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The Finance Office

We provide a range of services and advice to all areas of the University to ensure that our finances – present and future – support the University’s delivery of “Shaping Our Future: Birmingham 2015”.  

We do this through the following divisions headed by Gill Ball, The Director of Finance:


  • Accounting
    keeping financial records, giving information and advice to budget centres, producing the University budget and published accounts and providing accounting services to University subsidiaries.
  • Payroll, Pensions and Systems
    Payroll makes sure that staff are paid promptly and efficiently.  The Pensions team administers a range of pension schemes and helps raise staff awareness of the importance of pensions to their well-being in retirement.  Systems manages IT systems which support the University's financial control and management.
  • Procurement
    Providing procurement support and advice to all areas of the University, to help it get best value for money from all its suppliers.
  • Research and Commercial Services
    Supporting the planning, funding, development and implementation of the University's research and knowledge transfer activities, and developing external partnerships with business and other higher education institutions regionally, nationally and internationally.
  • Treasury Management
    has overall responsibility for the collection of tuition and residence fees, research and other debts; administering income and the online shop; treasury functions including investments, endowments, VAT and insurance; and payments to University contractors and suppliers.
    • Treasury Management is structured into 5 Sections :-
    • Investments ,VAT and  Insurance
    • Supplier Payments
    • Income
    • Student Fees
    • Credit Control

The Internal Audit Service - is an independent function that provides an objective assurance and consultancy service.  Aiming to help the University accomplish its objectives by evaluating the adequacy and effectiveness of the risk management, operational control, governance processes, and assessing the effectiveness of the systems for ensuring that Value for Money is achieved.

Also aiming to promote and support improvement and efficiency and not just police the compliance of existing structures and processes.