KPIs

Key Performance Indicators (KPIs)

Financial Affairs key performance indicators are based on tracking broad organizational financial health and more localized support metrics meaningful to Faculty, staff, and/or students.

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Credit Rating

Strategic Performance Metric Performance Assessment
Credit Rating Target AA- or better Achieved
DBRS AA Stable
S&P AA Stable

Debt Policy Ratios

Strategic Performance Metric Performance Assessment
Debt Management Policy Ratios: Achieved
Guideline 2017/2018
Available expendable resources to debt > 1.0 2.0
Interest Coverage Ratio > 3.25 12.7
Available expendable resources as % of revenue >15% 50%
Liquidity > 1 2.5

Investment Returns

Strategic Performance Metric Performance Assessment
Investment Pool 4-year Annualized Return better than policy benchmark (March 2018: 6.7%) Achieved (7.2%)
Salaried Pension Plans 4-year Annualized Return better than policy benchmark (March 2018: 7.3%) Achieved (8.0%)
Hourly Pension Plan 4-year Annualized Return better than policy benchmark (March 2018: xx% Coming soon

Investment Pool Carbon Intensity

Sustainability Performance Metric Performance Assessment
Investment pool public equities carbon intensity is less than policy benchmark carbon intensity (April 30, 2018: Policy 178.5 tCO2e/$M invested) Data availability for this measurement ~98% Achieved (142.0 tCO2e/$M invested)

Note: MSCI Global Equities Ex Fossil Fuels = 142.5 tCO2e/$M invested
Investment pool public equities and fixed income carbon intensity is less than policy benchmark carbon intensity (April 30, 2018: Policy 293.5 tCO2e/$M Sales) Data availability for this measurement ~72% Achieved (293.2 tCO2e/$M sales)

 

Processing & Support Turnaround

Operational Performance Metric Performance Assessment
AP Processing <1 Business Day Achieved (0.58 days)
AP Help Line Response <1 Business Day Coming Soon
SP Approved Requisition Batching to PO Each Business Day (~10:30A.M. and ~2:30P.M) Achieved
SP Purchase Order Issuance to Vendors Each Business day (~4:30) Achieved
Requisition creation help: spreqbox@mcmaster.ca response time < 1 business day Achieved

MacBuy 5-Year Project to 2024/25)

Project Performance Metric Performance Assessment
Savings Target by 2025 $3.7M/Year (3rd Party Methodology) Coming Soon
Procurement card payment settlements by AP $27M/Year in 2017 to grow by 20% by 2023 Coming Soon
Reduced unit level time on procurement card reconciliations Coming Soon
Help Line: macbuyhelp@mcmaster.ca response time <1 business day Achieved