Financial and Legal Services Frequently Asked Questions
Frequently Asked Questions
Insurance
Travel Insurance
Yes. Most personal travel insurance policies will not cover business trips or business equipment and may not provide appropriate cover for student placements. In addition, if you need to make a claim under the MMU travel insurance policy, the Insurance Officer can give you the help and advice you need.
Please see https://www2.finance.mmu.ac.uk/services/?id=36&rootid=156&artId=162 for information on how to apply for travel insurance.
See https://www2.finance.mmu.ac.uk/services/?id=36&rootid=156&artId=162 where a PDF summary of cover document is available. Please contact the Insurance Officer if you have any queries.
The document can be found at https://www2.finance.mmu.ac.uk/services/?id=36&rootid=197
Please contact the Insurance Officer (see https://www2.finance.mmu.ac.uk/contacts/?id=36) to discuss the proposed activity and to obtain details of the insurance.
Send the following to rkeaccountingsupport@mmu.ac.uk;
- Authorised project opening form (included within the costing tool)
- Signed agreement that has been reviewed by Legal Services Team
- Budget, in the ‘Costing tool’ format
- The PI will receive an ‘account opening’ email once an account has been created. The email will contain important information i.e. budget code, account signatories, material code (for sales invoices), your RKE Accounting Support contact
Please find a template of the FIN416 on the financial and legal services website , complete and send to accountfin416@mmu.ac.uk. Alternatively, there may be an administrator within your department who can raise invoices for you.
When a sales invoice is raised to a project code, it will show as income (as a credit/minus figure on your download) but this does not mean that the invoice has actually been paid. Our payment terms are 30 days therefore if a payment has not been received within this period date it is classed as a debt and the Credit Control team will try to recover the debt. You may be able assist Credit Control by providing a contact name and number to creditcontrol@mmu.ac.uk or telephone 0161 247 1852. For a list of outstanding debts on your project, please correspond with your R&3S contact person quoting your project code.
Please see guidance on completing project set up forms here. If you require further support, please seek guidance from your RKE Accounting contacts.
Contact your Faculty Accountant, who will review your need for access to SAP & arrange if applicable.
Follow Procurement procedures for self-employed individuals or company payment or, seek advice from Human Resources, who will advise if payment is to be made via payroll/contract for service/P2P.
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Yes. Most personal travel insurance policies will not cover business trips or business equipment and may not provide appropriate cover for student placements. In addition, if you need to make a claim under the MMU travel insurance policy, the Insurance Officer can give you the help and advice you need.
Please see https://www2.finance.mmu.ac.uk/services/?id=36&rootid=156&artId=162 for information on how to apply for travel insurance.
See https://www2.finance.mmu.ac.uk/services/?id=36&rootid=156&artId=162 where a PDF summary of cover document is available. Please contact the Insurance Officer if you have any queries.
The document can be found at https://www2.finance.mmu.ac.uk/services/?id=36&rootid=197
Please contact the Insurance Officer (see https://www2.finance.mmu.ac.uk/contacts/?id=36) to discuss the proposed activity and to obtain details of the insurance.
Send the following to rkeaccountingsupport@mmu.ac.uk;
- Authorised project opening form (included within the costing tool)
- Signed agreement that has been reviewed by Legal Services Team
- Budget, in the ‘Costing tool’ format
- The PI will receive an ‘account opening’ email once an account has been created. The email will contain important information i.e. budget code, account signatories, material code (for sales invoices), your RKE Accounting Support contact
Please find a template of the FIN416 on the financial and legal services website , complete and send to accountfin416@mmu.ac.uk. Alternatively, there may be an administrator within your department who can raise invoices for you.
When a sales invoice is raised to a project code, it will show as income (as a credit/minus figure on your download) but this does not mean that the invoice has actually been paid. Our payment terms are 30 days therefore if a payment has not been received within this period date it is classed as a debt and the Credit Control team will try to recover the debt. You may be able assist Credit Control by providing a contact name and number to creditcontrol@mmu.ac.uk or telephone 0161 247 1852. For a list of outstanding debts on your project, please correspond with your R&3S contact person quoting your project code.
Please see guidance on completing project set up forms here. If you require further support, please seek guidance from your RKE Accounting contacts.
Contact your Faculty Accountant, who will review your need for access to SAP & arrange if applicable.
Follow Procurement procedures for self-employed individuals or company payment or, seek advice from Human Resources, who will advise if payment is to be made via payroll/contract for service/P2P.
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The document can be found at https://www2.finance.mmu.ac.uk/services/?id=36&rootid=197
Please contact the Insurance Officer (see https://www2.finance.mmu.ac.uk/contacts/?id=36) to discuss the proposed activity and to obtain details of the insurance.
Send the following to rkeaccountingsupport@mmu.ac.uk;
- Authorised project opening form (included within the costing tool)
- Signed agreement that has been reviewed by Legal Services Team
- Budget, in the ‘Costing tool’ format
- The PI will receive an ‘account opening’ email once an account has been created. The email will contain important information i.e. budget code, account signatories, material code (for sales invoices), your RKE Accounting Support contact
Please find a template of the FIN416 on the financial and legal services website , complete and send to accountfin416@mmu.ac.uk. Alternatively, there may be an administrator within your department who can raise invoices for you.
When a sales invoice is raised to a project code, it will show as income (as a credit/minus figure on your download) but this does not mean that the invoice has actually been paid. Our payment terms are 30 days therefore if a payment has not been received within this period date it is classed as a debt and the Credit Control team will try to recover the debt. You may be able assist Credit Control by providing a contact name and number to creditcontrol@mmu.ac.uk or telephone 0161 247 1852. For a list of outstanding debts on your project, please correspond with your R&3S contact person quoting your project code.
Please see guidance on completing project set up forms here. If you require further support, please seek guidance from your RKE Accounting contacts.
Contact your Faculty Accountant, who will review your need for access to SAP & arrange if applicable.
Follow Procurement procedures for self-employed individuals or company payment or, seek advice from Human Resources, who will advise if payment is to be made via payroll/contract for service/P2P.
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Send the following to rkeaccountingsupport@mmu.ac.uk;
- Authorised project opening form (included within the costing tool)
- Signed agreement that has been reviewed by Legal Services Team
- Budget, in the ‘Costing tool’ format
- The PI will receive an ‘account opening’ email once an account has been created. The email will contain important information i.e. budget code, account signatories, material code (for sales invoices), your RKE Accounting Support contact
Please find a template of the FIN416 on the financial and legal services website , complete and send to accountfin416@mmu.ac.uk. Alternatively, there may be an administrator within your department who can raise invoices for you.
When a sales invoice is raised to a project code, it will show as income (as a credit/minus figure on your download) but this does not mean that the invoice has actually been paid. Our payment terms are 30 days therefore if a payment has not been received within this period date it is classed as a debt and the Credit Control team will try to recover the debt. You may be able assist Credit Control by providing a contact name and number to creditcontrol@mmu.ac.uk or telephone 0161 247 1852. For a list of outstanding debts on your project, please correspond with your R&3S contact person quoting your project code.
Please see guidance on completing project set up forms here. If you require further support, please seek guidance from your RKE Accounting contacts.
Contact your Faculty Accountant, who will review your need for access to SAP & arrange if applicable.
Follow Procurement procedures for self-employed individuals or company payment or, seek advice from Human Resources, who will advise if payment is to be made via payroll/contract for service/P2P.