About Finance

Function Leader: Urania Stamios

Financial Process & Technology - Sharon Post
Finance Analyst Support - Urania Stamios
Finance Helpdesk - John Bayas
Accounts Payable - John Bayas
Finance Services Team - Domenic Armenio
Accounts Receivable - Kavitha Peddi-Muralidhar

• Manage accounts payable 
• Process customer billing
• Manage accounts receivable
• Purchases goods & services
• Processes credit card expenses
• Processes expense reimbursements
• Financial Process & Technology

Director: Lynette Petrie

Finance Strategy & Planning - Monica Romero​
Strategy 2025 - Stephanie Tucker
Group Management Reporting & Analysis - Lynette Petrie

• Provide organisation-wide financial management strategy 
• Provide strategic management and commercial support 
• Student load planning, workforce planning, business case viability guidance 
• Provide advice on grant balances and treatment of any surplus/deficit 
• Prepare calculations to advise on total payroll costs for staff charged to research projects   
• Ensure timely billing of granting bodies 
• Ensure timely allocation of interest to projects where applicable 
• Preparation of finance reports for submission together with progress reports 
• Prepare budgets 
• Prepare forecasts 
• Perform non-research general accounting 
• Provide management reports & analysis 

Director: Andrew Fellowes

• Perform treasury activities
• Perform insurance activities
• Manage investments 

Director: Catherine Yeung

Group Financial Control - Catherine Yeung
Group Research Finance - Marie Saparamadu
Accounting Support Team - Payam Ahmadi

• 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
• Accounting Support

Senior Finance Business Partners:

STEM - Daniel Lipman
HASS​ - Joanne Herron
Divisions - Savvas Christou​

• 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 

Director: William Bailey

• 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

Function Leader: Victoria Edwards

• Manage the day to day operational activities of Finance
• Provide a central point of support for all administrative processes
• Support business activities by providing expertise across all professional service functions
• Delivery of operational business planning and process improvement
• Support workforce management and planning and capability development