The VP Finance & Operations Portfolio Provides Strategic Leadership and Support for UBC’s Academic Vision through Financial and Operational Management Excellence
The eight units of the VP Finance & Operations (VPFO) portfolio are responsible for the stewardship of UBC’s physical and financial assets. We oversee a $2.5 billion budget, a $1.2 billion endowment, and all university facilities. The VPFO also manages the university’s relationships with the UBC Investment Management Trust (IMANT) and UBC Properties Trust. In all the portfolio’s responsibilities, we are committed to the values of accountability and transparency.
News From the VPFO
Introducing UBC’s new strategic plan: Shaping UBC’s Next Century
April 20, 2018 This plan sets out UBC's vision and purpose, and our goals and strategies for the years ahead.
UBC Aquatic Centre finalist for OAA Design Excellence Awards
March 29, 2018 The UBC Aquatics Centre is one of 20 finalists, selected out of 111 submissions, for the Ontario Association of Architects Design Excellence Awards.
New home for sports medicine and exercise science opens at UBC
March 27, 2018 Exploring the benefits of exercise, improving athletic performance and treating sports-related injuries will be the focus of a new building that officially opened on March 15th at the University of British Columbia.
UBC Building Operations prominently featured in EAB’s Facilities Communications Toolkit
March 23, 2018 Over the past three years we have made a significant investment to improve all aspects of our facilities communications, and our efforts are being noticed.
Year End petty cash confirmations move online
March 19, 2018 Revenue Accounting is introducing a new process effective immediately. The department will no longer send out petty cash confirmation via campus mail but will use PeopleSoft workflow process to send out a notification to Project Grant (PG) managers with petty cash balances as of March 14, 2018.
UBC Reporting
2017/18 Operating Budget
The VP Operations & Finance and VP Academic & Provost are committed to open and transparent reporting of UBC’s operating budget. Read our complete 2017/18 operating budget report.
VPFO Major Projects
Upgrading UBC for Seismic Risk
Since 1994, UBC has been actively working with external engineering partners to assess, plan, and improve the Vancouver campus in preparation for a major seismic event.
Procure-to-Pay (P2P) Project
Financial Operations has heard from the university community that it can be difficult, manual, and time-consuming to make purchases and payments on time. We have developed a plan of action to improve procurement across the university.
Joint Occupational Health and Safety Committees (JOHSC) Project
Risk Management Services will be helping the Vancouver campus move from one large University Health and Safety Committee (UHSC)—which covers the entire campus—to a cluster of smaller Joint Occupational Health and Safety Committees (JOHSC), which will cover employee groups within a VP’s portfolio.
People of the VPFO
Matthew Boydston joins UBC as Portfolio Finance Director
April 16, 2018 Matthew Boydston joins UBC as Portfolio Finance Director for the VP, Finance and Operations, and the VP, Human Resources portfolios.
Get to know: Elizabeth Kukely, Communications and Learning Administrator, Financial Operations
April 11, 2018 Elizabeth Kukely is the Communications and Learning Administrator with the VPFO’s Financial Operations unit. Happy on a ski slope, on a beach, or on a mountain hike, Elizabeth brings that versatility to her 13-year journey at UBC, where she’s known as a consistent advocate for doing better.
Darren Benson steps into interim role as Assistant Civil Engineer
March 29, 2018 Darren Benson assumes the role of Assistant Civil Engineer in Energy and Water Services for six months starting in April.