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Financial Advising

Attention TMU students

Students requiring help with OSAP, bursaries, awards, tuition fees and refunds can direct questions to the Registrar Office’s Service Hub.

Faculties and departments can find financial management advice, support and assistance through our Client Advisory Services department. 

Research accounting and managing research grants is the responsibility of Financial Services, Research Accounting. If you require assistance, please contact your research financial analyst.

What we do

Budget administration and financial management

  • Development of annual department base budget documents;
  • Resource for unit budget owners on university financial and budget processes; and
  • Designing department specific financial reports.

Financial monitoring and compliance

  • Shared accountability with units to external funding agencies/sponsor for financial reporting; and 
  • High level financial monitoring of funds to assist with units in ensuring financial integrity 
  • Assist to provide early warning of plan and budget deviations.

Training and advice

  • Providing strategic advice and assistance on fund management; and
  • Conducting training to financial personnel in units on budget management.

Customized training available

To request a customized budget management training session for your faculty or department, please contact Antonella Duarte, Client Advisory Services’ lead trainer, at aduarte@torontomu.ca.

Who we are

General inquiries
Email: clientadvisory@torontomu.ca

Nadia Ferrari
Director, Budget Administration and Advisory Services
Phone: 416-979-5000, ext: 553396
Emailn2ferrari@torontomu.ca

Choose your department to find your financial contact details. If you would like to request a new cost centre or close an existing cost centre, please email clientadvisory@torontomu.ca.

Financial contact Departments

Thanisa Veluppillai
Acting Supervisor, Client Advisory Services
Phone: 416-979-5000, ext. 556985
Email: thanisa.veluppillai@torontomu.ca

 

  • Faculty of Law
  • Facilities Management and Development (FMD)
Antonella Duarte
Financial Advisor
Phone: 416-979-5000, ext. 557242
Emailaduarte@torontomu.ca
  • Chang School of Continuing Education
  • Faculty of Engineering & Architectural Science (FEAS)
  • Human Resources
Catherine Banks
Financial Administrator
Phone: 416-979-5000, ext. 556998  
Emailcbanks@torontomu.ca
  • The Image Centre
  • Provost and Vice-President, Academic
  • Senate Office
  • Vice-President, Faculty Affairs
  • Vice-President, University Planning
  • Zones, Digital Media Zone (DMZ)
Cindy Xie
Financial Advisor
Phone: 416-979-5000, ext. 556255 
Email
: cindyxie@torontomu.ca
  • Campus Safety Grant
  • Faculty of Community Services (FCS)
  • Non- research university-wide projects
  • Ontario Post-Secondary Access and Inclusion Program (OPAIP)
  • Vice-President Equity and Community Inclusion (OVPECI)
  • Vice-Provost Academic
Dannica Bacani
Financial Advisor 
Phone: 416-979-5000, ext. 554271
Emaildbacani@torontomu.ca
  • Computing and Communications Services (CCS)
  • Faculty of Arts
  • Faculty of Science (FOS)
Margaret Ng
Financial Advisor
Phone: 416-979-5000, ext. 556984
Emailmargng@torontomu.ca
  • Community Safety and Security
  • The Creative School
  • Library and Archives
  • Ted Rogers School of Business Management (TRSM)

Cherry Lee
Financial Support Specialist 
Phone: 416-979-5000, ext. 557310
Email: cherry.lee@torontomu.ca

  • Ceremonials Office
  • Office of the President
  • Public Relations and Communications
  • TMU Global
  • Vice-President, Administration and Operations

Jane Lu
Financial Advisor
Phone: 416-979-5000, ext. 556983
Email: jane.lu18@torontomu.ca
  • Athletics and Recreation
  • International Student Enrolment, Education and Inclusion
  • Registrar’s Office
  • Student Affairs
  • Student Communications
  • Student Wellbeing
  • University Advancement
  • University Relations
  • Vice-Provost, Students (OVPS)
Farooq Zia
Financial Support Specialist 
Phone: 416-979-5000, ext. 553689
Email: farooq.zia@torontomu.ca
  • Financial Services
  • General Counsel and Board Secretariat (GCBS)
  • Internal Audit
  • University Business Services (UBS)
  • Yeates School of Graduate Studies