IACS Business Coordinator

IACS Business Coordinator

Required Qualifications (as evidenced by an attached resume): Bachelor's degree (foreign equivalent or higher degree) Three (3) years of full time administrative experience in an academic/Higher Education and/or research setting. Experience with budgeting and account reconciliation. Experience with procurement of supplies. Experience with managing office facilities, including renovation and repairs for office or infrastructure needs. Proficiency with Microsoft Office and/or Google Workspace applications, including document preparation and basic data tracking.

Preferred Qualifications: Masters degree in business, accounting, management, operations, or higher education, or related field. Experienced user of SBU systems: Procurement (WolfMart, Avid, Concur, TDX or any other). Experienced user of SBU Budgeting and/or bookkeeping systems (CBM, Oracle-based systems including PeopleSoft, RF Report Center). Experience working with highly regulated state- and federally-funded equipment, supplies and contract acquisition. Experience assisting and collaborating with students and/or faculty in a Higher Ed environment. Experience with procurement of major equipment.

Brief Description of Duties

The IACS Business Coordinator will ensure that our Institute's faculty, students and staff have access to the physical space, equipment and supplies necessary to enable a productive and collaborative environment. This position will support a busy and productive multidisciplinary team, tracking and monitoring budgets, expenditures, and other financial transactions. Key responsibilities include policy interpretation and implementation, independent decision-making, financial analysis and recommendations, vendor negotiations, and authority to commit resources within delegated limits. This position will provide expert guidance and fulfillment of procurement policy and procedures, executing procurement activities - ranging from routine inventory/supply tracking/replenishment, to complex major equipment and specialized services, including for our supercomputing center.

Key activities: Operational planning and management consultation: Under minimal supervision, this position will work with campus construction, building maintenance and renovation, and other specialists as needed serving the IACS, as well as coordinate room bookings and oversee the room scheduling calendars. Excellent organizational skills are essential for this position. In support of Institute as well as supercomputing center, executes extremely complex and multi-layered large contract equipment and services purchases - including international source procurement, tariff involvement, and timed payments. Also performs all routine sourcing and acquisition for smaller-scale supplies and equipment, and IACS award payments. Identifies compliant vendor(s), ensures vendor account establishment, and prepares, reviews and approves purchase requisitions before final consideration by the Administrative Director and affected IACS member. Ensures prompt fulfillment and payment. Communicates with IACS members on their orders and requests, and collaborates with IACS admin team to anticipate and fulfill needs. Monitors expenditures, and tracks financial accounts and records including financial analysis and making recommendations to management. Performs internal general ledger activities and financial reporting, including monthly (or, as needed) and year end journal entries. Drafts transfers and invoicing to include tracking all startups and allowances, and special project funding. Drafts related correspondence for Administrative Director and other IACS Leaders' signature. Monitors all physical space and equipment, ensuring proper functioning, and addresses all issues including securing appropriate vendors for repairs, renovations and upkeep. Also working with Property Control to ensure inventory is properly tracked and decommissioned. Coordinates room bookings and oversees the room scheduling calendars. Assists with event-related logistics as needed. Collaborates with IACS staff and faculty to interview, select, train and make recommendations concerning the evaluation, promotion, and termination of student assistant support staff. Supervises student assistants on direct assignment. Other duties or projects as assigned as appropriate to rank and departmental mission.

Special Notes: This is a full-time appointment. FLSA Non-Exempt position, eligible for the overtime provisions of the FLSA. In addition to the employee's base salary, this position is eligible for $4000 UUP annual location pay, paid biweekly. For this position, we are unable to sponsor candidates for work visas. The work location for this position is on campus at Stony Brook University. Resume/CV and cover letter should be included with the online application. Stony Brook University is committed to excellence in diversity and the creation of an inclusive learning, and working environment. All qualified applicants will receive consideration for employment without regard to race, color, national origin, religion, sex, pregnancy, familial status, sexual orientation, gender identity or expression, age, disability, genetic information, veteran status and all other protected classes under federal or state laws. If you need a disability-related accommodation, please call the university Office of Equity and Access (OEA) at View phone number on click.appcast.io or visit OEA. In accordance with the Title II Crime Awareness and Security Act a copy of our crime statistics can be viewed here. Visit our WHY WORK HERE page to learn about the total rewards we offer.