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Business Services

The Business Services Team provide a range of advice and support to ECU’s strategic objectives. We provide strategic and operational advice to Schools and Service Centres across a broad range of functions that include:

  • procurement and accounts payable functions;
  • providing finance and business support to Schools and Service Centres;
  • assistance with the annual budget process;
  • providing compliance data, analysis, forecasting and research services;
  • ECU Foundation and Research Scholarship Business Support financial administration and management of funding;
  • University Research and ECU Foundation support;
  • policy development;
  • operational planning; and
  • overseeing ECU’s credit card and staff travel policies.

The Accounts Payable team is responsible for processing invoices, payment requests and scheduled payments to suppliers, employees and students as well as corporate credit card administration. The Team also provides support to Schools and Centres aimed at improving awareness of procurement, credit card and accounts payable processes and functionality.

Key responsibilities:

  • payment of all creditor invoices received by ECU;
  • cash advance and staff reimbursements;
  • process student refunds and payments;
  • international payments to suppliers and students;
  • corporate credit card administration; and
  • compliance checking and ATO requirements.

The Business Management team work in partnership with Centre Directors and Senior Managers to deliver a range of effective and efficient business services.

Key Responsibilities:

  • business performance reporting, planning and analysis;
  • budgeting, forecasting and variance analysis;
  • facilitation of continuous improvement initiatives;
  • project and contract management;
  • policy development;
  • strategic and operational planning;
  • financial advice and guidance; and
  • administrative, human resource and compliance advice and support.

Please direct any questions or queries to the relevant contact:

  • Jay Jadeja, Finance Business Partner for DRE, GRS, RS, DCS, PMO, BAM, BGD, P&C, ODAR, SRM and SGS.
  • I-Ling Lim, Finance Business Manager for Office of the Vice-Chancellor and Chancellery.

The Research Business Support Team is responsible for the management of ECU Research Projects.

For information to assist with budget preparation and cost allocation for ECU research projects, please refer to the 'Research Business Support Procedures' in 'See Also'. The procedures cover:

  • Full Costing of Projects
  • Budget Categories and Justification
  • GST
  • Travel and Accommodation
  • In-Kind Contributions
  • University Services Charge (USC)

The Foundation Business Support Team is responsible for the management of ECU Foundation funds.

For information around the financial procedures for the management of those funds, please refer to the 'Foundation Business Support Procedures' in 'See Also'. The procedures cover:

  • Donations / Gifts
  • Prizes - Collection of Funding and Payments
  • Donations Other Than in Cash
  • Research Specific Requests

The Research Scholarships Business Support Team is responsible for the financial administration and management of funding for Research Scholarships.

Related Information

ECU staff should refer to the following pages for up-to-date information regarding:

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