Annual Financial Forum - Financial Affairs

Goals 2018

The goals for the Financial Forum include: improving understanding about the government’s outlook, our strategic mandate agreement, other financial issues facing McMaster, and providing networking time.

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Objectives 2018

After attending the conference, individuals (as appropriate to their role) should be able to:

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2018- Building on our Strengths!

2018 Financial Forum

Date: November 20, 2018 8:30am-4:00pm
Location: CIBC Hall, 3rd Floor MUSC

Agenda

Financial Outlook: Balancing after International Growth and at “Capacity”– Presentation by Dee Henne

Mosaic Usability Presentation & Demonstration– Presentation by Stacey Farkas

UniForum – Presentation by Roger Couldrey _{*Please note this information is for McMaster employees only and will require you to log in with your MacID to obtain this confidential information*}

Building a Brighter World- Strategic Plan for Research 2018-2023– Presentation by Kathy Charters

MacBill- Building on the Successes of Phase I– Presentation by Nancy Gray, Dianna Creamer & Stacey Farkas

Foundations for Excellence- Office Productivity and Efficiency Tools– Presentation by Dennis Tavares

Office Productivity and Efficiency Tools Handout

Your CFO told you what? Identifying & Preventing the Wrecking Ball of Technology Related Fraud- Presentation by Paul Muir (slides coming soon)

2017- Financial Fine Tuning

2017 Financial Forum

Date: November 21, 2017. 8:30am-4:00pm
Location: CIBC Hall, 3rd Floor MUSC

Agenda

An Overture to Managing McMaster’s Receivables using PeopleSoft (PDF-AR MacBil l)

Orchestrating the Policies

Harmonizing Accounts

A Crescendo of Data Business Intelligence (PDF BI Presentation)

1a) Improve your understanding of the Provincial Government’s outlook on higher education, accessibility, funding and sustainability 1b) Improve your understanding of McMaster Strategic Mandate Agreement with the Province and how we are meeting our SMA targets
2. To review and update your knowledge on financial issues facing McMaster, and the university’s strategies for meeting these challenges
3. Increase your confidence and capability for effectively handling uncertainties and pressures associated with financial initiatives.
4. Provide an opportunity to network with colleagues across the organization to share learnings and build synergy

1. Review department strategies/plans and make adjustments as needed to align with University-wide initiatives.
2. Share tools and lessons learned with colleagues in home department to increase proficiency, efficiency, effectiveness and co-operation.
3. Understand how to use reviews and benchmarking to enhance working collaboratively at McMaster.
4. Communicate to their teams about the challenges and issues facing the university and what strategies will be initiated to address them and specific impact(s) at the department level

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