Sarah Ballstadt
Finance Manager
As Finance Manager I am responsibile for the Department’s financial administration. I line manage the team of two Finance Assistants who are responsible for the full range of financial transaction processing carried out within the department.
My role includes:
- Preparing the annual budget and quarterly forecasts
- Management reporting
- Identifying and implementing changes and developments in financial systems, processes and procedures
- Overseeing a range of month-end and year-end processing activity
- Developing and overseeing cost recovery mechanisms
- Assisting the Deputy Administrator in long-term financial planning
- Representing the department in financial audit
- Working closely with the Research Grants Manager
I have worked for the University since 2010 in various finance roles in departments within both the Humanities and the Medical Sciences Divisions.