How to use this guide
This chapter of the Financial Procedures Manual explains the UFS coding structures and how to use them. It is split into four sections.
Recommended reading for all users of the Cambridge University Finance System (CUFS) Gives you a general overview of what we mean by the chart of accounts and its importance, with a brief description of what each segment means and some basic rules about its use. |
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A reference guide for Source of Funds codes Gives a fuller description of what each Source of Funds code represents, how it can be used and why. |
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A reference guide for Transaction codes Gives a fuller description of what each Transaction code represents, how it can be used and why. |
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The role of the chart of accounts in reporting Provides background information about how the chart of accounts is used in the production of management information and financial statements. |
Further guidance is available in:
- best practice guides 2 and 3 - “Guidance for using CUFS coding” and “Transfer codes” - available from the Financial Procedures section of the web site; and
- section 2 of Finance Training’s “Getting started in the General Ledger” manual.