Finance Training course timetable
Wednesday 29 April 2020
09:30 |
In addition to applying for a provisional place here, you will need to complete an application form which can be found on our website https://www.finance.admin.cam.ac.uk/training/professional-qualifications/aat/university-programme
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Thursday 30 April 2020
09:00 |
The AAT Foundation Certificate in Bookkeeping is the starting point for studying the AAT qualfiication. It is a short qualification which will help you to develop essential bookkeeping skills. Once completed, you will have an understanding of basic accounting practices and techniques including double-entry bookkeeping. It can be treated as a stand alone qualifcation or used as a stepping stone to further AAT study at Level 3. Once you have registered here you will need to complete the application form at the back of the briefing pack. These packs will be made available on our website https://www.finance.admin.cam.ac.uk/training/professional-qualifications/aat/university-programme |
09:30 |
This course will enable the participants to practice existing spreadsheet skills and develop more advanced skills within the context of UFS data. There will be the opportunity to extract data from the system and learn to manipulate, analyse and use it for reporting purposes. The course runs over two sessions and participants will need to attend both of these sessions. |
13:00 |
This course covers the day to day and month end transactions that need to be completed using a variety of tools in CUFS. |
Monday 4 May 2020
09:30 |
The course details are being finalised, for now please book a provisional place here and we will let you know when the details and application packs are available AAT Level 4, Professional Diploma in accounting. Students will be placed on the public day release programme with an external provider Once you have registered here you will need to complete the application form at the back of the briefing pack. This pack is available on our website https://www.finance.admin.cam.ac.uk/training/professional-qualifications/aat/university-programme Dates will be added once they have been confirmed |
Wednesday 6 May 2020
10:00 |
Welcome to Key Travel
CANCELLED
Key Travel is the University’s preferred supplier for travel services and has recently linked up with Booking.com. This webinar is a great opportunity to find out more about how Key Travel can support you with your travel booking needs, how you can get the best out of their Online Booking Tool and the savings you could achieve. |
14:30 |
Grants and Indirect Costs Seminar
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Thursday 7 May 2020
09:00 |
The AAT Foundation Certificate in Bookkeeping is the starting point for studying the AAT qualfiication. It is a short qualification which will help you to develop essential bookkeeping skills. Once completed, you will have an understanding of basic accounting practices and techniques including double-entry bookkeeping. It can be treated as a stand alone qualifcation or used as a stepping stone to further AAT study at Level 3. Once you have registered here you will need to complete the application form at the back of the briefing pack. These packs will be made available on our website https://www.finance.admin.cam.ac.uk/training/professional-qualifications/aat/university-programme |
09:30 |
This course will enable the participants to practice existing spreadsheet skills and develop more advanced skills within the context of UFS data. There will be the opportunity to extract data from the system and learn to manipulate, analyse and use it for reporting purposes. The course runs over two sessions and participants will need to attend both of these sessions. |
13:00 |
Grants Part 2: Grant reports in Cognos
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This course will concentrate on how to use the Cognos reporting tool to help manage departmental research grants. These reports can be divided into three main categories:
In this course we will not access the Grants module in CUFS. |
Monday 11 May 2020
09:30 |
In addition to applying for a provisional place here, you will need to complete an application form which can be found on our website https://www.finance.admin.cam.ac.uk/training/professional-qualifications/aat/university-programme
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The course details are being finalised, for now please book a provisional place here and we will let you know when the details and application packs are available AAT Level 4, Professional Diploma in accounting. Students will be placed on the public day release programme with an external provider Once you have registered here you will need to complete the application form at the back of the briefing pack. This pack is available on our website https://www.finance.admin.cam.ac.uk/training/professional-qualifications/aat/university-programme Dates will be added once they have been confirmed |
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14:00 |
An opportunity for others within the Finance Division to spend some time with GHOST to gain an overview of their roles and a greater appreciation of what they do. |
Tuesday 12 May 2020
09:30 |
To provide an introduction to the Property Accounting Services team and the activities undertaken in the Section |
This course will enable the participants to practice existing spreadsheet skills and develop more advanced skills within the context of UFS data. There will be the opportunity to extract data from the system and learn to manipulate, analyse and use it for reporting purposes. The course runs over two sessions and participants will need to attend both of these sessions. |
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14:00 |
An overview of the role of Central and Research Accounting and a taster of the range of the activities that they are involved with. This session is a required pre-requisite for attendance on the detailed walk-through sessions for any of the following topics:
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Cognos Introduction
CANCELLED
Cognos is a reporting tool that utilises data from CUFS to provide users with additional reports and options. This introductory course is designed for new reporters - covering everything from running a report successfully as well as a number of useful tips and shortcuts. Note: This course is mandatory in order to attend either of the following two courses below. What this introductory course does not do is go through in detail the outputs of each individual report. Report outputs are explained in further detail in the courses above. |
Wednesday 13 May 2020
09:30 |
This course teaches users how to request goods/services required for their role using the UFS iProcurement module. Booking onto this course can only be done through your department Key contact Speak to your key contact if you need access to iProcurement in UFS
Once this request has been submitted by your Key Contact, you should receive an email within 1-2 working days with either:
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11:00 |
This course will enable the participants to practice existing spreadsheet skills and develop more advanced skills within the context of UFS data. There will be the opportunity to extract data from the system and learn to manipulate, analyse and use it for reporting purposes. The course runs over two sessions and participants will need to attend both of these sessions. |
13:45 |
This course teaches users how to request goods/services required for their role using the UFS iProcurement module. Booking onto this course can only be done through your department Key contact Speak to your key contact if you need access to iProcurement in UFS
Once this request has been submitted by your Key Contact, you should receive an email within 1-2 working days with either:
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Thursday 14 May 2020
09:00 |
The AAT Foundation Certificate in Bookkeeping is the starting point for studying the AAT qualfiication. It is a short qualification which will help you to develop essential bookkeeping skills. Once completed, you will have an understanding of basic accounting practices and techniques including double-entry bookkeeping. It can be treated as a stand alone qualifcation or used as a stepping stone to further AAT study at Level 3. Once you have registered here you will need to complete the application form at the back of the briefing pack. These packs will be made available on our website https://www.finance.admin.cam.ac.uk/training/professional-qualifications/aat/university-programme |
To provide an opportunity for someone from elsewhere in Fin Division to spend half a day in the Treasury & Investments Team to get an overview and appreciation of what they do. The Treasury & Investments team are offering two sessions, one on Treasury and one on Investments. Ideally the Treasury session should be attended before this one (Investments) however this is not a pre-requisite. |
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09:30 |
NOTE This classroom-based course is not going ahead but you can join our VIRTUAL course, delivered via Microsoft Teams, at https://www.training.cam.ac.uk/course/GL+Part+1 This course enables users to learn the basics of how the General Ledger module works, how to run online account enquiries and how to process journals. |
This session led by Finance Managers and Advisers will provide attendees with an insight into their roles and how different Schools operate. The session will be equally split between two different School teams:
to reflect the different approaches and demands of different sectors within the University. |
Friday 15 May 2020
14:00 |
The Finance Division values the professionalism and commitment of its members and therefore encourages all staff to develop their skills and knowledge. This short session will outline for you the Division’s policy on training and development, as well as highlighting resources from across the University that you can utilise. |