FMS User - Academy

Course overview

Explore all aspects of day-to-day processing of finance procedures relevant to academies, including an overview of asset management on this one day course

Benefits of attending

Managing your finances is key to the smooth running of any academy. Gain a full overview of day-to-day finance procedures. 

What you will learn

• allocating income budgets
• paying in the monthly advance for two of the grants
• understanding how the Fund or Retained Earnings switch affect carry forwards and balance sheets
• setting up and processing VAT claims for registered and unregistered academies
• an overview of how BACS returns are set up and processed
• an introduction to the Asset Management software
• cash flow forecast report
• new reports

Useful information is provided in the appendices section including an optional revision appendix.

Who is it for?

Business managers, finance directors and officers, bursars, and staff who are involved in the production of reports for the ESFA and External Accountants.
Please note that this course is aimed at schools that are going to become academies or are academies. If you have been an academy for some time, some of the course content will be of a revisionary nature.

Course dates to be allocated according to demand. If you are interested in this course, please complete the form here

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