Are you a studying for a career in Finance, undertaking CPD for your accounting body or interested in understanding more about complex finance or procurement issues? Image Finance : Professional Development Forum....... In the University, there are a large number of qualified accountants and procurement professionals undertaking accounting or other finance-related qualifications, as well as people who would like to have a better understanding of finance or procurement issues. To help keep us up-to-date, we are setting up a forum which will be used to provide CPD information, to ask for advice or to share ideas. The Finance: Professional Development Forum is intended to give you a deeper insight into accounting or procurement issues facing the University and the HE sector. This forum offers a fantastic networking opportunity to meet like-minded colleagues as well as an opportunity to help complete your CPD requirements. We hope to run two half-day presentations each year, or more frequently if there is demand. If you have any suggestions about what you would like to see covered or have any ideas for keeping up-to-date please get in touch. The first meeting for 2019 has been scheduled for 30th May 2019, 13.45 – 16.30. Who should attend? Anyone studying for a career in Finance who has to meet CPD requirements for their accounting or procurement body interested in a deeper understanding of university accounting, procurement or finance issues What does this meeting aim to do? This is a half day event intended to provide you with an overview of some current issues facing the University and the sector. The draft agenda for the meeting on the 30th May is : Update on key sector issues from PWC Internal Audit plan 2019/2020 and key themes arising out of 2018/19 audits New core systeme implementation plan. Whole life costing in Procurement Accounting for tuition fees Accounting for funding council grants Accounting for depreciation Planning round update and capital budgeting Year end and value model Who is presenting? We are planning to have a number of speakers from across the University including our external and internal auditors. Have you booked your place on the 30th May? To reserve a place click here. Next meeting The next forum date has been planned for the afternoon of the 27th November 2019. Anyone with ideas for the meeting or interested in hosting the forum should get in touch. Get in touch If you would like to be added to the forum email group please email E.Welch@ed.ac.uk with the following information, Name Email Address School Phone Number Professional Body This article was published on 2024-07-01
