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
August 16, 2018Celebrate Safety@UBC: Safety Day is Coming on October 3, 2018
On Wednesday October 3, 2018 from 8:00 a.m. – 3:00 p.m., JOHSC and LST members from across the university will join RMS in the Nest’s Great Hall for Safety Day, a day of learning and celebration of their efforts.
Integrated Renewal Project Hosts Finance Introductory Session for Workday Architect Stage
On July 31st, over 100 finance and administrative professionals attended an introductory session to prepare for the Workday Architect Stage workshops scheduled from August to November 2018.
Join Our New Soft Plastics and Styrofoam Waste Pick-up Program
Plastic bags (a type of soft plastic) and Styrofoam are NOT currently recyclable at UBC’s sort-it stations. If you are generating a significant amount of soft plastic or Styrofoam waste, you can participate in Building Operations new pick-up program.
Supply Management & Financial Operations Realignment
As part of the Procurement Modernization project, Financial Operations has reorganized our Supply Management and Financial Operations department. This realignment will make it easier and simpler for faculty and staff to buy and pay for goods and services, improve value to the university, and help us build a foundation for implementation of the Integrated Renewal Program’s Workday technology and processes.
Award magazine recognizes the undergraduate life sciences teaching lab project
The LEED Gold project will provide a consolidated home for undergraduate students and teaching faculty in biology, microbiology and immunology, biochemistry and molecular biology, and cellular and physiological sciences, plus new facilities for botany and zoology.
UBC Reporting
2018/19 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 2018/19 operating budget report.
VPFO Major Projects
Integrated Renewal Program
The Integrated Renewal Program is a multi-year business process transformation and system implementation program that will leverage the industry-leading cloud enterprise solution Workday to replace our current core administrative systems with a new integrated, user friendly, mobile-enabled platform.
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.
Procurement Modernization 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.
People of the VPFO
August 17, 2018Jason Wright returns to UBC as People & Process Manager, Mechanical Maintenance in Building Operations
Jason, a Maintenance Management Professional (MMP), a Certified Maintenance and Reliability Professional (CMRP), as well as a 4th Class Power Engineer in BC, will lead our Mechanical Maintenance team which will include Millwrights and Refrigeration.
Annie Mullins joins UBC as new Communications Specialist
Annie will be working across the VPFO portfolio to accelerate the creation of communications channels and improve stakeholder communications to help drive improved customer service.
Get to know: Yvonne Kwok, Communications Specialist, Infrastructure Development
A burst of positivity and professionalism, Yvonne Kwok, Communications Specialist, Infrastructure Development helps bring the facilities side of the VPFO into focus for people across the campus.