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Manage and forecast graduate awards budgets and allocations (>$54M/year); design and maintain awards databases and data warehouse; produce complex reports and financial reconciliations; coordinate systems improvements and testing with partners; develop new awards and stewardship practices; provide subject-matter expertise for policy interpretation; train and provide functional supervision to awards clerical staff; liaise with internal and external stakeholders including donors and funding agencies.

Conduct literature reviews and present findings; prototype, develop, and troubleshoot machine learning algorithms for histopathology/medical imaging; maintain AI code repositories and documentation; assist with funding applications and manuscript preparation; oversee project progress and mentor junior staff; present results in meetings and collaborate with internal and external partners.

Provide financial administrative support for the Department of Chemical & Biological Engineering, overseeing research grant and departmental finances, accounts payable/revenue processing, Workday timekeeping, budget projections, reconciliation, compliance with policies and audit standards, staff training, and process improvements. Acts as liaison with central finance, research finance, procurement, and ORS while supervising student finance assistants and supporting HR appointment processing.

Responsible for indirect tax compliance and ensuring accurate tax integrations in Workday. Prepare GST/PST and other provincial and non-resident tax returns, reconcile tax GLs, support audits, perform tax research and advisory memos, analyze tax integrations and data, and assist in improving tax processes and reporting across university departments.

Manage operational aspects of UBCs Alex Fraser Research Forest including regeneration, harvesting operations, contractor supervision, GIS mapping, monitoring, budgeting, reporting, and providing technical guidance to researchers, students and visitors. Recruit, train and supervise temporary staff, ensure regulatory and safety compliance, and represent the Research Forest in teaching and extension activities.

Design, develop, and maintain library application solutions (digital library platforms, discovery systems, ILS, metadata repositories). Build APIs and integrations, participate in architecture and code reviews, support CI/CD and containerized/cloud deployments, provide tier-2 support and problem resolution, and manage small-to-medium projects while collaborating with UX, DBAs, architects, and stakeholders to ensure secure, scalable, high-availability services.

Process and enter complex financial transactions (AP, receivables, expense reports) in Workday, reconcile accounts and grants, ensure policy compliance, prepare reports, resolve discrepancies, support year-end and training, and provide customer service to Faculty of Arts units.

Provide HR advice and counsel across VPFO units, handle employee relations (grievances, investigations, discipline, terminations, accommodation, return-to-work), support workforce planning and change management, deliver training, partner with leaders, and participate in HR initiatives and projects.

Lead strategic recruitment for the VP Finance and Operations portfolio, partnering with leaders to design sourcing strategies, manage full recruitment lifecycle, ensure equitable and defensible hiring in a unionized environment, develop recruitment best practices and employer branding, prepare hiring managers and search committees, and support candidate experience, assessment, selection and onboarding.

Lead strategic and operational delivery of career development programs at UBC Okanagan. Manage a team (6 professionals, 10–20 students), budgets (~$1M Work Study), partnerships, assessment, digital platforms, policy, and stakeholder engagement to advance student career readiness and experiential learning.