Our Mission

UCSF Finance is dedicated to ensuring UCSF's financial resources are carefully stewarded and effectively managed so UCSF can achieve its mission of advancing health worldwide through innovative health sciences education, discovery, and patient care.

Our Services

The UCSF Finance team strives to provide first class financial management, guidance, and services to UCSF, its leadership, schools, and academic and administrative support units. 

Services provided across the five UCSF Finance departments include:

• Financial strategy and management decision support to campus and systemwide leaders
• Long-term financial planning for capital and operations
• Oversight of the annual budget process for the campus
• Management of Chancellor’s resources for capital and operating budgets
• Cash and debt management and strategy
• Maintenance of the UCSF chart of accounts and general ledger
• Post-award contracts and grants accounting
• Payroll services, including timekeeping, employment verification, and support for UCPath
• Financial reporting, including MyReports and financial statements
• Costing policy guidance and F&A Cost Recovery rate development
• Recharge rate development and monitoring
• Financial planning, reporting, compliance and transaction services for FAS and other campus administrative units
• Risk and insurance services
• Travel safety planning
• Strategic procurement, supplier development
• Accounts payable
• Travel and expense reimbursement
• Logistics services including mail, package delivery, moving and installation, and storage