Announcements

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New electronic Procurement form goes live!

Monday, April 23, 2018

As part of the Procurement Modernization project, Financial Operations is excited to launch an electronic Procurement form for purchasing goods and services over $3,500, including electronic approvals.

The new electronic form removes the need to print and scan forms, and...

Year End petty cash confirmations move online

Monday, 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....

Important year end deadlines

Tuesday, March 06, 2018

For those of you involved in payments, mark these upcoming dates in your calendar as fiscal year end approaches.

PCard Cycle Dates and Closing Dates for Fiscal Year End

March Cycle: February 16 – March 15, 2018
CentreSuite will be CLOSED for

Limitations with new economy fare classes

Tuesday, March 06, 2018

Travel restrictions with the new Economy Basic fares for Air Canada and WestJet.

Air Canada and WestJet have followed the lead of some American carriers and have introduced a new inexpensive fare class, currently for travel within Canada,...

T4/T4A statements are now available online

Thursday, February 15, 2018

Faculty, staff, and student employees can now download their 2017 T4 and T4A statements for their tax returns via the Faculty and Staff Self-Service portal.

How to download your statement

Contest winner makes the switch to online T4s

Thursday, February 15, 2018

Congratulations to Paz Pino from UBC Hiring Solutions for winning an iPad Pro from UBC Payroll.

As part of a sustainability initiative, Payroll held a draw to encourage employees who were receiving paper copies of their T4s to make the switch online. Paz can now download her...

Procurement Year End Deadlines

Tuesday, February 06, 2018

To assist in processing procurement & payment requisition requests for the 2017 calendar year and 2017-18 fiscal year end, please ensure that all staff are notified of the following important dates:

Procurement Deadlines – Goods and Services

December 8,...

Changes to the way UBC buys and pays for goods and services

Wednesday, January 31, 2018

Effective January 31, 2018

Overview

As part of the Procurement Modernization project, Financial Operations has collaborated with Faculty and Administrative Unit representatives from across the University to design and implement changes to improve procurement processes, guidelines...

Switch to online T4s and enter to win an iPad Pro!

Monday, January 15, 2018

As part of a sustainability initiative, UBC Payroll is giving away an iPad Pro to encourage UBC employees who currently receive paper copies of their T4s to make the switch online. What better way to start 2018 than with a new iPad Pro?

Faculty and staff who log into the...

Prepare for Tax Season

Thursday, January 11, 2018

As tax season approaches, ensure your UBC employment records contain updated personal information and preferences.

As employers, UBC may be required to send documents to your home address and our aim is to make communicating with you as easy as possible. Take a few minutes to...