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The Finance Department

Contact us

Departmental Office 020 7380 3145.  Fax Number 020 7380 3221.

The Finance Department are based at Egmont House, Tavistock Place except for the Income Section and Student Fees who are based in Room G14, Main Building, Malet Street.

Section Areas of responsibility Contact details
Director of Finance

Responsibility for all aspects of the college's finance functions:

  • Financial planning, financial accounting and financial control.
  • Organisation and Management of the Finance Department
  • Ensuring compliance with all statutory obligations and external financial reporting requirements, liaising with internal and external auditors

Peter Westley
020 7380 3150
p.westley@bbk.ac.uk

1st Floor, Egmont House

 

Financial Accountant

Management of Payments and Payroll Sections.

Responsible for:

  • Financial Accounting
  • Production of annual accounts
  • HESA finance return
  • Account Code Structure
  • Superannuation
  • VAT Queries and quarterly returns.

Ian Doyle
020  7380 3143
i.doyle@bbk.ac.uk

1st Floor, Egmont House

Income Accountant

Management of Income functions (student fee and sundry, debtor management and ensuring the correct accounting treatment of all college income)

Responsible for:

  • Symmetry Finance Accounting System, including project management of system upgrades, staff training, liaison with software suppliers and co-ordination of error resolution.
  • Bank Accounts (including all bank reconciliations).
  • Reconciliation of Income control accounts
  • Credit Card Queries from departments
  • On-line credit card implementation
  • Calculation of overseas and premium fee transfers to departments
  • Accounting for staff fee remissions and studentships
  • Income Tax Refund claims on donations etc.
  • Ad hoc income reports
  • College Insurance - All College insurance policies, including all claims.

    Policies include: Material Damage and Business Interruption; Employer's Liability; Public/Products Liability; Motor Policy; Engineering Policy; Professional Indemnity; Theft by Employee/Fidelity Guarantee; Legal Expenses; Personal Accident (Field Trips only); Terrorism; Travel Insurance

  • Other duties: Appeal Fund; Unified Fund

Terry Andrews
020 7380 3049
t.andrews@bbk.ac.uk

1st Floor, Egmont House

 

Head of Management Accounts

Responsible for:

  • College budgets and financial reporting:

Reports available:

  • Schools
  • Departments
  • Special Funds
  • Research Grants and Contracts
  • Monthly transactions
  • Weekly transactions

The College has now set up a Financial Management User Group. If you are interested in joining please contact the Management Accountant.

Project Manager for Transparency Review and Costing Group

Mike Devereux
020 7380 3142
m.devereux@bbk.ac.uk

1st Floor, Egmont House

Management
Accountant (TRAC/FEC)
  • TRAC/fEC costings
  • Costing of Teaching courses
  • Maintain pFACT system

Neil Keen-Chamberlain
0207 380 3217
1st Floor Egmont House

Costing & Pricing Accountant (Strategic Review)
  • Assisting the planning, finance and resource allocation infrastructure group in developing a devolved budgeting model
Svelta Mirova
0207 380 3147
1st Floor Egmont House
Income/Student Fees Section

Responsible for:

  • Student fees collection
  • Collection of all college income
  • Banking of all Income Monies
  • Catering chits
  • Petty Cash payments
  • Photographic Charges
  • Postage charges
  • Print unit charges
  • Raising of Sales Invoices
  • Telephone charges
  • Internal A/C Transfers and Invoices
  • Cash Advances (Maximum £50.00)

020 7631 6295/6526
0207 079 0885

Income Officer
Susan Lomas  s.lomas@bbk.ac.uk

Senior Income/Student Fees Assistant:
John Badby
j.badby@bbk.ac.uk

Income/Student Fees Assistants:
Sanjay Nair
s.nair@bbk.ac.uk

Mina Shah
m.shah@bbk.ac.uk

Caroline Hallett - (currently on maternity  leave)
c.hallett@bbk.ac.uk

Solara Halwatura
s.halwatura@bbk.ac.uk

Fernando Franco
f.franco@bbk.ac.uk

Sefanit Merkorewos
s.merkorewos
@bbk.ac.uk


Petty Cash/Staff enquiries
- Income Counter,  Main Building, Malet Street

Student Fees enquiries -
Income Counter, Main Building, Malet Street

Payments Section

Payments to suppliers and non-staff expenses:
Services invoices

  • advances
  • student awards and grants
  • non-staff travelling and other expenses
  • payment may be made in sterling or in any foreign currency, by euro cheque or by dollar cheque
  • Assistance with Travel Arrangements
  • Rent A Car
  • Assistance with Hotel Arrangements
  • Official College order forms
  • Authorised signatories
  • Issuing season ticket loans

020 7380 3140

Payments Officer
Gloria Mead
g.mead@bbk.ac.uk

Payments Assistants:
Daniel Boston
d.boston@bbk.ac.uk

Dilani Caldera -(currently on maternity leave)
d.caldera@bbk.ac.uk


1st Floor, Egmont House

Payroll Section

Payments to staff including staff expenses:

  • Payment of salaried employees, part-time teachers, demonstrators, invigilators, visiting examiners, staff expenses and issuing season ticket warrants
  • Advice given on National Insurance and Income Tax matters, Statutory Maternity Pay, absence for sickness and absence for Jury Service
  • Pension Scheme Information booklets, Application to Join forms and Opt-out forms supplied for new members of staff. Also Members' Wishes form.
  • National Insurance Numbers
  • Income Tax

020 7380 3136
payroll@bbk.ac.uk

Payroll Supervisor
Florence Alozie
f.alozie@bbk.ac.uk
0207380 3208

Payroll Officer
Susan To

Payroll Assistants

Amanda Evans
amanda.evans@
bbk.ac.uk


Yao Baldwin

1st Floor, Egmont House

Accounts Assistant

  • Assisting the Management Accountant
  • Dealing with queries on Transaction Reports

 

020 7380 3148

June Molloy
j.molloy@bbk.ac.uk

1st Floor, Egmont House

PA/Departmental Administrator

Secretarial and Administration service to the Finance Department

  • General enquiries
  • Obtaining hard copies of the Financial Regulations
  • Obtaining hard copies of the Financial Statements
  • Updating the Finance intranet page

020 7380 3145

Lucy Fernandes
l.fernandes@bbk.ac.uk

1st Floor, Egmont House

 

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Finance Department, Birkbeck, University of London, Malet Street, London WC1E 7HX. Departmental Office tel.:  020 7380 3145, fax.: 020 7380 3221