ADMINISTRATIVE OFFICE ASSISTANT III

Administrative Office Assistant III

Central Michigan University is dedicated to fostering an environment that is reflective of the communities we serve. We are especially interested in highly qualified candidates who will advance and promote CMU's mission, vision, and leadership standards. You must submit an on-line application in order to be considered as an applicant for this position. Cover letters may be addressed to the Hiring Committee.

Position Title: Administrative Office Assistant III

Position Summary: Responsible for creating project accounts for assets under construction; processing journal entries; paying invoices on contract purchase orders and non-purchase orders payments; preparing spreadsheets for all projects; reconcile and maintain assets under construction project files; and updating the project management report. Responsible for the Facilities Management (FM) credit card program, including monthly reconciliations. Serves as backup for FM Accounting and Payroll, Student Employment, and general accounts payable departments to include processing of work order transactions.

Required Qualifications: High school diploma or GED. Four years of qualifying experience or a combination of education and experience that equates to four years. Experience with Microsoft Word. Customer service experience. Spreadsheet and/or database experience. Organizational skills with strong attention to detail. Demonstrated positive interpersonal skills. Effective verbal and written communication skills. Ability to project a positive attitude. Ability to manage multiple projects and meet deadlines with accurate results. Ability to compose, proofread and edit correspondence.

Preferred Qualifications: Knowledge of specific software programs and/or mainframe/systems skills may be desired by the hiring department (i.e. SAP).

Duties & Responsibilities: Creates internal orders/enters budgets/budget allocations and adds internal orders to hierarchy tree in SAP. Maintains hierarchy tree on assets under construction. Manages the project report on the web (University Engineering and Programming Project Management Report) by ensuring current balances match SAP, and by removing projects off the web when closed. Processes journal entries to transfer funds from departments to fund Assets Under Construction project account. Ensures that revenues listed on the financial information side of SAP match the revenue included in budgets for Assets Under Construction. Ensures sub-accounts are correct on Assets Under Construction projects. Reconciles journal entries against project accounts. Prepares and processes all invoice vouchers with appropriate contract numbers/project numbers and sub-accounts for project manager's approval. Processes payments in SAP, including verifying invoices and projects. Reconciles all activities that are processed against project accounts daily by verifying all entries on the projects are accurate and have been processed against the correct project number. Notifies project managers of any deficit projects. Ensures reimbursement of all expenditures for state project accounts. Verifies funding for all purchase orders. Verifies and records all contract purchase orders and contract change orders to ensure they are charged to the correct project. Maintains files on Assets Under Construction project accounts, and on University Residence accounts and miscellaneous contract purchase orders that are processed against various department accounts. Serves as a contact person with Accounting Services, Purchasing, and Payable Accounting in matters related to Assets Under Construction. Processes and audits all journal transfers/payments related to Assets Under Construction pertaining to project accounts. Coordinates and oversees final payment of contracts including checking waivers and guarantees. Interacts with contractors concerning payment inquiries. Prepares bi-weekly, weekly, monthly, and as-requested reports for all projects. Settles work orders in SAP that are related to Internal Order Numbers (ION's) for Assets Under Construction. Creates, closes, and manages IONs for new and existing projects. Processes credit card transactions and ensures compliance with university credit card policies. Serves as backup for Facilities Management Accounting and Payroll, Student Employment, and general accounts payable departments. Performs other duties as assigned.

Supervision Exercised: None.

Message to Applicants: Central Michigan University is dedicated to fostering an environment that is reflective of the communities we serve. We are especially interested in highly qualified candidates who will advance and promote CMU's mission, vision, and leadership standards. You must submit an on-line application in order to be considered as an applicant for this position. Cover letters may be addressed to the Hiring Committee.

Employee Group: Administrative Office Assistant

Staff Pay Level

Pay Range: Minimum Starting Rate: $18.00 per hour

Division: Finance and Administrative Services

Department: Financial Services

Position Status: Regular

Position End Date

Employment Status: Full-Time

FTE: 1.0

Position Type: 12 month

Weekly Work Schedule: Mon-Fri, 8:00 a.m. - 5:00 p.m. / weekends and evenings as needed

Location: Mount Pleasant, MI

About the Department

About CMU: Central Michigan University has a more than 125-year legacy of preparing students to become leaders and changemakers in their communities and in their personal and professional lives. We serve nearly 15,500 students on our Mount Pleasant campus, in satellite locations around the state and throughout the country, and through flexible online programs. Many of our approximately 300 undergraduate, master's, specialist and doctoral programs in the arts, media, business, education, human services, health professions, liberal arts, social sciences, medicine, science and engineering are nationally ranked for excellence. CMU leads the nation in leadership development programming through our Sarah R. Opperman Leadership Institute, and we are proud to be among only 5% of U.S. universities in the top two Carnegie research classifications. Our faculty work with graduate and undergraduate students in areas such as Great Lakes research, medical innovation, engineering technology and more. Central is home to 17 men's and women's Division 1 sports including football, basketball, gymnastics, baseball, wrestling and more. Our student-athletes achieve great success in competition and in the classroom, capturing Mid-American Conference championships and maintaining an average cumulative GPA of 3.17. CMU is located in Mount Pleasant, a community that blends the best of small-town living with big-city amenities. It's part of the culturally varied and vibrant Great Lakes Bay Region that also includes Saginaw, Bay City, Midland and the state's largest Native American community, centered on the Saginaw Chippewa Isabella Reservation in Mount Pleasant. Area residents enjoy the mix of outdoor activities, cultural events, shopping and dining options, and family attractions. Other major Michigan destinations and attractions Lansing, Grand Rapids, Detroit, Traverse City, wineries, beaches, golf and ski resorts, and many more are within easy reach of the city's central location in Michigan's Lower Peninsula. CMU employees enjoy access to a nationally recognized wellness program along with health care and benefits that exceed regional, state and national norms.

CMU Leadership Standards: Central Michigan University is a place where we value students and work for their success, where we act as family, and where employees are engaged, appreciated and have extraordinary opportunities to make a difference. We intentionally maintain and strengthen the hallmark CMU culture that sets us apart from our peers by expecting CMU leaders and employees to model the following Leadership Standards and develop them within their teams. Please review the Leadership Standards before applying for this position.

EEO Statement: CMU is an Equal Opportunity Employer and institution. CMU does not discriminate against persons based on age, color, disability, ethnicity, familial status, gender, gender expression, gender identity, genetic information, height, marital status, national origin, political persuasion, pregnancy, childbirth or related medical conditions, race, religion, sex, sex-based stereotypes, sexual orientation, transgender status, veteran status, or weight. If you wish to see "Know Your Rights" posters, please click here. CMU does not discriminate on the basis of sex in the education program or activity that it operates, including admission and employment, and is required by Title IX of the Education Amendments of 1972 not to discriminate in such a matter. Inquiries about the application of Title IX can be made to CMU's Title IX Coordinator, the US Department of Education's Assistant Secretary, or both. CMU's Title IX Coordinator can be reached at: Phone: View phone number on click.appcast.io Office: 103 E. Preston St. Bovee University Center, suite 306 Mount Pleasant, MI 48858 Email: View email address on click.appcast.io

Posting Ends

Open Until Filled: Yes