DIANE HOWIE UNIVERSITY OF TEESSIDE What are the

DIANE HOWIE UNIVERSITY OF TEESSIDE

What are the financial pressures on HEand 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 Pricewaterhouse. Coopers 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 £ 125 m turnover (2012/13) and £ 10. 2 m surplus Cash balances £ 70 m +, borrowings £ 6 m 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 (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

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

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

Cash flow • 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 Restructuring Accurate data Tri-partite meetings Flexible JD’s HR/Payroll systems Overlap in many areas Legals Staff Training

Finance & Student Records Structure Director of Finance and Student Records (1. 00 FTE) Total number of staff = 89 (55 Full Time & 34 Part Time) Personal Assistant to Finance & Student Records Directorate (1. 00 FTE) Total staff FTE = 74. 78 FTE Deputy Director of Finance (0. 77 FTE) Finance Office Team (8. 49 FTE) Purchasing & Procurement Team (5. 00 FTE) Student Finance Team (5. 08 FTE) Assistant Director HE Funding & Planning (1. 00 FTE) Payroll Team (University 3. 35 FTE) (Bureau 5. 76 FTE) Student Records Team (7. 00 FTE) Chief Accountant (1. 00 FTE) Management Accountancy Team (4. 24 FTE) Business Accountancy Team (6. 88 FTE –including 2 FTE funded from HEIF) International Student Records & Compliance Team (3. 60 FTE) Assistant Director Student Reporting & Systems (1. 00 FTE) Deputy Director Student Finance & Records (1. 00 FTE) Student Reporting Team (6. 00 FTE) Student Admissions Team (4. 00 FTE) Systems Team (7. 61 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) Health & Safety Team (1. 80 FTE) Deputy Director of HR (Learning and Development) (1. 00 FTE) Learning and Development Team (5. 00 FTE) Deputy Director of Human Resources (1. 00 FTE) HR Managers (4. 00 FTE) HR Systems & Information Manager (1. 00 FTE) Systems & Information Team (6. 29 FTE) 15

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DIANE HOWIE UNIVERSITY OF TEESSIDE