Administrative Coordinator

Administrative & Fiscal Coordinator (Economics)

William & Mary's Department of Economics invites experienced applicants for the position of Administrative & Fiscal Coordinator whose efforts will support students, staff and department faculty. Under the supervision of the Department Chair, this position manages all administrative and financial needs to include leadership and faculty support for ~30 full?time, affiliated, or visiting faculty members. The individual selected for this role will leverage their experience with fiscal administration and daily office operations to advance the goals of this academic unit in the Arts & Sciences.

Primary responsibilities include:

• Providing fiscal and administrative support for the Chair, Associate Chair, faculty, and office to include accurate processing of travel reimbursements, payments, and scholarships.
• Managing the department's indexes by verifying accounting entries, balancing monthly expenditures against the budget, maintaining tracking spreadsheets, and assisting in budget planning by providing financial review of resources. Funding sources include state, grant, overhead, gift and endowment funds.
• Facilitating transactions for procurement of equipment and services to include computer equipment for faculty and staff.
• Serving as the department's equipment inventory coordinator.
• Assisting with event planning and logistics throughout the year.
• Providing administrative and faculty personnel services including processes for merit review, promotion and tenure while ensuring compliance with all applicable policies and procedures.
• Identifying administrative goals and priorities, with an emphasis on budget tracking.
• Interpreting new directives, policies, and procedures and communicating changes to appropriate staff.
• Overseeing the hiring of student assistants; ensuring timesheets are completed and approved in a timely manner.

Required Qualifications:

• High school diploma or equivalent education, training, and/or experience.
• Familiar with administrative and business practices including customer-service techniques.
• Working knowledge of basic accounting principles and fiscal administration including tracking and projecting expenditures.
• Working knowledge of procurement and purchasing policies and procedures.
• Demonstrated proficiency in computer skills including Internet browsers and Microsoft Office: Word, Excel, and Outlook.
• Ability to learn and work effectively with productivity systems and applications including for procurement, travel, and fiscal reporting (e.g. Banner, Qlik, Workday, buyW&M, Chrome River).
• Demonstrated communication and interpersonal skills to interact professionally with a diverse population of faculty and students.
• Ability to interpret and apply organizational policies and procedures in accordance with state and federal guidelines.
• Must be detail-oriented and able to balance multiple competing priorities.

Preferred Qualifications:

• Experience working in a higher education environment.
• Prior fiscal administration experience.
• Experience with grant fiscal administration
• Experience with automated operational/business systems (e.g., Banner, Qlik, Workday, buyW&M, Chrome River)
• Working knowledge of personnel processes for instructional faculty (i.e., promotion, tenure review, merit, etc.)

Conditions of Employment:

• Occasional evening and weekend work required, i.e., during open house, commencement, homecoming, special events, etc.
• This is a non-exempt position, eligible to receive overtime in accordance with the Fair Labor Standards Act. This position may be subject to overtime during high peak times, etc. as directed and approved by the supervisor.

For full consideration, submit your resume and cover letter by the priority review date of 9/3/2026.

Compensation: Up to $48,000 commensurate with experience.