About Finance

Director: Lynette Petrie

• Provide organisation-wide financial management strategy 
• Provide strategic management and commercial support 
• Student load planning, workforce planning, business case viability guidance 

Director: Andrew Fellowes

• Perform treasury activities
• Perform insurance activities
• Manage investments 

Director: Catherine Yeung

Financial Control & Compliance - Catherine Yeung
Research & Revenue Accounting - Marie Saparamadu

• Performs statutory financial reporting
• Manage policy, financial compliance 
• Financial process control
• Provide specialist advice and support including tax
• Manages financial data integrity
• Manages tax compliance
• Research Finance support

Lead Finance Business Partners:

• Faculties - Paul Jackson
• Divisions - Savvas Christou​

Hub Leaders

• Faculties - Yvonne Balakian
• Divisions - Denise Miles

• Provide senior level business and finance advice to faculties and divisions 
• Oversee all elements of each faculty and division financials
• Conduct financial modelling and analysis
• Prepare budgets and forecasts
• Provide management reports & analysis 
• Provide transactional finance support

Director: William Bailey

Procurement webpage

• Partner with the business to deliver procurement activity for value >$350k including:
  • ​Phase 1- planning & strategy development
  • Phase 2- approaching the market and evaluation
  • Phase 3- entering into negotiations and recommend suppliers
  • Phase 4-  facilitate contract execution and handover to Accounts Payable
• Responsible for travel procurement and operations across the University
• Provide support and advice for activities <$350k
• Establish competitive panels for staff to access prequalified UNSW suppliers
• Provide access to prequalified suppliers through Government panel arrangements
• Provide guidance on negotiations with suppliers <$350k
• Develop contract management plans
• Provide trend analytics for spend by category and supplier
• Identify opportunities for sustainable practises and lead modern slavery supply chain initiatives

Executive Officer: Katja Benninghaus

• Manage the day to day operational activities of Finance
• Provide a central point of support for all administrative processes
• Executive support to the CFO (cfo-support@unsw.edu.au) 
• Management of Finance governance deliverables
• Delivery of operational business planning and process improvement
• Support workforce management and planning and capability development