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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 | Assistant Vice Chancellor and Controller | 949-824-9268 |
| Open Position | Associate Controller | 949-824-1701 |
| Chloe Hsieh | Administration Manager | - |
| Patrick Dutcher | Communications Officer | 949-824-6822 |
| Demetria Pool | Office Manager | 949-824-1832 |
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 | 949-824-4512 |
| Blanche (Hea Eun) Jang |
Vendors starting with letters J, K, L, M, N, O, P, Q, R | 949-824-4175 |
| Michelle Du | Vendors starting with letters S, T, U, V, W, X, Y, Z | 949-824-0312 |
| Candy Tan |
Plant accounting documents, sub-contracts, leases, utilities, PI cash advances, wire transfers with purchase orders, FedEx invoices | 949-824-6823 |
| Open Position | Mail distribution, credit memo follow-up, returned checks | - |
| Travel, Entertainment, Travel Authorizations-Cash Advances, Move/Relo, Disbursements (DV) |
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| 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, ConnexUC 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 |
| Sarah R. Martinez |
Entertainment & Travel Reimbursements (domestic travel), DV-disbursement vouchers, CTS card/travel questions/reconciliation/trainer | |
| Arnold Gutierrez |
Travel (international travel), DV-disbursement vouchers, Travel Authorization - cash advance/reconciliation, Move & Relo - policy compliance | |
| Vendor Onboarding | ||
| Contact: vendor-coordinator@uci.edu for assistance | ||
| Lindsay Luke |
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 award in KFS. | ||
| Gigi Bones | C&G Manager | 949-824-4168 |
| Griselda Duran | Accounting & Operations Manager | 949-824-6828 |
| Alice Han | C&G Manager | 949-824-4509 |
| Johnny Ochoa | C&G Manager | 949-824-9239 |
| Alyssa Bui | Accountant | 949-824-1730 |
| Carlos Gonzalez | Accountant | 949-824-2093 |
| Vicky (Qianjing) Lu | Accountant | 949-824-4503 |
| Lisa Nguyen | Accountant | 949-824-3308 |
| Nha Nguyen | Accountant | 949-824-9725 |
| Rachel Nguyen |
Accountant | 949-824-5877 |
| Michelle Qian | Accountant | |
| Vivian Situ | Accountant | 949-824-6259 |
| Dan Tran | Accountant | 949-824-5328 |
| Toan Vuong | Accountant | 949-824-5508 |
| Julia Yang | Accountant | 949-824-4505 |
| 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 |
| David Shim | Associate Director, Cost Accounting | - |
| Judy Mach | Senior Cost Accountant | - |
Financial Management Support
| Name | Function | Phone |
| Need help with KFS? Contact the KFS Help Desk at kfs@uci.edu or 949-824-7001. | ||
| Su Chen | Assistant Director | 949-824-4429 |
| Melissa Lee | Business Analyst | 949-824-5017 |
| Kelly Schoby | Help Desk/Trainer | 949-824-5308 |
| Michael Webb | Business Analyst | - |
Financial Services
| Name | Function | Phone |
| Contacting Financial Services is easy! See the Contact Us page of the Financial Services website for more information. | ||
| Administration | ||
| Susan Rose | Director | 949-824-4687 |
| Carmela Rodriguez | Assistant Director | 949-824-8265 |
| Nicole Rivera | Office Administrator | 949-824-6918 |
| Sharon Arnold | Manager, Business Systems Analysis | 949-824-0497 |
| Asha Loganda | Business Systems Analyst 2 | 949-824-7081 |
| Khoa Ha | Senior Financial Analyst | 949-824-1940 |
| Open Position | General Accountant | - |
| Payment Services | ||
| Lindsay Carroll | Manager, Payment Card Programs and Compliance | 949-824-4657 |
| Jennifer Olson | Manager, University Cashiers | 949-824-3740 |
| Sandra Olson | MarketPlace Analyst | 949-824-5657 |
| Nicholas Troup | PCI ISA Analyst | 949-824-6921 |
| Reggie Urcia | Cashier, Payment Services | 949-824-4656 |
| Joan Figueroa | Cashier, Payment Services | 949-824-4655 |
| Fax Number | - | 949-824-3252 |
| Loan Services and Campus Billing and Collections | ||
| Julie Magana | Manager of Campus Billing & Collections | 949-824-4689 |
| Deborah Alvarez | Senior Loan Collections Analyst (Student Loans) | 949-824-6152 |
| Rosanna Bonus | Billing Analyst | 949-824-0223 |
| Jami Muniz | Financial Analyst, CBSO liaison | 949-824-4686 |
| Josefina Robles | Senior Collections Representative (Non-Student Accounts) | 949-824-4213 |
| Kristina Teller | Senior Collections Representative (Student Accounts) | 949-824-4685 |
| Sarah Ure | Senior Collections Representative (Student Accounts) | 949-824-4206 |
| Laura Van Hua | Senior Collections Representative (Student Loans) | 949-824-7082 |
| Fax Number | - | 949-824-6165 |
General Accounting
| Name | Function | Phone |
| Lana Schweikert | Director – Fiscal & mid-year closings coordination, specialized accounting transactions for the campus, Chart of Accounts, and UCOP financial reporting, Audits. | 949-824-2519 |
| Accounting Operations | ||
| Victor Cesario | Chart of Accounts Manager – General Accounting daily operations; Gift Funds; General Ledger inquiries; Fiscal Closing training and processing. |
949-824-3818 |
| Frank Say | General Accounting Manager – Payroll Financial Reporting and Assessment; Nonresident Reporting and Withholding; Unrelated Business Income Tax Reporting; Glacier System Administrator. | 949-824-3647 |
| Trang Tran | Chart of Accounts Manager – General Accounting daily operations; Gift Funds; General Ledger inquiries; Fiscal Closing training and processing. |
949-824-5538 |
| Michael Chung | Credit card bank inquiries; bank reconciliations; inventory accounting, accounting for bank wire transactions; work study account set up and fund allocation; chart of accounts maintenance. | 949-824-0472 |
| Edward Hsieh | Payroll Financial Reporting and Assessment; Payroll Account Reconciliation; KFS Suspense Account Management. | 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; bank inquiries for campus and Medical Center depositories. | 949-824-6818 |
| Benita Ma | Agency funds; auxiliary and service enterprise operating statements; Special State Appropriation Funds; fiscal close coordinator; tracking of OP FJEs (hand posting entries) and review of FCCS/AWS reports; campus STIP distribution coordination. | 949-824-7200 |
| Kimberly Peralta | Payroll Financial Reporting and Assessment; Payroll Account Reconciliation, Accounts Payable Bank Reconciliation; Work Study Account Management. | 949-824-5138 |
| Srey Tung | Intercampus accounting (financial control); SOM lockbox, MC incoming EFTs, UPS lockbox, and outgoing wires bank inquiries; general ledger inquiries; stale-dated & unclaimed vendor check write-off processing. | 949-824-4460 |
| PP&E, Bond and Third Party | ||
| Wan Tung |
Plant Accounting Manager. Bond and debt service; capital expenditures; construction projects; P&P capitalization; plant funds; state claims - capital outlays. |
949-824-6055 |
| Han Chen | Accounting for capitalized equipment, software, libraries, and special collections; equipment depreciation; lease accounting; campus financial schedules; bond audits. | 949-824-6161 |
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. | ||
| Juan Diaz | Director | 949-824-0705 |
| Bernard Dandan | Sr. Financial Payroll Analyst | 949-824-0500 |
| Marlana Harrell | Payroll Analyst | 949-824-0500 |
| Mitra Mamaghani | Sr. Support Desk Trainer | 949-824-0500 |
| Dave Nachreiner | Payroll Analyst | 949-824-0500 |
| Marc Regis | Payroll Analyst | 949-824-0500 |
| Elia Uriarte | Payroll Analyst | 949-824-0500 |
| Joseph Winfery | Payroll Analyst | 949-824-0500 |
Fax: 949-824-3267