The Executive Group is the steering group for the BUFDG organisation. They meet three times a year and host an annual conference around Easter time. The Regional chairs host local networking meetings shortly after the Executive meetings for all FDs in their area. They are always keen to hear from members who have good ideas for speakers or sessions at regional meetings and at conferences.
The Tax Group is one of the busiest groups in BUFDG, dealing with a wide variety of issues for all taxes, especially VAT and corporation tax. The chair, deputy chair, secretary and other members work actively with HMRC to discuss both operational issues and strategic matters through regular update meetings and specific issues meetings.
The Procurement Working Group helps to direct the procurement work of BUFDG, and assist all BUFDG members working in procurement. The Group's members represent a range of institution sizes, APUC and Scottish institutions, UKUPC, Jisc, and the responsible procurement group.
The FRG improves the transfer of knowledge between BUFDG, the representative body for university finance staff, and the main audit firms. It helps to achieve consistency of approach across the sector on issues of common concern. BUFDG invites its members and the audit firms to raise post-audit issues to form the basis for discussions to iron out any misunderstandings or differences of opinion amongst HEPs and their auditors in interpretation of standards.
This is a forum to share knowledge and ideas on the operational issues associated with payroll, expenses, benefits in kind, NMW, off-payroll and other employment tax issues that affect universities. Meetings are held regionally once a year, with at least one other online meeting for all. Everyone is very welcome to attend these meetings.
This working group helps to develop BUFDG's learning and development opportunities and networking, to assist BUFDG members working at all levels and in all areas of finance. The group members are representative of H E Ps of all sizes across the UK to ensure we fully understand our member needs.
The Counter-Fraud Working Group is a sector body comprising representatives from a number of HE professions including Finance, Procurement, Audit and Risk, and Administration. It was set up in 2012 following a HEFCE effort to establish the extent of fraud risk and readiness in the H E sector.
