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Finance Administrators and Bursars Group. Liz Burden Jan Powley November 2012. Agenda – Morning Session. Welcome and Introductions School Funding Reform School Contracts Audit SFVS FPS – LGP Employers Pension Increase Coffee Break Teachers2Parents-Update
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Finance Administrators and Bursars Group Liz Burden Jan Powley November 2012
Agenda – Morning Session • Welcome and Introductions • School Funding Reform • School Contracts Audit • SFVS • FPS – LGP Employers Pension Increase • Coffee Break • Teachers2Parents-Update • LMS Financial Services Survey Feedback • Making Payments to Individuals • Best Practice, Questions and Close
Agenda – Afternoon Session • Welcome and Introductions • Teachers2Parents-Update • School Funding Reform • LMS Financial Services Survey Feedback • Making Payments to Individuals • Coffee Break • SFVS • FPS – LGP Employers Pension Increase • School Contracts Audit • Best Practice, Questions and Close
SFVS • Working days to 31 March 2013? • Due to the Easter holidays the self-assessment signed by the Chair of Governors will need to be submitted by 28 March • Schools should electronically submit their completed SFVS return to lms@luton.gov.uk • Who is going to complete the process in your school? • DfE have made some changes to the SFVS main web page and updated the FAQs
FPS – LGP Employers Pension Increase • Increase in Employer’s Pensions Contributions for the Local Government Pensions Scheme with effect from 1 April 2013 • Produce a budget scenario with the 21.1% increase to identify what the impact it will have on the budget • Notify governors of the impact this will have on the budget, as this will have an effect on any future decision making
Making Payments to Individuals • Before engaging someone complete employment status questionnaire • If indicates employed pay centrally through payroll and attach a copy of the employment status questionnaire • If indicates self employed, the person you are engaging will need to complete self-employment questionnaire • Go onto the HMRC website using the self-employment questionnaire to complete the HMRC self employment indicator tool, print out the last page with the results
Making Payments to Individuals • If indicator states that the individual is self employed, the invoice is alright for the school to pay. Keep evidence of self employment status attached to invoice • If indicator says the individual is an employee pay centrally through payroll, attach copies of two questionnaires and the HMRC results to the invoice • If indicator provides an inconclusive result a number will be provided for schools to contact for more clarification
Best Practice & Guidance • Autumn Term Recompense up to and including 31 December – by 18 January • Timesheets – please code correctly before sending to payroll • Updated Finance Manual on the grid – together with a list of changes • Other updated documents – Finance Regulations, Purchase Card Scheme and Procurement Checklist
Best Practice & Guidance • School Lettings Policy • No longer required to provide information on floor area changes and free school meals due to changes in the factors that will be used to calculate formula funding • Unreconciled bank items from previous years
Best Practice & Guidance • Password security – ICO Survey • Benchmarking – The data for financial year 2011-12 is now available on the DfE website • Benchmarking website, https://www.education.gov.uk/sfb/ • Next FABGs meeting is Monday 18 March at LLRC