The Financial Management School
Here you can see an overview of the courses currently available in the learning platform.
New courses are added regularly.
The course provides insight into the financing of government institutions, from budget appropriations to sales revenue.
This course series presents the key service areas of Fjársýslan, organised by division.
There is a strong emphasis on efficiency in government operations. The videos explain how the procurement dashboard can be used to provide an overview of procurement status.
Access to Orri is managed through areas of responsibility. The names of these areas refer to the tasks and duties for which an employee is responsible and ensure proper responsibility-based access control.
The aim of the course is for participants to understand the main rules regarding the allocation of areas of responsibility.
The Central Government Annual Accounts provide Parliament and the public with insight into how tax revenue is used and are an important tool for monitoring central government finances.
This video describes the process behind the Central Government Annual Accounts and explains what they are used for.
This video shows a quick way to retire asset numbers in Ask by selecting rows in a table and running the retirement process.
The aim is to keep the asset register tidy and ensure that asset numbers that are no longer in use do not remain in the system.
In this course series, we look at the key things we need to know before going deeper into the Orri payroll system.
We cover the main menu in the Orri payroll system, effective dates, areas of responsibility, information search, and the “save” command.
A payslip is a receipt for salary payment and deductions. It shows what is paid in taxes, pension fund contributions, union fees, and other deductions. It also shows a breakdown of paid working hours and the division of salary into pay types and deductions.
The aim of the course is for participants to understand the main income and deduction items on a payslip.
In these courses, we will start by exploring the Orri environment. We will look at the main keyboard shortcuts, windows, toolbars, and menus.
Self-service is the name of the part of the HR system that government employees can access in Orri.
There, employees can find, for example, “My Pages,” employment history, length of service, information on absences, vacation leave, payslips, and often access to various forms, such as a transport grant form, if the relevant institution uses that option.
This course briefly explains what information and records management is and why it is important within public administration.
It is important that government employees familiarise themselves with the rules that apply to records management in their own institution.
The first part briefly covers the Civil Servants Act, trade unions, collective wage agreements, institutional agreements, employment contracts, and union representatives.
The second part covers the general code of conduct for government employees, attendance policy, information security, whistleblower protection, and confidentiality.
The third part of the course covers absences, such as sickness absence and vacation leave.
