Articles from the September 2018 bulletin Appointment: Director of Finance We are delighted to announce that Lee Hamill has been appointed as the University’s new Director of Finance. Scottish Universities Finance Conference 2018 The University of Edinburgh would like to warmly invite you to attend the annual Scottish Universities Finance Conference. First Line Support: Improving access to finance help and support for our University community Having to contact a support line to get help with a problem can be a frustrating experience. Director Of Finance, Phil McNaull, wins prestigious award Phil McNaull, Director of Finance scooped an award for Finance Director of the Year at the British Accountancy Awards 2018 on Wednesday 26 September 2018. SFC Recurrent Grant/ Tuition Fee Accounting Change We have made an innovative change in our financial reporting which begins in the new financial year starting August. This change has been planned collaboratively with all Finance teams across the University. New Bank Online Payments Policy The new policy, Bank Online Payments, for making online CHAPS and Faster Payments was approved on 20th August. The policy applies to all staff of the University of Edinburgh and its subsidiary companies and to all expenditure. eFinancials Upgrade The upgrade of eFinancials to version 5 is planned to go live in November. 60 seconds with…Anne Marie, Senior Financial Accountant We spent a minute with Senior Financial Accountant Anne Marie Gregory who told us how she is settling into her new job at the University, what her team are working on at the moment and how she manages a good work/life balance... An Interview with Finance Intern Ada Kaminska An interview with Ada Kaminska on her time working with the Finance Helpdesk. Customer Services Week Join us for some exciting events for Customer Services Week, running from 1 - 5 October 2018. Finance Training Courses Find out what training courses are available from the department in October, and book yourself a place. EU Research Grants and Brexit Update on the position of EU research grants and Brexit. Procurement News View the Procurement News for September Want to keep up to date? Sign-up for the Finance bulletin This article was published on 2024-07-01