Juggling competing demands
The Browne Review and the outcome of the recent government spending review, as well as changes to the current legislation on Higher Education funding, are now being addressed across each part of the UK, resulting in a seismic shift for the Higher Education sector.
The need for a high quality professional finance capability, enabling Vice-Chancellors and Higher Education Institution (HEIs) governing bodies to discharge their responsibilities effectively is greater than ever. Juggling competing demands : The role and challenges of Finance in the higher education sector surveyed Finance Directors from HEIs across the UK in October 2010, assessing how they balance the competing demands of insight, efficiency and compliance & control, and how well equipped Finance in the HE sector is to handle the financial challenges it faces.
