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Executive team
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Aylesworth, Mary Director, Financial Operations (Procurement Services | Payment Services | Payroll) 778.782.3256 mary_aylesworth@sfu.ca
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Lee, Sarah Director, Financial Services (Financial Reporting | Research Accounting | Student Accounts | Tax Planning & Compliance) 1 778 782-4708 Sarah_Lee@sfu.ca
Office of the Associate Vice-President, Finance
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Shergill, Bal Executive Assistant to Associate Vice-President, Finance 778.782.4015 bal_shergill@sfu.ca
Staff
Banking
Banking is responsible for the incoming wire transfers, bank deposits and misdirected items.
Albert Sennett | Senior Financial Analyst | 778.782.4709 | albert_sennett@sfu.ca |
Evelyn Forrest | Financial Analyst | 778.782.8472 | evelyn_forrest@sfu.ca |
Lisa Wood | Senior Financial Analyst | 778.782.8541 | ljw3@sfu.ca |
Kam Gill | Senior Financial Analyst | 778.782.4726 | kamgill@sfu.ca |
Shawn Li | Financial Analyst | 778.782.3757 | shawn_li@sfu.ca |
Maggie Zustovic | Clerk | 778.782.4877 | maggie_zustovic@sfu.ca |
Sharon Wan | Financial Analyst | 778.782.3054 | sharon_wan@sfu.ca |
Elizabeth Wei | Clerk | 778.782.8503 | elizabeth_wei@sfu.ca |
Heather Bray | Clerk | 778.782.4020 | hbray@sfu.ca |
Ida Luo | Financial Analyst | 778.782.8713 | ida_luo@sfu.ca |
Budget
Budget coordinates and manages the development of the university's consolidated annual budget that supports operations and short and long term strategic planning.
Janis Kennedy | Director | 778.782.3233 | janis_kennedy@sfu.ca |
Cian Lawlor | Associate Director | 778.782.8067 | clawlor@sfu.ca |
Sally Huang | Senior Financial Analyst | 778.782.2561 | sally_huang_2@sfu.ca |
David Zheng | Senior Financial Analyst | 778.782.4321 | dzheng@sfu.ca |
Peyman Abedi-Rad | Senior Business Analyst | 778.782.7359 | peyman_abedi-rad@sfu.ca |
Kam Gill | Budget Analyst | 778.782.6872 | kkg11@sfu.ca |
Financial Reporting
Financial Reporting is responsible for the external financial reporting function and supporting and maintaining the FAST reporting system which provides the internal reporting for SFU.
Sarah Lee | Associate Director, Financial Reporting | 778.782.6975 | sarahl@sfu.ca |
Lisa Wood | Senior Financial Analyst | 778.782.8541 | ljw3@sfu.ca |
Kam Gill | Senior Financial Analyst | 778.782.4726 | kamgill@sfu.ca |
Shawn Li | Financial Analyst | 778.782.3757 | shawn_li@sfu.ca |
Sharon Wan | Financial Analyst | 778.782.3054 | sharon_wan@sfu.ca |
Elizabeth Wei | Clerk | 778.782.8503 | elizabeth_wei@sfu.ca |
Ida Luo | Financial Analyst | 778.782.8713 | ida_luo@sfu.ca |
Planning and Analysis
Planning and Analysis is responsible for planning, analyzing, driving and communicating initiatives to enable the university achieve its goals.
Scott Penney | Director, Planning Analysis | 778.782.7513 | scott_penney@sfu.ca |
Eric Tseung | Strategic Business Analyst | 778.782.9666 | eric_tseung@sfu.ca |
Payment Services
Payment Services ensures the timely and accurate processing of payments to vendors, contractors and employees while adhering to SFU policies and procedures.
Mary Aylesworth | Director, Financial Operations | 778.782.3256 | mary_aylesworth@sfu.ca |
Sabina Diaconescu | Senior Manager | 778.782.7255 | sdiacone@sfu.ca |
Jennifer Ellis | Payment Operations Lead | 778.782.4616 | jennifer_ellis@sfu.ca |
Gaston Wong | Business Analyst | 778.782.9844 | gaston_wong@sfu.ca |
Sooyoung Kim | AP Clerk | 778.782.7358 | sooyoung_kim@sfu.ca |
Marina Vesninskaya | AP Clerk (General Inquiries) | 778.782.4647 | marina_vesninskaya@sfu.ca |
Olga Turcanu | AP Clerk (General Inquiries) | 778.782.4766 | olga_turcanu@sfu.ca |
Lucia Negosu | AP Clerk | 778.782.6631 | lucia_negosu@sfu.ca |
Yulia Martynova | Employee General Inquiries | 778.782.4299 | yulia_martynova@sfu.ca |
Marlene Robertson | Data Entry | 778.782.7120 | robertso@sfu.ca |
Nesil Erhan | AP Clerk | 778.782.4645 | nesil_erhan@sfu.ca |
Payroll
Payroll provides essential faculty, staff and student payroll processing and related services for SFU.
Mary Aylesworth | Director, Financial Operations | 778.782.3256 | mary_aylesworth@sfu.ca |
Michelle Bilalakis | Assistant Manager, Payroll Services | 778.782.4093 | mbilalak@sfu.ca |
Sharon Assumption | Payroll Technician | 778.782.3236 | sharon_assumption@sfu.ca |
Juliet de Pieri | Payroll Advisor | 778.782.3002 | jdepieri@sfu.ca |
Lyubov Golovetska | Payroll Advisor | 778.782.6567 | lgolovet@sfu.ca |
Dochka Kondurova | Payroll Advisor | 778.782.4839 | dochka_kondurova@sfu.ca |
Katherine Blight | Payroll Advisor | 778.782.8486 | kathy_blight@sfu.ca |
Tomoka Sweet | Payroll Advisor | 778.782.9040 | tomoka_sweet@sfu.ca |
Helen Zhang | Payroll Advisor | 778.782.9276 | helen_zhang_3@sfu.ca |
Jennifer Cheung | Business Analyst | 778.782.4018 | jennifer_cheung_2@sfu.ca |
Procurement
Procurement supports the SFU community by purchasing financially and environmentally responsible goods and services for the effective and efficient operation of the university.
Mary Aylesworth | Director, Financial Operations | 778.782.3256 | mary_aylesworth@sfu.ca |
Lily Li | Manager Procurement Services | 778.782.4373 | lily_li_3@sfu.ca |
Anny Chung | Major Purchasing Contracts Officer | 778.782.4389 | anny_chung@sfu.ca |
Paul Dhaliwal | Major Purchasing Contracts Officer | 778.782.6840 | paul_dhaliwal@sfu.ca |
Jocelyn Lee | Buyer, Science Stores | 778.782.3305 | jocelynl@sfu.ca |
Barb Mcllhiney | Procurement Services Assistant | 778.782.4301 | barbra_mcilhiney@sfu.ca |
Lisa Mulschlegel | Procurement Services Assistant | 778.782.4260 | lisa_mulschlegel@sfu.ca |
Rita Narovlyansky | Procurement Programs Coordinator | 778.782.4388 | rita_narovlyansky@sfu.ca |
Eric Sheng | Major Purchasing Contracts Officer | 778.782.6869 | zlsheng@sfu.ca |
Laura Simonsen | Major Purchasing Contracts Officer | 778.782.3295 | laura_simonsen@sfu.ca |
Wells Song | Major Purchasing Contracts Officer | 778.782.5997 | wells_song@sfu.ca |
Jennifer Ellis | Senior Buyer | 778.782.4616 | jennifer_ellis@sfu.ca |
Research Accounting
Research Accounting supports SFU's research community by providing expert advice, management and reporting of research grants and contracts from external sponsors.
Vacant | Manager | ||
Vivian Poon | Research Accounting Analyst | 778.782.8978 | vtpoon@sfu.ca |
Chris Claiter | Research Accounting Analyst | 778.782.4019 | cclaiter@sfu.ca |
Clarissa Berlian | Research Accounting Officer | 778.782.3411 | clarissa_aurelia_berlian@sfu.ca |
Jessie Wu | Research Accounting Analyst | 778.782.4495 | jessie_wu_4@sfu.ca |
Winnie Chen | Research Accounting Analyst | N/A | winnie_chen_10@sfu.ca |
Amelia Shu | Research Accounting Officer | 778.782.4875 | amelias@sfu.ca |
Ina Hwang | Research Accounting Officer | 778.782.9734 | ina_hwang@sfu.ca |
Emy Meiliana | Research Accounting Officer | 778.782.3053 | emy_meiliana@sfu.ca |
Amy Lam | Research Accounting Analyst | 778.782.5908 | amy_yu_lam@sfu.ca |
Shawn Li | Financial Analyst | 778.782.3757 | shawn_li@sfu.ca |
Treasury
Treasury oversees the university's finance functions, including cash management, investments, risk management and banking relationships.
Jacky Shen | Director, Treasury | 778.782.4017 | jack_shen@sfu.ca |
John Pierce | Assistant Treasurer | 778.782.4008 | jdpierce@sfu.ca |
Mary Jiang | Clerk | 778.782.7042 | mary_jiang@sfu.ca |
Anna Liu | Treasury Analyst | 778.782.7246 | xiaoning_liu@sfu.ca |