Welcome to the VP Finance & Operations portfolio
The nine divisions of the VPFO are responsible for the stewardship of UBC’s physical and financial assets, as well as safety and risk management for our university community.
We oversee a $3.98 billion budget, a $3.38 billion endowment, and all facilities on both campuses, as well as managing the university’s relationships with UBC Investment Management and UBC Properties Trust. In all the portfolio’s responsibilities, we are committed to the values of innovation, unity and accountability.
VPFO Strategic Plan 2024–2027
Having a strategic plan gives us a clear path, keeping everyone on the same page. Learn more about where we’re going next and how we plan to get there.
News from the VPFO
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Read more: Manage risk and overcome challenges with support from Enterprise Risk & Assurance
Manage risk and overcome challenges with support from Enterprise Risk & Assurance
May is International Internal Audit Awareness Month! At UBC, the ERA team provides independent, risk-based and objective audit and advisory services. Whether you’re launching a new project, looking to improve a critical process, or implementing a change, ERA can help…
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Read more: Moody’s affirms UBC’s Aa1 rating and S&P lowers its rating to A+ due to provincial credit link
Moody’s affirms UBC’s Aa1 rating and S&P lowers its rating to A+ due to provincial credit link
UBC maintains credit ratings with two different rating agencies, Moody’s Investors Service (commonly referred to as “Moody’s”) and S&P Global Ratings (“S&P”). Each year Moody’s and S&P meet separately with UBC to assess the factors influencing the university’s credit rating.
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Read more: New unreconciled credit card transactions dashboard
New unreconciled credit card transactions dashboard
Monitor unreconciled credit card transactions across your faculty or administrative unit with our new Power BI dashboard, updated daily.
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Read more: Pierre-Olivier Whittom joins the Financial Planning and Analysis team as Senior Financial Analyst
Pierre-Olivier Whittom joins the Financial Planning and Analysis team as Senior Financial Analyst
Join us in welcoming Pierre-Olivier Whittom, who will be joining the Financial Planning & Analysis team within Comptroller as a Senior Financial Analyst starting May 20.
People of the VPFO
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Read more: Celebrating UBC VPFO’s long-serving member inductees in 2022
Celebrating UBC VPFO’s long-serving member inductees in 2022
The VPFO team has a number of long service member inductees this year. This is an amazing personal accomplishment for the individuals and a true testament to their devotion to service at UBC.
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Read more: Holly Shepherd promoted to Director, Treasury
Holly Shepherd promoted to Director, Treasury
Holly Shepherd has been promoted to Director, Treasury with overall responsibility for overseeing tax, contracts, leases & licences, housing loans, payment card industry compliance, service levy and Treasury Accounting.
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Read more: Conor Cregg-Guinan steps into new role as Operations Manager, Custodial Services in Facilities
Conor Cregg-Guinan steps into new role as Operations Manager, Custodial Services in Facilities
In his new role, Conor will oversee the Dayshift custodial operation and the utility worker teams, and be responsible for the maintenance and execution of the pest control, window cleaning and carpet cleaning contracts.
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Read more: Helen Shen joins Operational Excellence as Continuous Improvement Program Manager
Helen Shen joins Operational Excellence as Continuous Improvement Program Manager
Leveraging her robust experience in continuous improvement and problem solving, in addition to her passion for driving efficiency and collaboration, Helen will play a key role in enhancing and delivering continuous improvement projects across UBC.
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Read more: Christian Stockman promoted to Senior Advisor in Privacy & Information Security (PrISM)
Christian Stockman promoted to Senior Advisor in Privacy & Information Security (PrISM)
Since joining PrISM in 2017, Christian has worked on the online Privacy and Security Fundamentals training roll-out and has been a valued member of the PIA team.