Weekly Bulletin No. 854
Tuesday 16 March
- Vulnerable period - Thursday 18th March
- Update from the Director of Finance
- Brexit: Documentation for exporting and moving goods abroad
- Weekly payroll deadlines
- Financial Users Group (FUG) - Friday 19th March
- Reimbursement of working/immigration visas
- Training - Forthcoming course (via Teams)
- Monthly Accounting Timetable
Vulnerable period - Thursday 18th March
System maintenance is scheduled for the vulnerable period of 6am to 9am on Thursday 18th March.
UFS Communications will be issued when the work is complete and users can access the system.
- Do not attempt to log in to CUFS during a vulnerable period as the system will be unstable.
- Accessing the system during a vulnerable period may cause issues in the completion of the maintenance, delaying the restoration of access.
- Any work completed by users in the vulnerable period could be corrupted or lost.
Issued by Lesley Dent - System Administrator
Update from the Director of Finance
Every fortnight, Director of Finance David Hughes updates the Finance Division on key business matters. Where relevant, we will also share this news via the CUFS Bulletin to keep our wider Finance community informed. David's latest message features a brief update about the launch of the Finance Transformation Programme's Strategic Procurement and Purchasing project.
The update can be accessed here.
Issued by Nicola Lawrence - Finance Transformation Programme Communications Manager
Documentation for exporting and moving goods abroad
If you are moving goods abroad (whether for free or as a sale ) you may be required to provide a "Customs Invoice" to accompany the goods. If this is the case please contact VATQueries@admin.cam.ac.uk who will provide you with a template and further assistance. For more information please see the Exports guidance.
Issued by Karen Sheldon - Finance Training
Weekly payroll deadlines.
Deadline dates for the forthcoming Easter bank holidays have been added to the payroll website.
https://www.finance.admin.cam.ac.uk/payroll/payroll-deadline-dates
Issued by Alexsis Dicken – Payroll Manager
Financial Users Group (FUG) - Friday 19th March
The next Financial Users Group will take place at 10am on Friday 19th March via Microsoft Teams.
The link to join the meeting is available from the Financial Users Group webpage and in the agenda on the FUG Papers page.
Recordings and minutes from previous meetings are also available from the FUG Papers page.
Issued by Michelle Bond - Head of Financial Systems
Reimbursement of working/immigration visas
Issued by Karen Sheldon - Finance Training
Forthcoming course (via Teams)
Grants 2: Cognos Reports, Tue 23 and Wed 24 Mar
For Grant Administrators, this course covers reporting from three different perspectives: summary financial information, detailed expenditure analysis and management reports for grants due to close. In addition, the two consolidated reports are discussed and you will be shown how to use to produce your own desired output. This course requires the Grants 1 (Intro to Grants) and Intro to Cognos courses to have been completed. If you missed the Intro to Cognos course, you can catch up by completing the online version.
How to Excel 3, Wed 24 Mar
This is advanced Excel for finance staff. SUMIF and COUNTIF formulas will be covered, as well as macros using the recorder and VBA tools. To confirm your booking, you are required to complete some pre-course work to substantiate your Excel skills and be working in a finance related role within the University as staff
Issued by Christine Rogerson - Finance Training
Supplier Database - Browsers
We would like to remind users that the Supplier Database no longer works with Internet Explorer.
Issued by Paul Humphreys - Functional Analyst
To view the status of the monthly process including the month end close dates please use the following link: Accounting Timetable
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