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For many, if not most universities, the annual budget remains the centrepiece of the financial planning calendar. The way it is constructed often looks like this: individual...

For many finance teams, the annual budget still absorbs a disproportionate amount of senior time. Weeks are often spent issuing templates, chasing submissions, reconciling budget...

Universities can be rich in spreadsheets and poor in visibility. In many institutions, significant planning effort is invested in detailed workbooks maintained by individual...

Summary This case study highlights the direct TRAC expertise and support Account-Ability has provided to several Finance Directors and TRAC Steering Groups when institutions have...

Summary A TRAC Peer Group C university approached Account-Ability with a clear strategic ambition: to move beyond TRAC as an annual compliance exercise and begin using TRAC...

Summary A Finance Director at a TRAC Peer Group B university approached Account-Ability with a serious concern: their existing Excel-based TRAC model was producing research cost...

The UK higher education sector is no stranger to financial challenges, but recent developments have heightened the pressure on institutions to rethink their financial strategies....