How to use this guide
This chapter of the Financial Procedures Manual is split into four sections.
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Recommended reading for all users of the Cambridge University Finance System (known interchangeably as CUFS and UFS) 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 from the best practice guides - “Guidance for using CUFS coding” and “Transfer codes” - available from the Financial Procedures section of the web site.