Business support
The business support team provides financial management, information and advice to all faculties and directorates across the University.
What we do
Financial planning, management accounting and reporting.
The University Faculties and Professional Services are supported in the financial management of their areas by central finance services staff. The Business Support team helps colleagues by ensuring queries are addressed by the right experts within finance.
There are a number of key financial management activities that take place through the year. These include:
- month end close down and preparation of management accounts
- in year financial monitoring and forecasting
- financial planning
- preparation and submission of regulatory returns including TRAC, Financial Statement Returns, and OFFA
- costing of new programmes.
Business area contacts
Faculty of Arts and Humanities
Finance Business Partner: Lisa Petford
Management Accountant: Liz Cane
Faculty of Health and Human Sciences
Finance Business Partner: Laura Bassett
Management Accountant: Simon Paice
Faculty of Medicine and Dentistry
Finance Business Partner: Duncan Wadey
Management Accountant: Marie Cann
Faculty of Science and Engineering
Finance Business Partner: Rich Cocksedge
Management Accountant: Justin Crews
Academic Partnerships
Finance Business Partner: Felicity Barretto
Management Accountant: Rachel Bishop
Teaching and Learning Support
Finance Business Partner: Rich Cocksedge
Research and Innovation
Finance Business Partner: Linda Worsfold
Management Accountant: Rich Cocksedge
Financial Planning Team
Finance Business Partner:Claire Wilson
Management Accountants: Justin Crews and Chris Smith
Month end
Financial transactions are recorded on the main finance system Agresso against a specific month (or period). At the end of each month we follow a structured month end timetable.
This timetable ensures that for budgetary control purposes, users know that data is complete for a period and from which management accounts can be produced.
Financial planning cycle
This University service oversees the annual financial planning cycle. There are a number of key internal deadlines throughout the year. These deadlines are included within the annual planning cycle guidance which is accessed via the University’s corporate information system.
In year forecasting
Annual budgets are set and agreed as part of the annual planning process and finalised in July by the Board of Governors.
There are forecasts that formally take place twice a year – at the end of period 4 (November) and at the end of period 8 (March).
Contact the Business Support Team
Head of Management Accounting – Maria Manning- Felicity Barretto,
Finance Business Partner
- Laura Bassett, Finance Business Partner
- Rachel Bishop,
Management Accountant
- Liz Cane, Management Accountant
- Marie Cann, Management Accountant
- Richard Cocksedge,
Management Accountant
- Justin Crews,
Management Accountant
- Lisa Petford,
Finance Business Partner
- Sarah Potter, Management Accountant
- Nicki Sanford, Management Accountant
- Duncan Wadey, Finance Business Partner
- Claire Wilson, Planning Accountant
- Linda Worsfold, Finance Business Partner
- Christopher Smith, Management Accountant
General enquiries with Business Support please dial +44 1752 588100 ext. 8