Contact Finance

The Department of Finance is located at Discovery 1 1010, 1625, 3010 and Strand Hall 3000.

Mailing Address:
8888 University Drive
Discovery 1 3010
Burnaby, BC
V5A 1S6

Finance: (778) 782-8008
Fax Number: (778) 782-4009

Charitable Return #11852 0725 RR0001

Courier/Visitor:
Discovery 1 3010
8888 University Drive
Burnaby, BC V5A 1S6

Hours:  Monday -Friday
              08:00-16:30
              Weekends & Holidays: Closed

Executive Team

 

Karamjeet Heer
Associate Vice-President Finance
(778) 782-7581
kkheer@sfu.ca
 
Mary Aylesworth
Director, Financial Operations
(778) 782-3256
mary_aylesworth@sfu.ca
 
Sarah Lee
Director, Financial Services
(778) 782-4708
sarah_lee@sfu.ca
 
Janis Kennedy
Director, Budget Office
(778) 782-3233
janis_kennedy@sfu.ca
 
Scott Penney
Director, Planning & Analysis
(778) 782-7513
scott_penney@sfu.ca 
 
Jacky Shen
Director, Investment and Treasurer
(778) 782-4017
jack_shen@sfu.ca
 
Bal Shergill
Executive Assistant to Associate Vice-President, Finance
(778) 782-4015
bal_shergill@sfu.ca
 

Financial Services

Hours:  Monday -Friday
              08:00-16:30
              Weekends & Holidays: Closed

Sarah Lee
Director, Financial Services
(778) 782-4708
sarah_lee@sfu.ca
 
vacant
Associate Director, Financial Services
(778) 782-6975

 
Korina Chu
Student Financial Director
(778) 782-5384
chingc@sfu.ca
 
Leeann Liew
Manager, Research Accounting
(778) 782-8092
lhliew@sfu.ca
 

Financial Reporting

Banking queries and help: banking_transactions@sfu.ca  

SAM queries and help: finauth@sfu.ca

FAST queries and help: finshelp@sfu.ca

GL journal data entry: jrnlhelp@sfu.ca

Fund 13 & 21 transaction processing and adminsitrative inquiries: irfhelp@sfu.ca

Vacant
Associate Director, Financial Reporting
(778) 782 6975

 
Ida Luo 
Senior Financial Analyst
(778) 782-8713
ida_luo@sfu.ca
FAST, 3rd party journal integration, spreadsheet journals, Pension Plan Financial Statements, Statement of Financial Information, US Tax filing IRS990 & W8-BEN-E    
vacant
Financial Analyst
(778) 782-8472

FAST, quarterly report Appendix C (AVED), month end, SFU Foundation, related entities    
Lisa Wood
Senior Financial Analyst
(778) 782-8541
ljw3@sfu.ca
 
Capital    
Kam Gill
Senior Financial Analyst
(778) 782-4726  
kamgill@sfu.ca
Capital project accounting: Funds 52 & 59    
Specific Purpose & Endowment
Shawn Li 
Financial Analyst
(778) 782-3757
shawn_li@sfu.ca
Charitable return, fund manager & chartfield governance of funds 13 & 21 projects.  Fund manager of funds 23, 61 & 62.  

Heather Bray
Clerk
(778) 782-4020
irfhelp@sfu.ca

Fund 13 & 21 transaction processing and administrative inquiries    
Banking, Accounts Receivable    
Sharon Wan
Financial Analyst
(778) 782-3054
sharon_wan@sfu.ca
Manager banking & receivables
Chartfield governance fund 11 projects
Elizabeth Wei
Clerk
(778) 782-8503
elizabeth_wei@sfu.ca
Banking, main account reconciliation
  
Vacant
Clerk


Banking, main account deposits
Petty cash

Signing Authority
Alison Griffin 
Financial Analyst
(778) 782-7370

- Signing Authority Management (SAM)
- Signing authority system access
finauth@sfu.ca

- FINS and HAP department security tree maintenance
- Chartfield governance
·       Departments
·       Programs
algriffi@sfu.ca

JV Processing
Heather Bray
Clerk
(778) 782-4020
jrnlhelp@sfu.ca
Paper journal input
Electronic journal posting

Payment Services

Hours:  Monday -Friday
              08:00-16:30
              Weekends & Holidays: Closed

tex_help@sfu.ca - Travel and Business General Enquiries

payables@sfu.ca - Vendor/Supplier General Enquiries

Help Line: 778-782-7087

Mary Aylesworth
Director, Financial Operations
(778) 782-3256
mary_aylesworth@sfu.ca
 
Gaston Wong
Business Analyst
(778) 782-9844
gaston_wong@sfu.ca
 
Sabina Diaconescu
Senior Manager
(778) 782-7255
sdiacone@sfu.ca

 

Commodity Tax Accounting and Queries (PST/GST/Non Resident Withholding Tax)

Lesley Dougans
Assistant Manager
(778) 782-4046
ldougans@sfu.ca
  • Employee Expense Claim Self Service Training
  • Employee Expense Claims Access
Marina Vesninskaya
AP Clerk (General Inquiries)
(778) 782-4647
marina_vesninskaya@sfu.ca
  • General Enquiries
  • Vendor/Supplier Payment
Sooyoun Kim
AP Clerk (General Inquiries)
(778) 782-7358
sooyoung_kim@sfu.ca
  • Vendor/Supplier Payment
Lucia Negosu
AP Clerk
(778) 782-6631
lucia_negosu@sfu.ca
  • Expense Allocation Adjustments & Queries
Nesil Erhan
Senior AP Clerk
(778) 782-4645
nesil_erhan@sfu.ca
  • Vendor/Supplier Registration
  • Non Resident Enquiries
  • Independent Contractors Payments
  • Wire Payments
Yulia Martynova 
Employee General Inquiries
(778) 782-4299
yulia_martynova@sfu.ca
  • General Enquiries
  • Vendor Supplier Payments
Marlene Robertson
Data Entry
(778) 782-7120
robertso@sfu.ca
  • Employee Claims General Enquiries
Olga Turcanu
AP Clerk
(778) 782-4766
olga_turcanu@sfu.ca
  • Payment Processing (Cheque & EFT weekly runs)
  • Courier Payments
  • Vendor/Supplier General Enquiries

Procurement Services

Hours:  Monday -Friday
              08:00-16:30
              Weekends & Holidays: Closed
procurement@sfu.ca
General enquiries

SFU’s Procurement Services staff are trained professionals with expertise in supply management strategies and Canadian public procurement law. Each member of our team supports a portfolio of specific SFU faculties and departments. This approach allows us to be more familiar with your unique needs.

When necessary, your officer can help you comply with SFU's requirements for purchasing goods and services. They can also advise you on how to best obtain market information, assist you with competitive bidding processes, and help you draft supply and service contracts.

For general inquiries, please contact either Barb Mcllhiney or Lisa Mulschlegel.

To find the officer assigned to your faculty or department, please consult the list below.

 

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
  • BCNet
  • Compute Canada Projects and Agreements
Anny Chung
Major Purchasing Contracts Officer
(778) 782-4389
anny_chung@sfu.ca
  • Archives & Records
  • Advancement & Alumni Engagement
  • Beedie School of Business
  • Faculty of Education
  • Grad & Post-Doctoral Studies
  • Internal Audit
  • Legal Affairs
  • Lifelong Learning
  • Residence & Housing
  • Safety & Security
  • SFU International
  • Student Services
  • Teaching & Learning Centre 
Paul Dhaliwal
Major Purchasing Contracts Officer
(778) 782-6840
paul_dhaliwal@sfu.ca
  • Ancillary Services
  • BC Campus
  • External Relations
  • Facilities Support
  • Finance & Administration
  • Human Resources
  • Merx Super User
Jocelyn Lee
Buyer, Science Stores
(778) 782-3305
jocelynl@sfu.ca
  • Science Stores Inventory
  • Science supplies and equipment <$10,000
Barb Mcllhiney
Procurement Services Assistant
(778) 782-4301
barbra_mcilhiney@sfu.ca
  • Administrative Support
  • Data Tracking / Reporting
  • General Procurement Support
  • PeopleSoft Support / Training
  • PeopleSoft Workflow Backup and Followup
  • Procurement Records
  • Requisition Review & Distribution
  • Vendor Information
Lisa Mulschlegel
Procurement Services Assistant
(778) 782-4260
lisa_mulschlegel@sfu.ca
  • Administrative Support
  • Blanket Orders
  • Data Tracking / Reporting
  • General Procurement Support
  • PeopleSoft Support / Training
  • Procurement Records
  • Requisition Review & Distribution
  • Vendor Information
Rita Narovlyansky
Procurement Programs Coordinator
(778) 782-4388
rita_narovlyansky@sfu.ca    
  • CCard Program Administration
  • Courier Services
  • Customs: Importing and Exporting
  • Data Tracking / Reporting
  • Monthly Financial Reporting
  • Travel Program Administration
Eric Sheng
Major Purchasing Contracts Officer
(778) 782-6869
zlsheng@sfu.ca
  • BC Electronic Library Network 
  • Faculty of Applied Sciences
  • Faculty of Environment
  • Great Northern Way 
  • Innovation Office
  • IT
  • Library Services
  • Office of the President
Laura Simonsen
Major Purchasing Contracts Officer
(778) 782-3295
laura_simonsen@sfu.ca
  • Faculty of Health Sciences
  • Faculty of Science
  • Institutional Research & Planning
  • Office of the VP Academic
  • Office of the VP Research
  • Research
  • Sustainability Office
  • Sustainable Procurement 
  • Bonfire Super User
Wells Song
Major Purchasing Contracts Officer
(778) 782-5997
wells_song@sfu.ca    
  • Facilities Services
Jennifer Ellis
Senior Buyer
(778) 782-4616
jennifer_ellis@sfu.ca
  • Athletics & Recreation 
  • Computers & related equipment
  • Purchase Orders (<$75,000)
  • Faculty of Arts and Social Sciences
  • Faculty of Communications, Art & Technology
  • General PO Inquiries
  • Incidental Office Furnishings
  • Procurement PeopleSoft Super User

Payroll

Hours:  Monday -Friday
              08:00-16:30
              Weekends & Holidays: Closed

General enquiries
Requests for documents such as ROE, T4/T4A,
Employment Verification letters
Email: payroll@sfu.ca
Telephone: (778) 782-8486

Mary Aylesworth
Director, Financial Operations
(778) 782-3256
mary_aylesworth@sfu.ca
 
Barb Ellis
Manager, Payroll Services
(778) 782-3770
bellis@sfu.ca@sfu.ca
  • Requests for off cycle Manual Cheques
Michelle Bilalakis
Assistant Manager, Payroll Services
(778) 782-4093
mbilalak@sfu.ca
  • Information on Payroll Actuals or Encumbrance reporting.
Sharon Assumption
Payroll Technician
(778) 782-3236
sharon_assumption@sfu.ca
  • Additional Pay
  • TSSU Appointments
Juliet de Pieri
Payroll Advisor
(778) 782-3002
jdepieri@sfu.ca
  • Benefit Deduction inquiries
  • Benefit Prepayment and Reconciliation
Lyubov Golovetska
Payroll Advisor
(778) 782-6567
lgolovet@sfu.ca
  • Faculty member - Payroll inquiries 
  • Overload Teaching Contract (OTC) and Lecturer Appointments
Dochka Kondurova
Payroll Advisor
(778) 782-4839
dochka_kondurova@sfu.ca
  • Payroll Appointment Forms ( PAF) 
  • TSSU Appointments
Katherine Blight
Payroll Advisor
(778) 782-8486
kathy_blight@sfu.ca
  • Payroll Appointment Forms ( PAF) 
  • ROE and other requests
Tomoka Sweet
Payroll Advisor
(778) 782-9040
tomoka_sweet@sfu.ca
  • Payroll Appointment Forms (PAF) 
  • TSSU Appointments 
  • Garnishments
Helen Zhang 
Payroll Advisor                   
(778)782-9276
helen_zhang_3@sfu.ca
  • Payroll Appointment Forms (PAF) - Immigration Compliance 
Jennifer Cheung
Business Analyst
(778) 782-4018
jennifer_cheung_2@sfu.ca
  • Requests for HAP access

Treasury

Hours:  Monday -Friday
              08:00-16:30
              Weekends & Holidays: Closed
treasury@sfu.ca

 

Jacky Shen
Director, Treasury
(778) 782-4017
jack_shen@sfu.ca
  • Information on PCI Data Standards; investment policies; endowment and non-endowment investments; banking  relationships
John Pierce
Assistant Treasurer
(778) 782-4008
jdpierce@sfu.ca
  • Information on exchange rates; negotiation of currency hedge arrangements; PayPal accounts
Mary Jiang
Clerk
(778) 782-7042
mary_jiang@sfu.ca    
 
Anna Liu
Treasury Analyst
(778) 782-7246
xiaoning_liu@sfu.ca@sfu.ca
 

 

Research Accounting

Mailing Address:
Simon Fraser University
Research Accounting
Room 3010
Discovery 1
8888 University Drive
Burnaby, BC
V5A 1S6

 

Courier/Visitor:


Room 3010
Discovery 1
8900 Nelson Way
Burnaby, BC
V5A 4W9

Hours:  Monday -Friday
              08:00-16:30
              Weekends & Holidays: Closed
res-acct@sfu.ca

Leeann Liew           
Manager
(778) 782-8092
lhliew@sfu.ca
 
Vivian Poon
Research Accounting Analyst
(778) 782-8978
vtpoon@sfu.ca
 
Chris Claiter
Research Accounting Analyst 
(778) 782-4019
cclaiter@sfu.ca

CFI (excluding CFI funded through other institutions), externally funded research contracts⁄agreements, industrial research grants/contracts, other research grants, NIH

  • Fund 31: 5X4XXX, 8X4XXX
  • Fund 35: 365XXX
  • Fund 36: 36XXXX, EXCLUDING 364XXX and 365XXX
Clarissa Berlian
Research Accounting Officer
(778) 782-3411
clarissa_aurelia_berlian@sfu.ca

SSHRC, Federal or Provincial Government research grants, TRIUMF, Endowment funded 

 

  • Fund 31: R63XXXX, 640XXX, 729XXX, 74XXXX, 78XXXX
  • Fund 32: 693XXX
Jessie Wu
Research Accounting Analyst 
(778) 782-4495
jessie_wu_4@sfu.ca

CFI funded through other institutions,  externally funded research contracts⁄agreements, industrial research grants/contracts, other research grants

  •  
  • Fund 31: 5X1XXX-5X3XXX, 8X3XXX
  • Fund 35: 364XXX
  • Fund 36: 364XXX
Winnie Chen
Research Accounting Analyst 
Winnie_chen_10@sfu.ca

Externally restricted non-research contributions

  • Fund 25: 1XXXXX
Amelia Shu
Research Accounting Officer
(778) 782-4875
amelias@sfu.ca

NSERC research non-collaborative programs

  • Fund 31: 611XXX, 613XXX, 617XXX, 618XXX
Ina Hwang
Research Accounting Officer
(778) 782-9734
ina_hwang@sfu.ca
  • NSERC collaborative grants, and all CIHR grants, research grants from other universities
  • Fund 31: 612XX, 614XXX - 616XXX, 619XXX, 711XXX, 75XXXX
Emy Meiliana
Research Accounting Officer
(778) 782-3053
emy_meiliana@sfu.ca

PICS, Heart & Stroke Foundation, NCEs, MITACS, BCIC, C150, CRC, MSFHR, Stem Cell Network, Provincial research grants,  SSHRC Small

  • Fund 31: 633XXX, 641XXX, 65XXXX, 669XXX, 67XXXX, 681XXX, 719XXX, 724XXX,73XXXX, 76XXXX
Amy Lam
Research Accounting Analyst 
(778) 782-5908
amy_yu_lam@sfu.ca

Externally funded research contracts⁄agreements, industrial research grants/contracts, other research grants

Fund 31: 5X9XXX,  779XXX, 865021, 865023, 8X9XXX

Specific Purpose & Endowment
Shawn Li
Financial Analyst 
Specific Purpose & Endowment
(778) 782-3757
shawn_li@sfu.ca
  • Fund 23, 61 and 62

Clerk
(778) 782-4020
irfhelp@sfu.ca
  • Fund 13 and 21

Planning & Analysis

Hours:  Monday -Friday
              08:00-16:30
              Weekends & Holidays: Closed
planning_analysis@sfu.ca

Scott Penney
Director, Planning Analysis
(778) 782-7513
scott_penney@sfu.ca
  • Strategic planning and alignment; qualitative and quantitative analysis; strategic communications; risk management

Eric Tseung
Strategic Business Analyst
(778) 782-9666
eric_tseung@sfu.ca
  • Qualitative and quantitative analysis; University Priority Fund applications / progress reports; performance metrics (KPIs); strategic alignment; strategic communications

Budget

Hours:  Monday -Friday
              08:00-16:30
              Weekends & Holidays: Closed

budgethelp@sfu.ca
Help line (778) 782 -5263

Janis Kennedy
Director
(778) 782-3233
janis_kennedy@sfu.ca

For inquiries related to:

•  Overall University budget framework and delivery of client services 

Sally Huang
(778) 782-2561
sally_huang_2@sfu.ca

For inquiries related to:

• Tuition revenue projections & analysis


Peyman Abedi-Rad
(778) 782-7359
peyman_abedi-rad@sfu.ca

For inquiries related to:

•  Hyperion Budget processes
•  Quarterly Financial Reviews

David Zheng
(778) 782-4321
dzheng@sfu.ca

For inquiries related to:

•  Compensation

Kam Gill
(778) 782-6872
kkg11@sfu.ca

For inquiries related to:

• Hyperion Training

Nancy Geng 
(778) 782-6974
nancy_geng@sfu.ca

For inquiries related to:

• Forecast & Budget Guidelines

General Help
(778) 782-5263
budgethelp@sfu.ca

For inquiries related to:

• General budget processes & requirements
• Hyperion Security
• JVs and BTs (Fund 11)

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