Bulletin No. 909
Monday 11th April
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Bank Holiday Reminders
- Forthcoming Training courses (via Teams)
- Monthly Accounting Timetable
Concur Expenses Management System
The Rollout of Concur, the new Expenses Management System, has started. To find out when your Institution is planned to Go-Live, please visit the Expenses Hub website, ensuring you have logged in with Raven. On the menu ‘Using Concur’ select Onboarding Information. A PDF of departments is available to view.
If you have any queries, please contact expensesproject@admin.cam.ac.uk
Bank Holiday Weekly Payroll Deadlines
For Departments who still submit weekly timesheets for staff, the upcoming 2022 Bank Holiday deadline dates have been posted on the Payroll website.
Issued by Jenni Jeffrey, Payroll
2022/23 Tax Year thresholds
The 2022/23 Tax year rates and thresholds have been added to the Payroll website
Easter and May Bank Holiday BACS Payment Runs
BACS Payments
- Supplier Payment Run – Completed on Wednesday 13th for payment on Tuesday 19th April (instead of Monday 18th April)
- Priority Payment Run – Completed Thursday 14th April for payment on Wednesday 20th April (instead of Monday 18th April) PLEASE NOTE THE DEADLINE FOR THIS PRIORITY WILL BE 10.00AM
MAY BANK HOLIDAY Monday 2nd May
BACS payments will be completed as usual for payment on Tuesday 3rd May (instead of Monday 2nd May)
Due to the tight schedule of the above payment runs please ensure that all invoices/expense claims you wish to be paid are processed and approved and all copies of over £10k invoices are sent to AP by the aforementioned times.
If you have any queries or require any further assistance please do not hesitate to contact the Accounts Payable Team on the usual helpdesk number (66888) or email ufs_ap@admin.cam.ac.uk
Issued by Susanna Wilson – Accounts Payable Supervisor
Enterprise car rental update
Please find below an update from Enterprise (car rental) regarding arrangements for car hire during the Easter and Jubilee Bank Holidays.
With regards to the Easter Bank Holiday,
- Vehicles that are to be off hired for Easter must be off hired by noon on the 14th of April and available for collection on the afternoon of April 14th by our branch staff to allow for socially distanced collection.
- Any business closing its premises before these times must either return the vehicle to the local branch, or off hire the vehicle 24 hours before their office is due to close and make the local branch aware so they can arrange collection.
- Vehicles where the off hire is made after noon on the 14th of April will be charged up to 10am on Tuesday 19th of April
- Drivers who wish to return their vehicle directly to the branch can do so until noon on Friday 15th of April, the rental will be closed at the time of vehicle return.
- Deliveries to start after Easter must not start before noon on the 19th of April. Walk ins will be available from 0900 on the 19th of April. Hires required to start earlier than this will be charged from Friday 15th.
With regards to the Jubilee Bank Holiday,
- Vehicles that are to be off hired for Jubilee must be off hired by noon on the 1st of June and available for collection on the afternoon of 1st of June by our branch staff to allow for socially distanced collection.
- Vehicles where the off hire is made after noon on the 1st of June will be charged up to noon on Monday 6th of June.
- Drivers who wish to return their vehicle directly to the branch can do so until 1700 on Wednesday 1st of June, the rental will be closed at the time of vehicle return.
- Deliveries to start after the Jubilee holiday must not start before 6th June at noon. Walk in’s will be available from 0900. Hires required to start earlier than this will be charged from 1st June.
If you have any other question please contact procurement@admin.cam.ac.uk.
Forthcoming courses (via Teams)
Grants 2: Reporting in Cognos, Wed 27 and Thu 28 April
For anyone needing to report on their Grants - This course focusses on the Cognos suite of Grants reports. It includes the two consolidated reports, where the output depends on your selected options, and the Project/Award Status report. Over the two sessions, reporting is viewed from three different perspectives: summary financial information, detailed expenditure analysis and management reports for grants due to close. Cognos access, Intro to Cognos and Grants 1 (both offered online) are prerequisites for this course.
Excel 1 & 2 for Finance Staff, Wed 27 and Thu 28 April
This course is aimed at developing your spreadsheet skills in the Finance arena. It’s hands on and you will not only practice using your existing Excel skills, but will also be exposed to more advanced functionality. We will be using data from CUFS. The course runs over two sessions and participants will need to attend both of these sessions.
Issued by Christine Rogerson - Finance Training
Monthly Accounting Timetable
To view the status of the monthly process including the month end close dates please use the following link: Accounting Timetable