Committing for Directly Incurred Staff Costs

[Bernie Samuel]

Hi Folks,

I am interested in whether/how DI staff costs are “committed for” or forecast.

In Exeter we are often asked to provide budget holders with remaining budget for DI staff when staff are already in post. To do this, we need to be able to estimate the cost of their remaining contract from the next salary posting period to the end of their post. In the past we used a spreadsheet model for budget monitoring which relied on an annual update of salary scales and amending standing data when necessary. We have moved to “on demand” budget monitoring using T1 and are trying to implement the same approach which is proving complex to achieve.

Do other Universities “commit” in this way in any other way? When and how is “commitment” data refreshed?

Best,

Bernie

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