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Financial Aid and Scholarships
UCI Office of Financial Aid and Scholarships staff members are the experts on that topic and
can be contacted at 949-824-8262 or finaid@uci.edu.
Kuali Financial System Help
Ask your organization's financial expert or contact the KFS Help Desk at kfs@uci.edu or 949-824-7001.
Payroll/Timesheet Help
Employees can find help at the Employee Experience Center (EEC) online or at 949-824-0500. Users can also check the Payroll Office website for a selection of help guides.
Accounting Staff Directory
The Accounting and Fiscal Services Department is a large unit composed of seven divisions, which administer many of UCI's essential financial functions. Each of these divisions may be further broken down into functional groups. Below is a listing of department staff listed by division and function.
Controller's Office
| Name | Function | Phone |
| Barry Oh | Interim Assistant Vice Chancellor and Controller | 949-824-1701 |
| Dana Makiewicz | Special Assistant to the Controller/Senior Project Manager | 949-824-6568 |
| Patrick Dutcher | Communications Officer | 949-824-6822 |
| Demetria Pool | Office Manager | 949-824-1832 |
| Open Position | Executive Assistant to the Assistant Vice Chancellor and Controller | 949-824-6816 |
Fax: 949-824-3267
Accounts Payable
| Name | Function | Phone |
| Tanya Harris | Manager | 949-824-6788 |
| Vendor Payments | ||
| Please send all invoices to accounts-payable@uci.edu | ||
| Moana Contreras |
Vendor Payment Assistant Manager - wire transfers for approval / authorization, check cancellations / reissues, stop payments, refund checks, sales & use tax | 949-824-5286 |
| Donna Coulson | Xerox, EDI and Vendors starting with letters A, B, C, D | 949-824-6824 |
| Carmen Elias | Vendors starting with letters E, F, G, H, I, J, K, | 949-824-4512 |
| Blanche (Hea Eun) Jang |
Vendors starting with letters L, M, N, O, P, Q, R | 949-824-4175 |
| Yesenia Barragan | Vendors starting with letters S, T, U, V, W, X, Y, Z, FedEx invoices | |
| Candy Tan |
Plant accounting documents, sub-contracts, leases, utilities, PI cash advances, wire transfers with purchase orders | 949-824-6823 |
| Open Postion | Mail distribution, credit memo follow-up, returned checks | 949-824-5138 |
| Travel, Entertainment and Disbursements | ||
| Contact the Travel Team at travel-accounting@uci.edu. For Moves and Relocation, Payroll Status: Contact Frank Say: fsay@uci.edu | ||
| Margaret Carreras | Travel Assistant Manager - US Bank Corporate travel card administrator, Connexxus questions, travel website maintenance, Move & Relo - policy compliance | 949-824-3662 |
| Justin Pabian | Travel & Entertainment Reimbursements, DV-disbursement vouchers, foreign wires for DV/TEM, UCI Corporate credit card administrator & reconciliation, hotel contracts & information | 949-824-7623 |
| Open Position | Entertainment & Travel Reimbursements (domestic travel), DV-disbursement vouchers, CTS card/travel questions/reconciliation/trainer | |
| Heather Rush | Travel (international travel), DV-disbursement vouchers, Travel Authorization - cash advance/reconciliation, Move & Relo - policy compliance, Connexxus travel portal | 949-824-6059 |
| Vendor Onboarding | ||
| Contact: vendor-coordinator@uci.edu for assistance | ||
| Open Position |
Vendor Coordinator, Vendor Coordinator Help Desk | 949-824-4164 |
Fax: 949-824-2098
Contracts and Grants Accounting
| Name | Function | Phone |
| Beata Najman | Director of Extramural Funds | 949-824-0265 |
| Accounting and Operations | ||
| Need help? Find the Accountant responsible for your Fund Number. | ||
| Gigi Bones | C&G Manager | 949-824-4168 |
| Griselda Duran | Accounting & Operations Manager | 949-824-6828 |
| Alice Han | C&G Manager | 949-824-4509 |
| Carlos Gonzalez | Accountant | - |
| Julie Kim | Accountant | - |
| Rachel Nguyen |
Accountant | 949-824-5877 |
| Johnny Ochoa | Accountant | 949-824-9239 |
| Joey Saure | Accountant | - |
| Vivian Situ | Accountant | 949-824-6259 |
| Sonya Tatunts | Accountant | - |
| Dan Tran | Accountant | 949-824-5328 |
| Toan Vuong | Accountant | - |
| Julia Yang | Accountant | 949-824-4505 |
| Open Position | Accountant | |
| Compliance and Training | ||
| Hanieh Abedini | Compliance Officer | 949-824-6894 |
| Caroline Kim |
Compliance Analyst
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949-824-6175 |
Fax: 949-824-3895
Costing Policy and Analysis
| Name | Function | Phone |
| Maria Gorginova | Associate Director, Cost Accounting |
Fax:
Financial Management Support
| Name | Function | Phone |
| Need help with KFS? Contact the KFS Help Desk at kfs@uci.edu or 949-824-7001. | ||
| Financial Management Business Support and Training | ||
| Melissa Lee | Business Analyst | 949-824-5017 |
| Kelly Schoby | Help Desk/Trainer | 949-824-5308 |
| Financial Management Technical Support and Reporting | ||
| Kevin Chung | Manager | 949-824-4429 |
| Kitty Lin | Accountant | 949-824-8190 |
| Benjamin Rodriguez | Business Analyst | - |
Fax: 949-824-3267
Financial Services
| Name | Function | Phone |
| Leslie Wolbers |
Director | 949-824-4687 |
| Sharon Arnold | SIS Accounts Receivable Business Analyst | 949-824-0497 |
| Khoa Ha | Accountant | 949-824-1940 |
| Carmela Rodriguez | Sr. Financial Analyst | 949-824-8265 |
| Payment Services | ||
| Open Position | Manager | 949-824-6918 |
| Lindsay Carroll | Assistant Credit Card Coordinator | 949-824-4657 |
| Jennifer Olson | Cashier Supervisor | 949-824-3740 |
| Sandy Olson | Administrative Assistant | 949-824-3740 |
| Nicholas Troup | Payment Card Specialist | 949-824-6921 |
| Reggie Urcia | Payment Services Cashier | 949-824-3740 |
| Loan Services and Disbursements/Campus Billing |
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| Julie Magana | Manager of Campus Billing & Collections | 949-824-4689 |
| Debbie Alvarez | Senior Collections Representative | 949-824-6152 |
| Rosanna Bonus | Billing Analyst | 949-824-0223 |
| Laura Hua | Student Loan Administrator | 949-824-7082 |
| Jami Muniz | Financial Analyst, CBSO liaison | 949-824-4686 |
| Kristina Teller | Collections Representative | 949-824-4685 |
| Sarah Ure | Collections Representative | 949-824-4206 |
Fax: 949-824-6165
General Accounting
| Name | Function | Phone |
| Lana Schweikert | Director. Audits, fiscal & mid-year closings coordination, specialized accounting transactions for the campus, Chart of Accounts, and UCOP financial reporting | 949-824-2519 |
| Accounting Operations | ||
| Victor Cesario | Accounting Operations / Chart of Accounts |
949-824-3818 |
| Han Chen | Accountant | 949-824-6161 |
| Cindy Hong | Accounting for capitalized equipment, software, libraries, and special collections; equipment depreciation; capital lease liability accounting; Mellon EFT and Well Fargo vendor check reconciliation (contact Accounts Payable for help with vendor checks); campus financial schedules; bond audits | 949-824-1456 |
| Margot Kim | Accountant | 949-824-4511 |
| Trini Lee | Awards account-fund set up (non C&G); endowment funds; general ledger and online financial system application inquiries; incoming wire transfers & ACH transactions; interlocation transfer of funds; Special State Appropriation Funds; bank inquiries for campus and Medical Center depositories. | 949-824-6818 |
| Benita Ma | Agency funds; auxiliary and service enterprise operating statements; fiscal close schedule preparation; tracking of OP FJEs (hand posting entries) and review of CFR reports; campus STIP distribution coordination; payroll EFT and check payment bank inquiries, SBS ACH receipt bank inquiries | 949-824-7200 |
| Franklin Say | Tax Compliance Analyst / Glacier Tax System, UBIT | 949-824-3647 |
| Srey Tung | Intercampus accounting (financial control); SOM lockbox, MC incoming EFTs, UPS lockbox, and outgoing wires bank inquiries; general ledger and online financial system application inquiries; stale-dated / unclaimed vendor check processing | 949-824-4460 |
| PP&E, Bond and Third Party | ||
| Wan Tung |
Bond and debt service; capital expenditures; construction projects; P&P capitalization; plant funds; state claims - capital outlays | 949-824-6055 |
Fax: 949-824-3895
Payroll Office
| Name | Function | Phone |
| Have a Question About Payroll or Timesheets? Contact the UCI Employee Experience Center at 949-824-0500. | ||
| Payroll Operations | ||
| Aurora Orozco | Associate Director | |
| Erika Guerra | Inter-Campus Coordinator and Assistant Payroll Analyst | 949-824-4568 |
| Sharanda Jackson | Payroll Analyst | 949-824-7568 |
| Margret Powell | Payroll Analyst | - |
| Marc Regis | Payroll Analyst | 949-824-8379 |
| Elia Uriarte | Payroll Processing Analyst | 949-824-9207 |
| Joseph Winfery | Payroll Processing Analyst | 949-824-6827 |
| Payroll Systems | ||
| Open Position | Supervisor | 949-824-2218 |
| Bernard Dandan | Payroll Systems Analyst | - |
| Lennean Ordonez | Payroll Systems Analyst | - |
| Julia Zwaal | Payroll Systems Analyst | - |
Fax: 949-824-3267