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FDM Change Request Blackout Dates for Remaining FY2024 Quarter Ends

Thursday, September 14, 2023

To allow for successful Quarter End closures for the remainder of FY2024, the following FDM changes will not be made during these blackout dates:

Oct 6 to Oct 17 (Q2)
Jan 5 to 15 (Q3)
April 8 to 26 (Year-End)

Change Request Types Covered by the...

Carolyn Arthur joins Financial Services & Strategic Procurement as Procurement Programs Manager

Thursday, August 31, 2023

Carolyn brings with her over a decade of experience in procurement and sourcing, specifically in Indigenous procurement. She will be leading the development of UBC's approach to procurement projects including Indigenous, inclusive, and environmentally sustainable procurement, alongside other...

Alicia Chan joins Capital Financial Reporting as Senior Financial Analyst in UBC Comptroller

Monday, August 21, 2023

Alicia brings diverse experience in financial reporting, long term capital planning and forecasting, interpreting complex financial data and effectively communicating to stakeholders. In her new role, Alicia will focus on the accurate reporting of our capital project funding and Deferred Capital Contributions.

Introducing dedicated Procurement Officers for streamlined procurement support

Friday, August 04, 2023

Business units and faculties now have access to dedicated Procurement Officers to advise and facilitate procurement requirements exceeding $75,000.

This improvement aims to enhance the customer experience by streamlining communication channels, providing the community with...

A new supplier classification will be added on Workday

Wednesday, August 02, 2023

As part of UBC’s Indigenous Strategic Plan (ISP) to implement an Indigenous procurement strategy that would prioritize goods and services from Indigenous businesses and vendors, UBC is...

Pam Corrigal steps into new role as Senior Financial Analyst, Capital Financial Reporting

Monday, July 31, 2023

We are pleased to announce the promotion of Pam Corrigal to the position of Senior Financial Analyst, Capital Financial Reporting.

Pam joined UBC in 2019 as a Financial Analyst in the Faculty of Medicine and transitioned to the Capital Financial Reporting team in UBC's...

Tony Ho joins the Procurement Services team within Finance & Integrated Services as temporary Buyer

Tuesday, July 25, 2023

We are pleased to welcome Tony Ho to the Procurement Services team within Finance & Integrated Services in VPFO as the temporary Buyer, stepping in for Gauri Garg during her maternity leave, effective July 19.

Reporting to Grace Cobankiat, Procurement Services Team...

Adaptive is now live!

Monday, July 24, 2023

We are pleased to announce that Workday’s Adaptive Planning for financial budgeting & forecasting is now live and open for FY24 Q1 Forecasting. A big thank you to everyone involved in the project, including the UBC Finance community, our change champions, working group and the...

Read UBC's 2023 Annual Financial Statements

Thursday, July 13, 2023

The Annual Financial Statements for year ended March 31, 2023, is now available.

UBC's consolidated financial statements reflect the assets, liabilities, revenues and...

UBC Investment Management releases 2022-23 Performance Results

Monday, July 10, 2023

UBC Investment Management is pleased to release FY22-23 performance highlights on behalf of the funds the firm manages: the UBC Main Endowment Pool and the UBC Staff Pension Plan (SPP). All results as of March 31, 2023.