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
October 16, 2018
Fall Leaf Collection: Why and How We Use Gas-Powered Tools
When it comes time to collect the leaves that fall across 100 landscaped hectares of the Vancouver campus, our Soft Landscape crew uses a mix of tools to help keep our walkways safe and our plants healthy, while contributing to the sustainability goals of the university.
Indian Residential School History and Dialogue Centre featured on the cover of Canadian Architect
The construction of the Indian Residential School History and Dialogue Centre was completed last year in June 2017 and sits between Walter C. Koerner Library and Irving K. Barber Learning Centre.
UBC wins Institutional Energy Management of the Year award from the Association of Energy Engineers
This award recognizes UBC and the contributions of faculty, staff, and students in changing our approach to energy and acting as a living lab to demonstrate what’s possible to the rest of the world.
Revised Emergency Management Plan and new Crisis Management Plan now available
RMS invites you to learn about emergency and crisis response on the Vancouver campus so you can be better prepared for UBC's response to an emerging incident.
October is Cybersecurity Awareness Month
Everyone deserves to have their personal information protected. Privacy and information security is a top priority at UBC and keeping this information safe does not have to be difficult. Simple actions can make a big difference.
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
October 16, 2018Jenniffer Sheel joins Building Operations as new Superintendent, Municipal Services & Construction
Jenniffer will co-manage manage the Municipal Services and Construction unit withing Building Operations.
Get to know: Holly Rail, Administrative Assistant to the Comptroller
Holly 's love of learning and search for places with 'scope for the imagination' have brought her around the world and back to us with curiosity and encouragement for us all.
Jose Teres joins Building Operations as new Manager, Construction and Planning
Jose will lead the Construction Office in Building Operations to manage in-house construction and renovation projects, typically under $50,000.