As a BUFDG member you can undertake e-learning courses, attend an event, find (or be) a mentor, or join a group. But if you want to get more involved in BUFDG’s work, we currently have the following specific opportunities available.
Our working groups chairs and any other roles on the groups are undertaken by BUFDG members, and some of our members are BUFDG representatives on groups for other H E organisations too.
At present we have the following vacancies:
We often run projects where we need member input – either to understand what you are struggling with specifically in relation to the project subject matter, to share your experience of best practice in your H E P, or to review the outputs of the project.
At present we need input into the following projects:
All our e-learning is created with higher education in mind, so that it meets the specific needs of our members. This means we need member input into the courses. This usually takes the form of testing the draft courses, but can also include input into scoping the courses.
At present we need input into the following e-learning courses:
If you would like to suggest a topic for a new e-learning course - please contact Rachel.
If there is project that you think BUFDG should undertake that would assist a large number of its member H E Ps, please let us know:
If you would like to present a project that your H E P has undertaken, put forward a problem you’ve come across for discussion with other H E Ps, or a solution that your H E P has found to a problem, we would love you to suggest these for regional/other group meeting agendas.
We host Time to Talk sessions with topics aimed at CFOs/FDs– if you have anything to present or suggest, please contact Karel.
The regional Deputy FD meeting dates can be found here – if you have anything to present or suggest, please contact Rachel.
The regional tax group meeting dates can be found here – if you have anything to present or suggest, please contact Andrea or your regional chair.
The payroll and employment tax group meeting dates can be found here – if you have anything to present or suggest, please contact Julia.
The HEPA turnover group meeting dates can be found here – if you have anything to present or suggest, please contact Ashley.
We also hold meetings for our smaller H E P members (turnover <£100m) twice a year – an invitation to these is sent to CFO/FDs in membership bands 1-3. If you have anything to present or suggest for these meetings, please contact Amanda.
And we have meetings for Larger H E P members too (turnover >£100m) twice a year - an invitation to these is sent to CFO/FDs in membership bands 4+. If you have a topic you could present or something you would like to hear about at these meetings, please contact Joni.
A research finance group also exists and you can find out more or suggest topics for meeting discussions or presentations by emailing Joni.