The responsibilities of the Financial Department include the following:
Fiscal Policies
Complying
with fiscal policies approved by the Board of Trustees under the
supervision and guidance of UOP President, proposing amendments to these
policies through UOP President to ensure workflow and compliance with
related professional standards, following best practices in this regard
and adhering to related laws and legislation.
Work Procedures
Complying
with UOP applicable regulations and instructions, proposing
improvements to these regulations and instructions to achieve the
highest level of controlling financial processes implementation
according to the powers, ensure optimal use of UOP resources through
financial control and adopt procedures that achieve these objectives.
Annual Budget
Participating
in developing the UOP Annual Budget according to gathered data and UOP
needs to ensure controlling various expenditure items and ensure
spending optimally and as planned.
Financial Reports
Developing
all types of financial reports on a timely basis to be used in
decision-making or continuous work control and making information
available to UOP management and competent parties.
These
reports include annual financial reports and quarterly financial
reports which are sent to relevant regulatory entities and published
according to the requirements of the law.
Supporting Scientific Research and Scholarships
UOP
management is committed to the requirements of the law. Moreover,
scientific research is a top priority for UOP. UOP management and
Deanship of Scientific Research follow up supporting scientific research
continuously either financially or materially through provision of
devices and equipment for research according to informed and organized
decisions.
This
support varies from supporting research papers, supporting
participation in the conferences, subscribing in the journals and
databases, supporting research publication and providing various
compensations to promote scientific research and refereeing.
UOP
management gives an equal attention to scholarships with a view to
proving necessary MA and PHD graduates. UOP management decided to send
eligible candidates to different countries to obtain MA or PHD degrees.
Scholarships Committee selects eligible scholarship applicants according
to the principles of equal opportunities and fairness.
Regulatory Entities
UOP
management is committed to implementing legislation, instructions and
regulations concerning organizing educational institutions. UOP
management, moreover, adheres to the legislation and institutions issued
by regulatory entities and maintains good relationships that are based
on cooperation, integration and respect for these entities’ right in
control. UOP management is also committed to full transparency and
disclosure on a regular basis.
UOP
management always welcomes other regulatory entities as this is a
source of pride for UOP. UOP management helps regulatory entities staff
to perform their works, including: Internal and external auditors,
quality control and assurance organizations staff and other regulatory
entities’ staff. UOP management accepts all observations and
recommendations by these entities and considers them as means for
performance improvement. UOP management and staff understands that those
entities contribute in improving performance and workflow in order to
achieve UOP strategic objectives.