Vice Presidency for Finances (VPF)

The Vice Presidency for Finances (VPF) is responsible for developing and implementing EPFL’s financial strategy. It oversees financial planning, controlling, accounting and treasury operations.
Vue du bâtiment BI, reconnaissable par sa façade aux couleurs de l'arc-en-ciel © EPFL/Alain Herzog

Façade of the BI building © EPFL/Alain Herzog

About

The VPF makes sure that our School’s resources are used efficiently and effectively. It helps EPFL’s management team and individual schools make the right financial decisions for the short, medium and long term. It also provides expert advice to our School’s vice presidencies, departments and other units.

The VPF establishes the accounting and financial processes used at our School and coordinates risk-mitigation efforts. And in an effort to continuously improve processes, it develops sophisticated financial management systems to meet the needs of our users and the requirements of our various stakeholders.

Organizational structure

Vice President

Françoise Bommensatt

Portrait de Françoise Bommensatt - 2024 EPFL / Nicolas Righetti - Lundi 13 - CC-BY-SA 4.0
Françoise Bommensatt – 2024 EPFL / Nicolas Righetti – Lundi 13 – CC-BY-SA 4.0
Françoise Bommensatt

Research and education budgets are coming under increasing pressure these days, which makes it more important than ever before to find innovative and pragmatic ways for our School to keep pursuing its mission. This means continuing to meet our community’s needs while adapting to the complex environment in which we operate. I’m confident we can do that by engaging all stakeholders in an ongoing dialogue based on mutual understanding.

Françoise Bommensatt, Vice President for Finances

Departments

Accounting Department

The Accounting Department keeps our School’s accounts and manages the consolidation process.

Controlling Department

The Controlling Department plays a key role in continuously improving our processes, procedures and management systems.

Procurement Department

The Purchasing Department advises and supports EPFL units in their purchases of goods and services, with the objective of generating additional value for teaching and research.

Planning and Treasury Department

The Planning and Treasury Department manages the School’s annual budgeting process and develops our medium- and long-term financial planning strategy.

Internal Control and Risk Management Department

The Internal Control and Risk Management Department coordinates our School’s risk analysis efforts and implements mitigation measures.

Program Management Office

The Program Management Office is responsible for leading the change process in EPFL’s financial operations.

Services of the Vice presidency

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Services of the VPF

The VPF offers a range of services along with contacts and resources for more information.

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Financial toolkit (fr)

The Financial Toolkit contains the forms, documents and other information you need to take full advantage of the VPF’s services.

Contact

Administrator of the Vice Presidency for Finances

Sandrine Savary Rojard

vpf@epfl.ch
+41 21 693 71 58


EPFL VPF
Building BI
Station 7
CH-1015 Lausanne


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