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Our Teams

Finance Senior Leadership

Wilbert Arends
Vice-President (Finance and Services) and CFO
vpfs@ucalgary.ca

 

Tanis Barr
Deputy CFO and Associate Vice-President (Finance)
403.220.8284
tbarr@ucalgary.ca 

Finance Services

Samra Tupkovic
Senior Director
403.220.2437
samra.tupkovic@ucalgary.ca

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Financial Operations

Gaylene Knowler
Director
403.210.7243
gaylene.knowler@ucalgary.ca

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Treasury and Investments

Ryan Wright
Director
403.971.4384
ryan.wright1@ucalgary.ca

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Budget Transformation and Optimization

Jacqueline Hochhausen
Director

jacqueline.hochhause@ucalgary.ca
 

 

Financial Reporting

Meghan King
Director
403.220.5894
kingm@ucalgary.ca

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Research Accounting

Chris Berry
Director
403.210.8909
chris.berry1@ucalgary.ca

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Continuous Improvement, Finance Processes

Shelley Banks
Director
sbanks@ucalgary.ca


Supply Chain Management

This area reports to the Strategy, Enterprise and Commercial portfolio within Finance and Services.

Erika B. Chomiak
Senior Director
erika.brennachomiak@ucalgary.ca

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Finance Services

Finance Services helps the university plan, manage, and report on its financial resources. We support leaders across campus by providing budgeting, forecasting, financial analysis, reporting, and advisory services that enable informed decision-making and long-term financial sustainability.

Whether coordinating university-wide budgets and forecasts, monitoring financial performance, evaluating strategic initiatives, or supporting financial systems and processes, our team partners with faculties and units across campus to provide the insights, analysis, and guidance needed to make informed financial decisions and support the university's long-term success.



Finance Services support includes:

  • University-wide budgeting and financial planning
  • Financial forecasting and variance analysis
  • Executive and leadership financial reporting
  • Strategic financial decision support
  • Workforce and position planning
  • Budget allocation and carryover support
  • Capital project financial reporting and oversight
  • IT financial planning, reporting, and project support
  • Financial systems, reporting tools, and data insights

Specialized areas of support

Finance Partners

work closely with faculties, business units, and leadership to provide financial planning, budgeting, forecasting, and advisory support. As strategic financial advisors, they help leaders understand financial performance, evaluate opportunities and risks, and make informed decisions to support long-term sustainability.

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Capital Reporting

supports the financial management and reporting of the university's capital projects and capital funding. The team provides expertise in capital accounting, project financial oversight, forecasting, and reporting to help ensure compliance with university policies and effective stewardship of capital investments.

IT Reporting

provides financial planning, forecasting, reporting, and advisory support for IT operations and projects across the university. The team helps IT leaders manage resources, monitor project finances, support strategic initiatives, and maintain effective financial controls and reporting processes. 


Financial Operations

Financial Operations provides services that support the university's financial transactions, including receiving funds and processing payments.



Financial Operations includes the following units:

  • Accounts Payable processes supplier payments and expense reimbursements for faculty, staff, and non-employees.
  • Accounts Receivable invoices external organizations for commercial, research, and sponsorship activities, manages student financial accounts, and supports cash controls across the university.
  • Payroll ensures accurate and timely payroll processing for more than 10,000 employees and students, delivering 24 semi-monthly payroll runs each year.
  • Financial Operations Accounting and Analysis provides financial analysis, reporting, technical expertise, and strategic support across the Financial Operations portfolio.

Research Accounting

Research Accounting supports researchers and project holders with the post-award financial administration of sponsored research and restricted funding.



Research Accounting support includes:

  • Review of expense transactions for compliance and eligibility with funding agency and university guidelines and policy.
  • Processing revenue and expense corrections.
  • Preparing and submitting agency financial reporting and progress payment claims.
  • Financial analysis, forecast and budget support for restricted projects.