Barbara C.

Associate Vice President and Systemwide Controller @University of California Office of the President

Oakland, CA, US

Reporting to the Executive Vice President and Chief Financial Officer, I am responsible for the development and implementation of accounting and financial policies for the University and its ten campuses and campus foundations, five medical centers, and the UC Retirement System, with particular emphasis on internal control policies and procedures, operations, and financial reporting. In this position, I oversee the development of systemwide accounting, payroll and tax policies and procedures, managing four accounting and financial reporting units, tax compliance, costing policy and analysis, and financial systems, payroll compliance, and an operational excellence team. I provide systemwide campus support from a business, financial, and regulatory perspective for all major business transactions for the University. I take a leadership role in the resolution of systemwide issues, the development of University-wide systems and controls, and provide guidance and support to the campus and medical center controllers and their staff, retirement system and campus foundations. I also have responsibility for coordination with the Regents\' external auditor and provide technical guidance to the system on emerging accounting and financial reporting issues.I am responsible for approximately 50 professional staff and manage a departmental budget of approximately $16 million. I am integrally connected to the campus, Foundation and medical center controllers, to ensure consistency in accounting practices and financial reporting requirements across the University system.

Cornell Johnson Graduate School of Management

MBA, Accounting and Finance

Cornell University ILR School

Master's degree, Industrial and Labor Relations

University of Massachusetts Amherst

BA, Japanese Language and Literature