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Academy Financial Training

Learn about financial submissions, monitoring, year-end statements, procedures, internal reviews, party transactions, tax, and essential resources for managing academy finances effectively.

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Academy Financial Training

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  1. Academy Financial Training Kevin ShottonClive Owen LLP

  2. Agenda • Financial submissions • Financial monitoring • Year end financial statements • Financial procedures • Internal assurance reviews • Related party transactions • Tax • Useful reading and resources

  3. Financial Submissions • Education & Skills Funding Agency (ESFA) • Year End financial statements • Academy Accounts Return (AAR) • Whole of Government Accounts (WGA) / Sector accounts • Budget outturn (19 May) / Budget forecast (By 31st July for following financial year) • Other • Teachers Pension Scheme End of Year Certificate (EOYC) • Companies House Annual Return

  4. Financial monitoring • Income and expenditure account • Accruals basis • Performance against budget • Unusual expenditure • Surplus / deficit • Balance sheet • Cash at bank / net current assets • Overall net asset position • Future available reserves • Direction of travel versus academy reserves policy • Cash flow

  5. Format of Year End Financial Statements • Model financial statements include: • Trustees’ Report • Governance statement • Statement of regularity, propriety and compliance • Statement of trustees’ responsibilities • Independent auditor’s report of the financial statements • Independent reporting accountant’s report on regularity • Financial information • Statement of financial activities • Balance sheet • Cashflow statement • Notes

  6. Financial Procedures • Financial Procedures Manual • Scheme of delegation/Limits • Reserves policy / risk register • Policies – Fixed Assets/Anti-fraud/Risk Assessment/Whistle Blowing • Register of Interests

  7. Internal assurance • Up to the Academy to identify risks and agree a programme of work to address • Internal assurance work should be undertaken on a termly basis • Areas to look out for: • Action areas highlighted red • Action points not cleared by the time of subsequent visits

  8. Related party transactions • Register of interest must be maintained. • Including family interests • Must be included on the academy website. • No pro-forma at present • Any transactions with related party must be at cost. • Deminimus of £2,500 • ESFA templates in place to evidence this.

  9. Tax • VAT (VAT Registration v S126 notice) • Gift Aid • Corporation tax (use of trading subsidary) • PAYE/NI • P11D’s

  10. Useful reading/resources • Charity commission guidance • CC3 The Essential Trustee: What you need to know • CC8 Internal Financial Controls for Charities • ESFA • Academy Financial Handbook • ESFA bulletins • Website

  11. Any Questions?

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