Updates from UBC
Operations updates
Facilities
Building Operations, Custodial Services, Customer Services & Informatics, Energy & Water Services, Infrastructure Development, and Municipal Services
- Campus road closures: The UBC campus is always growing and changing. Find updates, including a map to help you locate existing construction areas and road closures, on the UBC Campus + Community Planning website.
Finance
Comptroller, Finance & Integrated Services, and Treasury
- Read UBC's 2023 Annual Financial Statements: The Annual Financial Statements for year ended March 31, 2023, is now available on the UBC Finance website.
- Claiming unidentified wire transfers and direct deposits: Please check through the list of unidentified payments (updated as of Jul 14) to see if any payments belong to your department.
Operations & Advising
Communications & Engagement, Human Resources, VPFO Project Management Office, and Safety & Risk Services
- Templates to help you share information clearly: From communication briefs to presentation templates, our suite of templates helps you create communications that are aligned to both our look and feel and our brand. Learn more
- Take a peek at your UBC perks: Explore some of the lesser-known perks and discounts for UBC employees, including on-campus opportunities and exclusive third-party discounts. Learn more
The VPFO consists of individuals doing important work to support the university. Our people bring our strategy to life and make our plans into reality. Read more about the people of the VPFO.
Shout outs
- Congratulations to Dawn Irmscher, Payroll Director who has received the 2023 Board of Director's Award for her volunteer work with the National Payroll Institute as a member, vice-chair, and chair of the CPA Education Advisory Council (EAC).
Well done! Want to give someone a shout out in the next edition? Submit your kudos in your local recognition program or email communications@vpfo.ubc.ca
People in motion
- Larisa Rohana joins Customer Services & Informatics’ EMMS Sustainment team in Facilities as a System Analyst.
- Kyle Webb joins Building Operations in Facilities as Trades 2 - Carpenter.
- Michaela Kelly joins as Executive Assistant supporting Executive Director, UBC Safety & Risk Services. You will find Michaela in the Safety & Risk Services office on the 3rd floor of the Donald Rix Building.
Read more about our people on the VPFO website.
Job openings
All positions at UBC are available on the UBC HR Careers website, or through the career application in your Workday account. Please note that applications will be accepted until 11:59 p.m. on the day prior to the posting end date. The following VPFO positions are currently open:
- Finance Assistant (JR12769) – 7/19/2023
- Utility Worker (JR13701) – 07/21/2023
- Trades 3 - Electrician (1 Position) (JR13475) – 7/24/2023
- HR Specialist, Attendance & Accommodations (JR13592) – 7/26/2023
- Functional Finance Analyst (JR13601) – 7/28/2023
- Utilities Electrical Engineer (JR11625) – 7/28/2023
- Sr. Finance Manager (JR13745) – 07/30/2023
Don't forget to apply as an internal candidate! Please review Apply for an Internal Job Posting in the Workday Knowledge Base for instructions on how to apply. Reminder to attach a copy of your resume when you apply for a career opportunity in Workday.
We are the VPFO: Spotlight
Each week, we'll meet another member of the VPFO as they introduce themselves and their work.
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Ryan Matsumura, Adam Adam DeMello & Helen Wong | Financial Planning & Analysis (FP&A) in Comptroller
Over the past month, we've been delivering training to support our community in UBC's transition to Workday’s Adaptive Planning for financial budgeting & forecasting. We threw a graduation (with sparkling juice and cake) to celebrate the successful completion of the training. Check it out!
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Let's get to know each other better! If you or someone you know are interested in being our next spotlight, email communications@vpfo.ubc.ca
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Notable updates
VPFO EDI: Refreshed Land Acknowledgments at UBC online course
The refreshed Land Acknowledgments at UBC course is an updated resource for faculty, staff, and student employees to enhance their learning and their practice of offering meaningful and accountable land acknowledgments.
Register now
Indigenous Festival: Come Toward the Fire
The Chan Centre for the Performing Arts and Musquem present the second annual Indigenous festival, Come Toward the Fire, on September 16, 2023.
Learn more
Opera Under the Stars 2023: UBCO
Join us on August 3, in the central courtyard of UBC’s Okanagan campus, for an outdoor evening concert featuring professional opera singers cast in Opera Kelowna’s upcoming production of Mozart’s Così fan tutte.
Learn more
Helpful news
Some interesting news articles our team members have found informative, helpful, or fun! These are provided for information and entertainment only. Unless noted, UBC doesn’t specifically endorse or supply this content.
- You don’t need to visit the Grand Canyon or see a meteor shower to experience awe. You can experience awe at varying intensities and in your own ways. Find out more about the power of everyday awe in this Harvard Business Review article.
- The Greater Good Science Center at the University of California, Berkeley has created a Happiness Calendar for July, a day-by-day guide to well-being.
