Leonie Aspinall-Personnel Services,Sharon Neal-Learning and Development Centre,

Mark Wright-Finance

How can we best support the information needs of our Heads of Department and Administrators?

Outline of session

•Juggling Act!

•What support/assistance already exists:

-Departmental Management Handbook

-Induction and development

-Financial Induction

•Your ideas, thoughts, suggestions!

•Next steps

Juggling Act!!

RESEARCH

HR ISSUES

TEACHING

BUDGET MANAGEMENT

MANAGEMENT REPORTS

DEPARTMENTAL PLANNING

MANAGEMENT INFORMATION

MANAGEMENT

Departmental Management Handbook

• History

• Working group

• Name Change

• Electronic version

• Updates

Departmental Management Handbook

• Calendar• Links to departmental websites• Heads of Departments/links with senior

Officers/Responsibilities• A-Z• Strategic Management and Governance• Specific Function information• Student Matters

Feedback on the Handbook

• Have you used it?

• What sections are most useful?

• Are there any key elements missing?

• Windows on Warwick

Induction and development

• Consultation on development needs for Heads of Department and Administrators

• Support for new Heads of Department and Administrators

• What’s coming next?

• Does this work for you?

Finance Office Support

• Finance Manager– DST / CRAG– ARC / FGPC– HEFCE & 5 YR Plans

• SAP Team

• Purchasing Office

• Tax Team

Role of the Finance Manager

• Contact Officer

• Reporting

• Contract review

• Financial Modelling

• Financial Regulations

Helping us to help you.

• Finance Office Skills Sessions– Introduction to VAT & VAT for Managers– Overview of SAP system– SAP coding structures & reporting

• Web Page

• Financial Regulations

• Email updates / Distribution Lists

Group discussions1. Dept Management Handbook- what works, what

doesn’t, what would you like to see?

2. Induction and development for Heads of Department and Administrators- what are the needs and priorities?

3. The juggling act- is this how it is?

4. What else? Other ideas for support do you want to put forward?

5. What ideas could you take back to your department?

NEXT STEPS

• Feed in your ideas and thoughts as part of the information being collated from the Network Day

• Feedback on existing areas highlighted within session will be reviewed

QUESTIONS