Hasanuddin University held a Technical Guidance Workshop (Bimtek) on Financial Management across the university as an effort to strengthen the integrity and accountability of the institution’s financial management. The event was attended by financial management staff from the rectorate, faculties, institutes, and teaching hospitals within Unhas.
The event took place in the Senate Meeting Room, 2nd Floor, Unhas Rectorate Building, Tamalanrea, on Thursday (12 March).
The activity aimed to improve the understanding and capacity of treasurers and financial managers in applying financial governance that is transparent, accountable, and in line with the internal control principles of higher education institutions.
Vice Rector for Human Resources, Alumni, and Information Systems Prof. Dr. Farida Patittingi, S.H., M.Hum., said in the remarks that universities, as public institutions, bear a great responsibility for managing financial resources transparently, accountably, and with integrity.
“Treasurers play a strategic role as both managers and guardians of the institution’s financial integrity. By applying a good internal control system, treasurers help maintain financial transparency, control financial risk, and support accountable university governance,” Prof. Farida explained.
Prof. Farida further stressed the importance of strengthening human resource capacity in financial management so that all administration and financial reporting can run professionally and in accordance with applicable regulations.
Besides the presentation on the university’s internal control system, the workshop also included a number of technical topics. These covered procedures for executing expenditure budgets at legal-entity state universities (PTN-BH), financial policy within Unhas, financial oversight, taxation in financial management, and strengthening employee ethics and professionalism.
Through this activity, it is hoped that financial managers in every work unit will better understand their roles and responsibilities in supporting financial governance across the University. (*/dhs)
Editor: Ishaq Rahman
This article is an English translation of the original Indonesian report.