The UQU Financial Department was established in 1402 A.H., following the split-up of UQU from King Abdul-Aziz University. The department is responsible for implementing the university’s budget which was approved by the Ministry of Finance in accordance with government accounting standards and rules, in light of the instructions issued by the ministry.
The Financial Department is one of the crucial and executive departments of Umm Al-Qura University (UQU). The department carries out all financial transactions following established rules, regulations, circulars and decisions governing the payment of salaries and dues of the university’s employees, including academic and administrative staff members and the contracted staff. This is in addition to the payment of the undergraduate and postgraduate students’ rewards and dues of companies, contractors, and suppliers. It is also responsible for the payment of the advances and petty cash and the collection of revenues, and registering such matters in its regular account books, preparing quarterly reports, and preparing the final account at the end of the fiscal year, according to the financial appropriations in the university’s budget and the financial instructions. The department undertakes the responsibility of accomplishing all transactions and delivering the dues to the beneficiaries quickly, in line with the desire and directives of the senior administration in achieving the work in the best way and with the required accuracy.