Finance Teams and Business Managers provide financial and business services for the schools, centres and institutes. Primary functions include performance reporting, budget/forecast and the finance transaction, acquittals and compliance activities.
Finance Teams and Business Managers provide financial and business services for the schools, centres and institutes. Primary functions include performance reporting, budget/forecast and the finance transaction, acquittals and compliance activities.
Functions performed by the Resource Planning team include the funding model, budgets and unit fee setting process as well as other revenue productivity improvement initiatives.
This includes all student load parameters for the current year and long-term. School load planning is coordinated through the Finance Teams.
The Strategic Procurement team manage source to contract and procure to pay processes, providing advice on contract management, procurement and supplier management to ensure that the University achieves the best value for money.
Manages ECU's Statutory Financial Reporting, Australian and International Tax Compliance and related activities, Finance Systems, Treasury and Investments.
The Commercial and Investment Services Team is responsible for providing sound commercial and financial analysis, advice and recommendations to senior managers across the University in respect of growth initiatives with a focus on commercial, new investments and research commercialisation opportunities. Commercial and Investment Services manages the University's credit rating, debt market transactions and investor relations. The Team plays a lead role in generating commercial returns and developing alternative revenue streams, ensuring alignment with the strategic direction of the organisation.
Functions of the various teams are mainly compliance and transactionâbased and include: revenue accounting (invoicing, debtors, banking and receipting functions); processing payroll; establishing and maintaining the integrity of staff and pay records; managing policies and procedures; system administration of HRIS and the Staff Kiosk; establishing and maintaining vendor details; processing vendor payments; managing credit cards; and providing staff training.
As well as general administration, primary functions include the preparation of documentation for University committees, e.g. Resources Committee and University Executive, overseeing FBSC policies and procedures and OSH activities.
The Finance and Business Services Centre owns the University's Travel Policy and manages the relationship with ECU's travel service provider.