A to Z of services

Page contents > A | B | C | D | E | F | H | I | J | L | M | P | R | S | T | V | W

A

Account codes (Budget codes)
Set up of new account codes and expense codes as needed and answer queries about which codes to use.
Contact: Liz Bunting

Accounts payable
Dealing with all processes involved in arranging cheques authorised by all departments within the School.
Contact: Stuart Sharkey

Aptos training
Formal training courses are run periodically and are organised by training and development. One-to-one advice is available at other times.
Contact: Keith Adams or Ali Dezyanian

B

Benevolent fund
A Benevolent fund exists to help current or retired members of staff, or their dependants, in case of financial necessity. All applications are dealt with in strict confidence.
Contact: Mike Ferguson

Brought forward balances / unspent budgets
Queries on amounts of budgets and budget balances brought forward from previous years.
Contact: Liz Bunting or Ellen Fraser

Budget queries / Aptos access
Deal with queries about amounts reflected in Aptos and do journals if necessary to correct the accounts. Set up Aptos access for new budget holders and amend access to account codes.
Contact: Liz Bunting
Contact: Ellen Fraser

BUPA
Provide information on joining our Group Scheme.
Contact: Jenny Casey
See also: Pensions

C

Complaints
Email: financecomments@lse.ac.uk

D

Debtors, current year
Chasing customers for payment of invoices.
Contact: John Curtis

Debtors, previous years
Credit Control deals with all enquiries about outstanding debts which are outside the current year.
Contact: John Curtis

Department / Admin budgets & training
Queries on amounts of budgets and balances brought forward from previous years.
Contact: Nick Frost

Departmental Allocations
A fund provided for each academic department, calculated by reference to staff and student numbers.
Contact: Nick Frost

E

Expense Claims
Queries relating to expenses claims or to obtain relevant forms should be made through paymentqueries@lse.ac.uk

F

Fees: Current year
Tuition fees raised for the current academic year.
Contact: fees@lse.ac.uk

Fees: Previous year
Contact: John Curtis

Fees: General management
Contact: Sean McNally

Financial forecasts
The School is required to submit a set of financial forecasts covering the current and the following four years.
Contact: Mike Ferguson

Foreign currency / travellers cheques
Contact: Maggie Spratt

H

Higher Education Funding Council Returns

HESA return
This return analyses income and expenditure in greater detail than the annual accounts.
Contact: Ashley Wang

I

Insurance, general
Advice on the insurance aspects of new areas of activity.
Contact: Ashley Wang

Insurance, claims
For all claim forms.
Contact: Rudy Ghosh

Investments
Queries concerning investment policy.
Contact: Ashley Wang

J

Journals & publications accounts
Advice on the accounting aspects of journals & publications
Contact: Nick Frost

L

Loans

Student loans - Credit Control Section arranges the collection of all loans given to students, and offers advice on payment.

Housing loans - This fund exists to help a first time buyer of a flat or house within 30 miles of London.
Contact: David Ealing

LSE customer invoicing
Raising invoices for non fee-related items.
Contact: John Curtis

M

Management Accounting

Contact: Yvonne Brown , Liz Bunting or Ellen Fraser

P

Petty cash
Ensures all petty cash claims and cash balance equals float on a daily basis. Maintaining a spreadsheet of expenditure.
Contact: cashiers@lse.ac.uk

Purchasing services
Issue all competitive tenders, provide purchasing training, general purchasing advice, plus contractual terms, specifications, and negotiations. Maintenance of purchasing policy, strategy, guidelines and list of official School suppliers.
Contact: purchasing@lse.ac.uk or m.newson@lse.ac.uk
See also: Purchasing Services

R

Removal expenses
The payment of removal costs and travel expenses, where agreed, of new staff employed.
Contact: Rudy Ghosh

S

Sales/invoice receipting
Processing incoming payments for fees.
Contact: fees@lse.ac.uk

Schedule D payments
Liaison with the Inland Revenue concerning self employed persons (Schedule D).
Contact: Stuart Sharkey

Student loans
See Loans (above)

Pensions
Deals with matters relating to the School's pension schemes - SAUL/USS.
Contact: Jenny Casey

T

Trust funds
Provide financial statements on request.
Contact: Ashley Wang

V

VAT
Issues covering compliance, partial exemption scheme, queries from Customs and advice to different areas of the School.
Contact: Steve Parsons

W

Website
Finance Division web-pages
Contact: Cecilia Okereke / Ali Dezyanian