Status and Details

This page contains information about the status, approval and implementation of this document, including contact details for the relevant Responsible Officer and Enquiries Contact, and a summary of changes from the previous version.

General Ledger Governance Policy

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Status	Historic	Indicates if this version of the document is in effect (Current), yet to come into effect (Future), or expired (Historic).
Effective Date	27th August 2021	This is the date on which this version of the document came into effect.
Review Date	27th August 2024	The next review of this document is scheduled to commence on this date.
Approval Authority	Vice-President, Finance and Resources	The noted authority approved this is version of the document.
Approval Date	24th August 2021	This is the date on which this version of the document was approved by the authorised authority.
Expiry Date	16th October 2024	This is the date on which this version expires. It may still apply, conditionally, after this date.
Responsible Officer	Ben Gray Deputy Group Chief Financial Officer	The position responsible for monitoring the effectiveness of a policy document and its review.
Responsible Executive	Robin Payne Vice-President, Finance and Resources	The position with overarching responsibility for ensuring implementation of, and compliance with, the policy document.
Enquiries Contact	Andrew Syros Director, Financial Operations, Tax and Treasury andrew.syros@mq.edu.au	General enquiries should be directed to the officer/area listed.

Summary of Changes from Previous Version

4 Aug 2022 – Administrative update: position title of Director, Financial Operations updated to Director, Financial Operations, Treasury and Tax.

31 May 2022 – Administrative update under clause (12): reference to Appendix B - Critical Finance Systems Restricted Functions Access Approver (Expired per approval of Vice-President, People and Services) updated to Appendix A – Group Critical Finance Systems.

24 Aug 2021 – Vice-President, Finance and Resources approval of a new version of the General Ledger Governance Policy, together with a new General Ledger Governance Procedure. The new General Ledger Governance Procedure aggregates information currently contained within the following procedures which are to be expired: Balance Sheet Account Reconciliation Procedure / Inter-company Procedure / Manual Journal Entry Procedure / Natural Account and Associated Reporting Hierarchy Procedure.

Clauses Amended:Policy: All

22/08/2023: Position name changed from Director, Financial Operations, Treasury and Tax to Director, Financial Operations, Tax and Treasury