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HR Policies
A full list of HR policies and procedures is kept on the Staff section of the University's website.
Applications are now welcome for the Cycle to Work Scheme.
Training
Training on Sales Ordering can be found at:
https://moss.strath.ac.uk/developmentandtraining/FMS/Pages/Sales.aspx
Frequently Asked Questions
How can I view a Sales Invoice?
It’s not currently possible to view a sales invoice on FMS but you can use the report Sales Order Text Details under the S2C Reports folder to view the text included in the sales order.
How can I print a copy of a Sales Invoice?
Once a Sales Order is fully approved FMS converts the Sales Order into a Sales Invoice for issue to the customer. The Sales Invoice is emailed to the customer and a copy is also sent to the initiator for their records. If a copy of the sales invoice is required please email finance-helpdesk@strath.ac.uk.
Knowledge Exchange (KE) FAQs
What falls under the term KE Invoicing?
Knowledge Exchange invoicing covers Consultancy, Conference, Publications, Hire of University owned Facilities, Training and Knowledge Transfer Grants.
What KE invoices can the department raise?
Departments raise invoices for Conference, Training and Short Course subprojects where a contract has not been put in place with RKES (normally less than £10,000 in value). Where a Research & Knowledge Exchange Services (RKES) contract exists, finance will create the invoice (these are mainly consultancies or high value short course/training)
What activity code should I use to raise my KE invoices?
You should always use activity code 900 when raising a knowledge exchange invoice.
How can I check which products are classed as KE?
There is a report available which you can access to check the category of sales products. The report is contained within Reports>Your Reports>General Information>Sales Products. There is a guidance document on the FMS Hub, however a useful table has been created below for quick reference.
Activity | Revenue Type | Account Code | Activity Code | Product Code Options | Description |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
Consultancy | Commercial | 1400 | 900 | SALES409 | Consultancy Fee (including VAT, tax code SS for GBP£/ SE Euro) |
SALES482 | Contribution Towards Costs (no VAT, tax code SE) | ||||
CPD/Training | General | 1150 | 900 | SALES100 | CPD/Training/Short Course Fee |
SALES152 | Grant Funding | ||||
SALES153 | Contribution Towards Costs | ||||
Conference | Commercial | 1140 | 900 | SALES400 | Conference Fee |
SALES412 | Contribution Towards Costs (no VAT) | ||||
Knowledge Transfer Specific Grants | Grant | 1403 | 900 |
SALES201 |
Grant Funding |
SALES203 | Contribution Towards Costs (possible VAT) | ||||
Facilities (FES) | Commercial | 1410 | 900 | SALES420 | Facilities (possible VAT) |
How can I check the category on my KE subproject?
There is a report available which you can access to check your subprojects and this also details the project category on KE subprojects. The report is contained within Reports>Your Reports>General Information>Subproject Information. There is a guidance document on the FMS Hub
Why do I receive a Mismatch task when I raise an invoice?
The mismatch task occurs when the sales order raised has either an incorrect subproject or an incorrect product. For example:
- A Non-KE subproject has been used with a KE product
- A KE subproject has been used with a non-KE product
- A KE subproject has been used but the project category does not match the KE product category
When am I able to view my paid invoices?
A monthly process takes place to allocate invoices paid during the previous month to activity 470 (consumables). This does not happen for budgeted subprojects as budgets are set at outset and in these instances the investigator does not need to receive payment before expenditure can take place.
What does my K ref mean?
- K1XXXXX-10X - subproject opened at the request of RKES (formal contract with funder)
- K6XXXXX-10X - subproject opened directly by Finance (University’s standard terms) via KE costing form or via a request for a one-off course/conference subproject)
- K9XXXXX-10X – subproject transferred from previous finance system (pre Aug 15) and may include either formal contracts or the University’s standard terms.
Why can I not open my own KE subproject?
All KE subprojects are opened by Finance to ensure that all the necessary records are captured and updated.
Why can't I see the Activity 900 Income in my Budget Statement or Ledger Report?
The 900 activity is used when raising sales invoices in two circumstances:
- The budget has already been allocated.
- The income has not yet been received.
In these instances the sub project does not need to receive payment before expenditure can take place. The invoice for the income should not also be available to spend so is credited to the 900 activity which is then excluded from the Budget Statement
The invoice for the income should not be available to spend so is credited to the 900 activity which is then excluded from the Budget Statement. A monthly process takes place to allocate invoices paid during the previous month to activity 470 (consumables).
Note - You should always use activity code 900 when raising a Knowledge Exchange (KE) invoice.
The GL Enquiry - Activity 900 report is available under the Sales Reports folder (for those with access to that folder) to show the sales invoices which have been raised against the 900 activity.
Please note that this report is for information only and doesn’t mean that this income is available to spend.
Where all of the income due has been received and transferred to the relevant activity (for KE this is normally 470), the overall balance on the 900 report will show as 0.