UNIVERSITY OF TEESSIDE DIANE HOWIE UNIVERSITY OF TEESSIDE

Diane Howie Deputy Director of Finance Teesside University What are the financial pressures on HE- and what do Finance colleagues want from HR? Diane Howie Deputy Director of Finance Teesside University

Diane Howie 1984 Qualified as a Chartered Accountant with Spicer & Pegler in Manchester 1987 Joined Michael Page as a recruitment consultant 1988-1994 Worked for PricewaterhouseCoopers in Newcastle and BDO Binder Hamlyn in Leeds 1994- Joined Teesside University as Deputy Director of Finance

Introduction Teesside University Overview What are the financial pressures on HE What do Finance want from HR

About Teesside Middlesbrough town centre campus university 22,000 students 1,800+ staff £125m turnover (2012/13) and £10.2m surplus Cash balances £70m +, borrowings £6m Member of the University Alliance Group First modern University to win the Times Higher University of the Year Queen’s Anniversary Prize 2013

Financial Pressures - Overview University funding pre 2012 HEFCE grants and fees University funding post 2012 Minimal grants predominantly fees No capital grants Impacts on cash flow

Teesside funding changes 2010/11 2011/12 2012/13 2013/14 £m £m £m £m (fcast) HEFCE teaching grant 50.7 50.6 36.7 18.1 FTUG tuition fees 24.4 25.4 34.4 43.1 TOTAL 75.1 76.0 71.1 61.2

Operational issues Capital funding issues Cash flow What does this mean? Operational issues Capital funding issues Cash flow

HEFCE receipts vs SLC monies Staffing implications Operational Issues HEFCE receipts vs SLC monies Staffing implications

Capital funding issues No capital grants Need to generate adequate surpluses Borrow vs fund out of reserves

SLC payment profile Cash flow forecasts Sector-wide problem

What do Finance Colleagues want from HR Working together Advice and support Information Teesside departmental structures

Working Together Advice and Support Information Partners Tri-partite meetings Overlap in many areas Advice and Support Restructuring Flexible JD’s Legals Staff Training Information Accurate data HR/Payroll systems

Finance & Student Records Structure Director of Finance and Student Records (1.00 FTE) Total number of staff = 89 (55 Full Time & 34 Part Time) Total staff FTE = 74.78 FTE Personal Assistant to Finance & Student Records Directorate (1.00 FTE) Deputy Director of Finance (0.77 FTE) Assistant Director HE Funding & Planning (1.00 FTE) Chief Accountant (1.00 FTE) Deputy Director Student Finance & Records (1.00 FTE) Assistant Director Student Reporting & Systems (1.00 FTE) Finance Office Team (8.49 FTE) Purchasing & Procurement Team (5.00 FTE) Payroll Team (University 3.35 FTE) (Bureau 5.76 FTE) Management Accountancy Team (4.24 FTE) Business Accountancy Team (6.88 FTE –including 2 FTE funded from HEIF) Student Reporting Team (6.00 FTE) Systems Team (7.61 FTE) Student Finance Team (5.08 FTE) Student Records Team (7.00 FTE) International Student Records & Compliance Team (3.60 FTE) Student Admissions Team (4.00 FTE) International UKBA Officer (1.00 FTE) 14

Human Resources Structure Total number of staff = 27 Total staff FTE = 25.09 Assistant Chief Executive (& Director of Human Resources) (1.00 FTE) PA to Directorate (1.00 FTE) Equality & Diversity Adviser (1.00 FTE) Senior Health & Safety Adviser (1.00 FTE) Occupational Health Adviser (1.00 FTE) Deputy Director of HR (Learning and Development) (1.00 FTE) Deputy Director of Human Resources (1.00 FTE) HR Systems & Information Manager (1.00 FTE) Health & Safety Team (1.80 FTE) Learning and Development Team (5.00 FTE) HR Managers (4.00 FTE) Systems & Information Team (6.29 FTE) 15

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UNIVERSITY OF TEESSIDE DIANE HOWIE UNIVERSITY OF TEESSIDE