The Bottom Line Aug 2022

What’s on

10.08.22

The Taff Trail – contact Jess Harris or Matt Jones for further information

26.08.22 Finance T2 Day – Annick and the Finance department’s senior leaders will be working in T2 all day on the second floor – if you would like to attend, please less Jess Harris know as pizza will be provided for the team at 2pm 26.08.22 Bake for Ben – please let Jess Harris know if you’ll be taking part by 1st August

Dates for the diary…

14.09.22

Finance team curry – please let Jess Harris know if you are attending so the reservation can be made

06.11.22

Movember 5K & 10K – more details to follow nearer the time

09.12.22

Christmas Hampers – donations to charity

Key upcoming budget dates 01.08.22

2022 capex reforecast and re-prioritise of the 2023 capex budget

26.08.22

Sales budget by channel segment to be communicated to business / Finance team

06.09.22

System updates Systems and Audit Manager Robbie McPaul brings you everything you need to know about systems updates happening in the business! Finance team to submit 7+5 Forecast templates to FP&A and 1st draft Budget 2023 templates (including payroll models and bridges) Capex templates to be submitted to FP&A for consolidation Finance team to submit 8+4 Forecast and 2nd draft Budget 2023 templates to FP&A Finance Business Partners to arrange local budget reviews with functional heads and local Execs.

15.09.22

06.09.22 – 15.09.22

Planned System Downtime

13.08.2022 18:00 – 14.08.22 02:00

– UK Babbage Service Pack Installation

06.08.22 19:00 – 24:00

– ROI Babbage Service Pack Installation

New Babbage Service Pack Regression Testing – Progress Update UK Babbage testing commenced on Tuesday 12th July and will run through until Friday 5 th August. Progress has been good with no major issues identified and Saj has mentioned that the teams have been very helpful and accommodating in completing the testing. The intention is to have the Service Pack loaded to ROI live the weekend of the 6th August with UK being installed the following weekend (13th August).

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