Business & Financial Services

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Meet the Teams
Explore the Business & Financial Services teams that support UCR’s financial operations. Learn what each team does and find the right contact for guidance and support.

Accounts Payable

Accounts Payable (AP) processes supplier invoices, reimbursements, and other payments accurately and on time, in accordance with university policies.

For invoice submissions, supplier/payee registration, or general assistance, visit the Contact Tree or Finance and Administration Support Portal. In the portal, select Request Help → Procurement & Accounts Payable.

Accounts Payable Leadership
Dorthea (Dottie) Ford

Accounts Payable Supervisor
dorthea.ford@ucr.edu | (951) 827-1936
Responsibilities: Oversees all Accounts Payable functions
Accounts Payable Leads
Sandra Danford

Accountant / Accounts Payable Lead
sandra.danford@ucr.edu | (951) 827-1933
Responsibilities: Concur Travel & Expense Troubleshooting, Transcepta Reports, AP Reconciliations, SOP Documentation, and Returned Supplier Checks
Mimi Collins

Accountant / Accounts Payable Lead
miesha.collins@ucr.edu | (951) 827-1932
Responsibilities: Cash Deposits / CCCRS, Transcepta Reports, Subcontracts / MCA
PO Invoice Processing Team
Cathy Newland

Accounting Assistant
cathy.newland@ucr.edu | (951) 827-1934
Responsibilities: PO Supplier Invoices (A–C, O–P)
Tatiana Dolberg

Accounting Assistant
tatiana.dolberg@ucr.edu | (951) 827-1937
Responsibilities: PO Supplier Invoices (D–N)
Philisa Merino-Dent

Accounting Assistant
Philisa Merino-Dent@ucr.edu | (951) 827-1935
Responsibilities: PO Supplier Invoices (Q–Z)
Supplier Maintenance
Turajha Moore

Accounting Assistant
Responsibilities: Supplier Maintenance

Banking & Treasury

Banking & Treasury manages campus cash, liquidity, working capital, and external funding. The unit also supports capital project planning, financial decision-making, and regulatory compliance.

Additional guidance is available on the Banking & Treasury webpage.

Assistant Controller
Uzair Shakoor

Assistant Controller
uzair.shakoor@ucr.edu | (951) 827-1644
Responsibilities: Oversees all BFS General and Post Award Accounting functions
Accounting Manager
Kevin Pang

Accounting Manager
kpang@ucr.edu | (951) 827-1656 
Responsibilities: Accounting Manager for General Accounting, Banking & Treasury, Equipment Management & Plant Accounting
Banking & Treasury
Colleen Campbell

Cash Accountant
colleen.campbell@ucr.edu | (951) 827-1945
Responsibilities: Cash Management/Banking, Bank Wires (Incoming and Outgoing)
Tabitha Fontanez

Treasury Accounting Analyst
tabitha.nemback@ucr.edu | (951) 827-1947
Responsibilities: Intercampus Order and/or Charge (IOC)

 

Extramural Funds

Extramural Funds (EMF) provides guidance and compliance oversight for contracts and grants, including sponsor invoicing, collections, and research-related policies.

For assistance, email emf@ucr.edu or visit the Finance and Administration Support Portal and select Request Help → Contracts & Grants. Additional guidance is available on the Extramural Funds webpage.

Post Award Accounting Manager
Kimberly Padilla Gala 

Post Award Accounting Manager
kimberly.gala@ucr.edu | (951) 827-1953 
Responsibilities: Oversees all Post Award functions
EMF Financial Analyst Lead
Nicola Sandhu Timpelova

EMF Financial Analyst 
nicola.sandhutimpelova@ucr.edu | (951) 827-1903
Responsibilities: Post-award financial management, Payroll Certification coordinator
EMF Accountants
Thelma Castro Kumaria

EMF Accountant
thelma.castro@ucr.edu | (951) 827-1954
Responsibilities: Post-award financial management
Patrice Delgado

EMF Accountant
patrice.delgado@ucr.edu | (951) 827-2417
Responsibilities: Post-award financial management
Louis Sandoval

EMF Accountant
louis.sandoval@ucr.edu | (951) 827-0108
Responsibilities: Post-award financial management
Julisa Garcia

EMF Accountant
julisa.garcia@ucr.edu | (951) 827-1957
Responsibilities: Post-award financial management

 

 

 

General Accounting

General Accounting, Plant, and Equipment Management supports campus banking, capital assets, intercampus transactions, sales and service activities, and monthly and year-end close.

For assistance, visit the Finance and Administration Support Portal and select Request Help → General Acct, Web Recharge, & NCTs. Additional guidance is available on the General Accounting webpage.

Assistant Controller
Uzair Shakoor

Assistant Controller
uzair.shakoor@ucr.edu | (951) 827-1644
Responsibilities: Oversees all BFS General and Post Award Accounting functions
Accounting Manager
Kevin Pang

Accounting Manager
kpang@ucr.edu | (951) 827-1656 
Responsibilities: Accounting Manager for General Accounting, Banking & Treasury, Equipment Management & Plant Accounting
General Accounting, Plant Accounting, & Equipment Management
Jillian Ramirez 

General Accountant
jillian.ramirez@ucr.edu | (951) 827-1979
Responsibilities: General Ledger, Sales & Service, Auxilliary, Intercampus Order and/or Charge (IOC)
Michael Mochache

Plant Accountant
michael.mochache@ucr.edu | (951) 827-1920
Responsibilities: Construction Payments, Capitalization (Buildings, Infrastructure, Land, Improvements Software, Intangibles, Libraries Collections), Debt Service Payments, Debt Amortization Schedules
Margaret Tjia 

Financial Service Analyst
margaret.tija@ucr.edu | (951) 827-4209
Responsibilities: Accounting/Equipment Analyst, Asset Management System (AMS), Inventorial Equipment Accounting, Equipment Transfers To/From Other Institutions, Equipment Inventory Modification Requests (EIMR)

 

 

 

Payroll Coordination & Analysis

Payroll Coordination & Analysis (PCA) provides guidance on time and attendance, payroll, and related general ledger impacts. The unit also supports payroll and general ledger applications.

For assistance, visit the Finance and Administration Support Portal  and select Request Help → Payroll Coordination & Analysis. Additional guidance is available on the PCA webpage.

Payroll Coordination & Analysis Manager
Alfred Karam

Payroll Coordination & Analysis Manager
alfred.karam@ucr.edu | (951) 827-6203
Responsibilities: Oversees all PCA functions
Payroll Systems Coordination Supervisor
Rose Carmona

Payroll Systems Coordination Supervisor
rosemarie.silvas@ucr.edu | (951) 827-1969
Payroll Coordination
Nupur Barot

Payroll Coordination
nupur.barot@ucr.edu | (951) 827-1990
Elena Valdez

Payroll Coordination
elena.valdez@ucr.edu | (951) 827-1958
Yasmin Rivas

Payroll Coordination
yasmin.rivas@ucr.edu | (951) 827-1970
Business Systems Analysis
Susan Taing

Business Systems Analyst
susan.taing@ucr.edu | (951) 827-4005
Cindy Tyson

Business Systems Analyst
cindy.tyson@ucr.edu | (951) 827-1994
Robert Lee Quarles III

Business Systems Analyst
robert.quarles@ucr.edu | (951) 827-1961

 

 

 

 

Travel & Entertainment

Accounts Payable (AP) processes supplier invoices, reimbursements, and other payments accurately and on time, in accordance with university policies.

For travel and expense assistance, visit the Finance and Administration Support Portal and select Request Help → Travel & Expense. Additional guidance is available on the Travel & Entertainment webpage.

Supervisor
Dorthea (Dottie) Ford

Accounts Payable Supervisor
dorthea.ford@ucr.edu | (951) 827-1936
Responsibilities: Oversees all Accounts Payable functions
Reimbursement Specialists
Isaura Brewster

Admin Specialist
Finance and Administration Support Portal | (951) 827-1952
Responsibilities: Concur Travel and Expense, ePay, Removals/Relocations
Talethia Moore

Admin Specialist
Finance and Administration Support Portal | (951) 827-0988
Responsibilities: Concur Travel and Expense, ePay, Removals/Relocations
Supplier Maintenance
Turajha Moore

Accounting Assistant
Responsibilities: Supplier Maintenance