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Thu 1 Oct 2020 – Tue 15 Dec 2020

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October 2020

Tue 6	Virtual - GL 2: Reporting in the General Ledger (1 of 2) Finished 09:30 - 12:30 Finance Division, At Participant's Desk This course provides users the opportunity to run General Ledger reports and how to interpret them when managing departmental funds.
Wed 7	Virtual - GL 2: Reporting in the General Ledger (2 of 2) Finished 09:30 - 10:30 Finance Division, At Participant's Desk This course provides users the opportunity to run General Ledger reports and how to interpret them when managing departmental funds.
Wed 14	Virtual - GL 1: Getting Started in the General Ledger module (1 of 2) Finished 09:30 - 11:00 Finance Division, At Participant's Desk 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. It is run as two webinars with some pre-course reading Webinar 1: For everyone Webinar 2: Optional, if you are not going to be using journals it is not compulsory but may be of interest
Thu 15	Virtual - GL 1: Getting Started in the General Ledger module (2 of 2) Finished 09:30 - 11:00 Finance Division, At Participant's Desk 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. It is run as two webinars with some pre-course reading Webinar 1: For everyone Webinar 2: Optional, if you are not going to be using journals it is not compulsory but may be of interest
Tue 20	Virtual - How to Excel - Part 1 & 2 (For Finance Staff) (1 of 2) Finished 09:30 - 11:30 Finance Division, At Participant's Desk 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.
Wed 21	Virtual - How to Excel - Part 1 & 2 (For Finance Staff) (2 of 2) Finished 09:30 - 11:30 Finance Division, At Participant's Desk 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.
Tue 27	Virtual - Grants Part 3: Viewing Grants in CUFS (1 of 2) Finished 10:00 - 12:00 Finance Division, At Participant's Desk This course provides an overview of the Grants module in CUFS. The course will cover how you can view your projects and awards, check budgets, perform on-line queries and run some CUFS reports. The course material will be split over 2 webinars on consecutive days
Wed 28	Virtual - How to Excel - Part 3 (For finance staff) - PILOT Finished 09:30 - 12:30 This is a pilot of the new virtual course The session will look at more advanced formulas and macros using the recorder and VBA tools. The formulas covered in this course include SUMIF and COUNTIF which will allow the user to quickly summarise data. Macros will enable the user to automate tasks within excel. During this session, we will use the example of needing to analyse, sort, split and send data to specific email contacts. Users will be introduced to a series of macros to reduce this process to a few simple steps. The session will run on Teams and delegates must be able to access Excel during the session
	Virtual - Grants Part 3: Viewing Grants in CUFS (2 of 2) Finished 10:00 - 11:30 Finance Division, At Participant's Desk This course provides an overview of the Grants module in CUFS. The course will cover how you can view your projects and awards, check budgets, perform on-line queries and run some CUFS reports. The course material will be split over 2 webinars on consecutive days

November 2020

Wed 4	Virtual - VAT & the University Finished 09:30 - 11:45 Finance Division, At Participant's Desk This session provides you with a simple overview of the basics and how VAT applies to the University. This will run as a Teams Live event, details of how to join will be sent to participants prior to the session You will also be sent a link to a video which you will need to watch prior to the live session. The live session will start with a quiz based on the content of this video.
Mon 9	Virtual - Cognos Introduction (1 of 2) Finished 10:00 - 11:30 Finance Division, At Participant's Desk 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. GL Part 2: Reporting in the General Ledger Grants Part 2: Grant reports in Cognos 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.
Tue 10	Virtual - Cognos Introduction (2 of 2) Finished 10:00 - 12:00 Finance Division, At Participant's Desk 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. GL Part 2: Reporting in the General Ledger Grants Part 2: Grant reports in Cognos 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.
Thu 12	Concur expenses system training - Helpdesk Finished 13:30 - 14:30 Training for teams ahead of the launch of the Concur expenses system pilot
Tue 17	Virtual - Budgeting 1: Introduction to budgeting in the University Finished 09:30 - 12:00 Finance Division, At Participant's Desk This session covers the theory and practice of budgeting in the University, how to interpret department budget reports and understand the causes of overspends (and underspends) against budgets. The course refers closely to Chapter 3 of the Financial Procedures Manual Note: This session does not cover the detailed budgeting and rules relating to individual research grants.
	Virtual - Grants Part 2: Grant reports in Cognos (1 of 2) Finished 10:00 - 12:00 Finance Division, At Participant's Desk 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: Summary financial information for Projects Detailed expenditure analysis Management reports for Grants due to close In this course we will not access the Grants module in CUFS. The course material will be split across 2 webinars on consecutive days
	Concur expenses system training - Payroll Finished 14:00 - 14:30 Training for teams ahead of the launch of the Concur expenses system pilot
Wed 18	Virtual - Grants Part 2: Grant reports in Cognos (2 of 2) Finished 10:00 - 11:30 Finance Division, At Participant's Desk 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: Summary financial information for Projects Detailed expenditure analysis Management reports for Grants due to close In this course we will not access the Grants module in CUFS. The course material will be split across 2 webinars on consecutive days
Tue 24	Virtual - GL 2: Reporting in the General Ledger (1 of 2) Finished 09:30 - 12:30 Finance Division, At Participant's Desk This course provides users the opportunity to run General Ledger reports and how to interpret them when managing departmental funds.
Thu 26	Virtual - GL 2: Reporting in the General Ledger (2 of 2) Finished 09:30 - 10:30 Finance Division, At Participant's Desk This course provides users the opportunity to run General Ledger reports and how to interpret them when managing departmental funds.

December 2020

Mon 7	Virtual - How to Excel - Part 1 & 2 (For Finance Staff) (1 of 2) Finished 09:30 - 11:30 Finance Division, At Participant's Desk 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.
Tue 8	Virtual - How to Excel - Part 1 & 2 (For Finance Staff) (2 of 2) Finished 09:30 - 11:30 Finance Division, At Participant's Desk 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.
Wed 9	Virtual - Cognos Introduction (1 of 2) Finished 10:00 - 11:30 Finance Division, At Participant's Desk 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. GL Part 2: Reporting in the General Ledger Grants Part 2: Grant reports in Cognos 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.
Thu 10	Virtual - Cognos Introduction (2 of 2) Finished 10:00 - 12:00 Finance Division, At Participant's Desk 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. GL Part 2: Reporting in the General Ledger Grants Part 2: Grant reports in Cognos 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.
Tue 15	Virtual - Grants Part 3: Viewing Grants in CUFS (1 of 2) Finished 10:00 - 12:00 Finance Division, At Participant's Desk This course provides an overview of the Grants module in CUFS. The course will cover how you can view your projects and awards, check budgets, perform on-line queries and run some CUFS reports. The course material will be split over 2 webinars on consecutive days
	Brexit Briefing Session - SSF Finished 11:30 - 12:30 A briefing on Brexit for Shared Services staff, to update on changes to Account Payable for imports and overseas services.