Cindy Murphy’s Duties

Job Title

Senior Administrative Associate

Assistant to the Chair, Fiscal Operations

 

1. Administrative Support to the Chair

 

Assist Department Chair as needed.

Handle Department Chair’s correspondence and prepare memos regarding fiscal operations.

Supervise workflow of office staff.

 

2. Fiscal Operations

 

Prepare annual department budget and input information into the BDL in Define.

Prepare NTT, TA, and PhD budgets each semester.

Prepare special budget reports when needed.

Prepare monthly report of account balances and departmental expenses.

Monitor departmental expenses, reconcile accounts and process electronic transfers.

Monitor faculty candidates’ expenditures to report to the Dean’s office.

Monitor and track start-up accounts for new faculty.

Manage grant accounts, process transfers and obtain financial information for PIs.

Work with Grants and Contracts regarding faculty grants and prepare cost sharing reports.

Prepare spreadsheets for annual faculty and staff merit increases.

Submit Doctoral Fellowship Payment Request to Scholarship Office and Disbursements.

Monitor doctoral students’ registration and make sure their tuition and fees are paid.

Determine Ph.D. scholarship award amounts each semester.

Processes Graduate Research Scholarships awards for PIs.

Verify scholarship funding is in place so that scholarships may be awarded.

Review and approve all payroll documents.

Review all purchase orders and forward to Chair for approval.

Review all travel reimbursements and payment vouchers and forward to Chair for approval.

Review all grant proposal budgets and routing forms and forward to Chair for approval.

Maintain and organize all grant proposal files.

 

3. Employment

 

Prepare staff requisitions for hiring new staff and work with Human Resources for postings.

Process and track Background Checks for new staff.

Maintain and organize faculty and staff employment files.

Process all electronic appointments (PAFs) for faculty, staff, and student employees.

Calculate grant appointments and buyouts for faculty and process the PAFs.

Prepare appointment letters for NTT faculty and TAs each semester.

Process monthly Vacation/Sick Leave reports in Define and send copy to Human Resources.

Process employee terminations in Define and approve termination paper work documents.

Prepare Authorizations for Services Agreement for faculty and staff when needed.

 


4. Renovations

 

Coordinate renovations of CS labs and faculty offices.

Prepare work requests for renovation estimates.

Contact vendors for bids on furniture and equipment for the remodeled areas.

Meet with Facilities Services representatives as needed.

Work with Facilities Services to make sure the work is completed as requested.

 

 

Updated 01/28/05

 

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