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End of financial year procedures. External auditors. ● the year end accounts and supporting schedules were prepared in accordance with the agreed timetable and were of a high standard. Accruals basis. A quick test:- What are accruals?
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External auditors • ● the year end accounts and supporting schedules were prepared in accordance with the agreed timetable and were of a high standard
Accruals basis • A quick test:- • What are accruals? • ● A – goods or services ordered before 31 July • ● B – goods or services delivered before 31 July • ● C – invoices for goods or services paid by 31 July
Procedures • Finance department web pageshttp://www.swan.ac.uk/Finance/StaffInformation/Year-end • ☺POP help desk • Julie Powell ext. 3119
Processing of invoices • authorise, code and forward invoices to procurement section by Wednesday 24th July (N.B. both POP invoices and invoices paid via DP1s) • hand deliver if possible • all invoices received on/after Thursday 25thJuly will be processed in the 2013/14 financial year • enter date goods received in POP screen by 5pm Thursday 1st August • if possible, defer receipting goods received on 1st August until Friday 2nd August
Receipt matching 31/07/2013
Housekeeping • To minimise the number of transactions to be reviewed for the year-end accruals process it is important to ensure that day-to-day housekeeping of the purchase orders is up-to-date. • All orders that are completed/paid but not closed off on QL should be ‘completed’ by departments • If any help is required in performing this task then the POP helpdesk can advise of the process
Accruals listing & Computer statements • Friday 2nd August – a list of goods received but not invoiced (accruals listing) will be sent to departments • Around 6/7thAugust - July computer statements will be sent out • check computer statements and notify any inaccuracies to Finance by Wednesday 14thAugust • complete accruals listing and return to finance by Friday 9thAugust
Form A • only use if you don’t have an accruals listing, otherwise the items can be added to the accruals spreadsheet • estimate other invoices, expense claims etc over £500 in value and record on Form A (n.b. exclude items ordered from Estates, catering, etc.) • return Form A to Finance by Friday 9thAugust by email (s.c.morris@swan.ac.uk) and a signed hard copy • nil returns are required • Goods and services received after 31 July – mark clearly and batch separately
Procurement card transactions • The Nat West statement is produced on 28th July, any transactions up to that date will be included in the 12/13 accounts automatically • Any transactions between 29th and 31st July, where goods / services have been received should be accrued on Form A (or added to the accruals listing spreadsheet)
Casual payrollforms • Casual claim forms that are processed in the August payroll run will automatically be accrued into 12/13, and so do not need to be included on the accruals listing / Form A
Collection of income • all cash and cheques to be banked by Wednesday 31st July 2013 • complete invoice request forms for goods or services provided before 31st July and forward to income section by Wednesday 31st July • estimate other invoice requests over £500 in value and record on Form B • Return Form B to Finance by Friday 9th August by email (s.c.morris@swan.ac.uk) and a hard copy • nil returns required • goods and services provided after 31 July 2013 – make clear on invoice request forms • receipts in advance - include on Form A
Other year end tasks • Register of authorised signatories (form F-E.6.5.7) – separate instructions to follow • Departmental stores – separate instructions • Departmental inventories - update at 31 July - include items costing in excess of £3,000 - retain in department • Petty cash (form F-E.5.3) – return by 9thAugust • Internal recharges – final date Monday 5thAugust, no internal recharges to be included on Form A or B
Computer statements • July statements – around 7thAugust - corrections notified by 14thAugust • Final statement – from 15th August - corrections notified within 5 working days …………………...(No amendments after 5 working days) • 30th September – auditors arrive