What We Do
Finance, Awards and Management provide financial management, information and advice in support of corporate governance in ESRC, by processing financial data and by administrating ESRC research and student grants.
Particular responsibilities include:
Corporate financial governance, regularity and audit
Includes: financial regulations, procedures and advice, FM compliance, delegations, risk management strategy, administration of ESRC Audit Committee, external audit liaison, management of internal audit provision by RCIAS, RCIAS supervisory Board membership, membership of RC Finance Directors Group (FDG)
Accounting policies, Procedures and Systems/Annual Accounts
Includes financial and management accounting systems and accounting records, asset records, VAT and tax accounting and records and returns, Resource Accounting & Budgeting policies, ESRC Annual Accounts and Whole Government Accounts (WGA), time recording system
Expenditure, income and banking systems and controls
Includes: expenditure systems and controls, payment functions, income and banking, and cash management, Government Procurement Card, bequest funds
Financial Planning, Budgets and MI
Includes: financial Planning for Corporate/Operating Plans, capital expenditure planning, budgetary systems, budgets and monitoring, internal/external MI and financial reporting including SMT/ Council Reports
Purchasing
Includes: purchasing guidance and delegations, liaison with SSC Procurement, T&S policy and guidelines, cross Council travel liaison, stationery supply
Research and PostDoctoral Award Administration
Includes: financial details of awards, award finalisation and issue, post award management of awards including reporting, claims and payments, ESRC Research Funding guidelines, Centre awards - applications review and award negotiations, guidance and oversight, Dipstick Testing Programme, cross Council group representation, management of JIF awards
Training Award Administration
Includes: financial details of awards, post award management of awards including reporting, claims and payments, studentship related allowances including disability and YDA, Suspensions and short term extensions, fieldwork allowances, Studentship Handbook and process instructions, cross Council working party membership
Who We Are
The Directorate has three main groups.
Directorate Office
Responsible for overall direction on Finance matters.
Finance Officer Brian Hooper (biography)
Email: brian.hooper@esrc.ac.uk Tel: 01793 413015