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Turn around times - Finance

Function Responsibility Turn around time
Accounts payable
Vendor creation
F&BS* via Law
2 days
Payment of invoices #
Law
5 days
Reimbursements
Law 5 days
Petty cash
Law 5 days
Advance payments
Advance payment of expenses
Law 5 days
Accounts receivable Customer creation
F&BS via Law
2 days
Generation of invoices
Law
5 days
Credit notes
F&BS via Law
15 days
Purchase cards Advance payment of expenses
Law
2 days
Clearing
Law
10 days
Receipting
Cheques & EFTPOS
Law
5 days
International cheques
F&BS
15 days
Conference reports
Law
available COB Monday and Thursday
Journal entries
Processing/approval
Law
5 days
Purchase orders
Generation of purchase order
Law
5 days
System receipt
Law
1 days
PO* payment
Law
5 days
Q accounts
Budget preparation/checking
Law
15 days
GLC* creation
F&BS
15 days
Administration of account
Law
ongoing
Auditing
Law
ongoing

S accounts
(including ARC)

Budget preparation/checking
Law
15 days
GLC creation
F&BS
15 days after notification by granting body
Administration
Law
ongoing
Auditing
Law
ongoing
Enquiries Balances of accounts
Law
2 days
Transaction listing
Law
3 days
Payment of invoice
Law
1 days
Procedural enquiries
Law
1 days

 

 

# Subject to media cut off dates and central turn around times

* Notes:

  • F&BS = Finance and Business Services
  • GLC = General ledger code
  • PO = Purchase order

Updated: 24 August 2011/ Responsible Officer:  Finance & HR Manager / Page Contact:  Manager, Web Applications