a specific area of the financial activities of the University. These pages provide information to help University colleagues to find the correct team to help with their enquiry.

If you are unable to find the information you need then please contact 0114 222 1504.

• Commercial Services – provide University wide commercial, corporate taxation and VAT advice

• Director of Finance – lead the finance teams and provide strategic and financial direction to every aspect of the University’s activities

• Faculty Finance – support Faculties with enquiries relating to departmental expenditure and budgets for non-research activities.  (Group Accounting and Planning provides financial support for Professional Services departments.)

• Financial Control Group – spans a wide range of activities including:
  
  
  • Capital Projects – working alongside University colleagues to perform economic appraisal for capital investments, assisting with the management of project risks and evaluation of project outcomes
  • Estates and Facilities Management Finance - providing financial support and advice to budgetary units within Estates & Facilities Management
  • Financial Services – incorporating:
• • • Pay and Pensions – providing payroll, pensions and expenses services for all staff and external payroll colleagues (including non-staff and student expenses);
    • Business Systems – providing support and advisory services for financial IT systems within the University;
    • Income Office – providing income collection services from students and non-students; support for Student Bursaries; a full range of cash office facilities, including petty cash floats, processing of cash and cheques coming into the University; and issuing of cash in advance for University expenditure;
    • Payments Office – vendor database management and processing of supplier invoices and administration of the University purchasing card expenditure
  • Group Accounting and Planning – covering financial support for Professional Services, preparation of the University annual and management accounts, financial forecasts, University wide costing information (including Time Allocation Survey), reconciliation of University bank accounts, investment management and Direct Debit payments to suppliers
  • Research Finance – provide support and guidance on financial aspects of current and future research activities

• Insurance - arrange insurance cover for University business, including travel, equipment and clinical trials

• Procurement and Central Stores – provide advice and guidance on University supplier contracts and procedures, including tendering guidelines, and operation of the University Central Stores

• Policy, Advice and Communications Team – working with departments to encourage sharing of best practice and develop process and system skills, provide training and communication on financial matters, and advice and guidance in relation to financial strategy and policy