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Continuing to support our community through training

Wednesday, February 01, 2023

Last year UBC Financial Operations launched two virtual, instructor-led training sessions to better support the community with their day-to-day work.

Through gathering feedback from working groups, surveys and Workday support requests, UBC Financial Operations identified the...

Silvia Magnano joins Treasury as Manager, Treasury Contracts & Real Estate

Monday, January 30, 2023

We are pleased to welcome Silvia Magnano as Manager, Treasury Contracts & Real Estate, reporting to Holly Shepherd, Director, Treasury, effective January 23, 2023.

Silvia comes to us directly from the UBC University-Industry Liaison Office (UILO)...

Deadline for expense/invoice approval is March 30

Monday, January 23, 2023

Like many institutions, UBC operates on a financial calendar that runs from April 1 to March 31.

Please submit all supplier requests as early as possible to support year-end processing. Supplier setup and change requests must be completed in advance before processing supplier...

T4/T4A tax slips for faculty and staff expected by February 28

Friday, January 20, 2023

Each year UBC’s Payroll Operations team issues tax slips online for the university’s faculty and staff.

These tax slips are identical to the printed form and are accepted by the Canada Revenue Agency (CRA) when filing your taxes. This year we expect Payroll-related T4 and T4A...

Monthly online workshops for UBC Visa cardholder

Friday, January 20, 2023

Learn about your responsibilities as a UBC Visa cardholder in this online, monthly workshop.

UBC Financial Operations has added more sessions of the ...

Thomas Straley, Accounts Payable Manager: Making accountability personal

Wednesday, January 18, 2023

Thomas Straley — with 20 years of experience in Accounts Payable — is one of the lucky people who find their dream job early and build an endlessly rewarding career.

Bella Li joins the VPFO/VPHR Finance team within Comptroller as Financial Analyst

Wednesday, January 11, 2023

Bella will be responsible for providing financial analysis to the overall VPFO/VPHR Finance team, with a primary focus on Infrastructure Development, Safety & Risk Services, and Financial Operations.

Reporting to Audrey Liu, Finance Manager of Infrastructure...

Claiming your basic personal tax elections

Wednesday, January 11, 2023

A guide from UBC Payroll Operations to claiming your basic personal tax elections this year.

The ...

In memory of March Cheng

Monday, January 09, 2023

It is with profound sadness that we have learned of the passing of our dear friend and colleague March Cheng.

March started within the UBC Payroll Operations Team in 2012 as a Payroll SME and was promoted into a Benefits Team Lead role in 2014. In 2018 she joined the IRP...

Increase in CRA Prescribed Interest Rate effective January 1, 2023

Monday, December 12, 2022

The CRA Prescribed Interest Rate will increase to 4% as of Jan 1, 2023.

This is the interest rate used to calculate taxable benefits for employees from...