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Position Summary:
The Department of Human Nutrition, Foods, and Exercise ( HNFE ) at Virginia Tech is seeking a highly motivated, enthusiastic individual to perform high level and complex administrative support duties, which may include (but not limited to):
• Facilitating efficient and smooth personnel support for all departmental payroll to include the coordination, execution and file retention of all pre-and post-hire activities, such as completing paperwork, confirming work eligibility, systems access, and training;
• Providing fiscal support for Travel and Expense Management ( TEM ), monthly reconciliation, Personal Activity Reports (PARs), and fund changes;
• Organizing, coordinating, and auditing employee files, semi-monthly payroll, and key/space management;
• Managing and ensuring departmental compliance with Management of University Records (Policy 2000) by maintaining and coordinating the transfer and destruction of records in accordance with Virginia Tech Policy;
• Coordinating coverage for the Department Head's Office Suite ensuring stakeholders' needs are met; and
• Providing support as needed to the departmental Executive Assistant and Fiscal Analyst;

Required Qualifications:
• Experience providing leadership in academic office, payroll/fiscal support in a professional office environment, and utilizing various software applications such as word processing, spreadsheets, and electronic mail;
• Ability to work with complex data, create formulas, and import and export data;
• Demonstrated analytical skills with financial data and preparing related reports;
• Knowledge of procurement and business processes with the ability to problem solve, analyze and reconcile accounts, create reports and perform financial calculations using Excel spreadsheets;
• Demonstrated ability to provide a high level of customer service, to work on complex tasks, as well as to work confidentially on sensitive issues; focused attention to detail and the ability to meet deadlines in a high pace academic setting;
• Ability to work with individuals from a variety of backgrounds and personality types to accomplish multiple tasks; and
• Strong communication skills and highly developed interpersonal skills.

Preferred Qualifications:
• Associates degree in related field and/or equivalent experience in higher education, specifically in academic departments and/or research;
• Experience with Banner HRIS , MicroStrategy, Hokiemart, Travel and Expense Managements ( TEM ), Labor Redistribution System, and a variety of reporting systems;
• Demonstrated knowledge of Virginia Tech policies and procedures as it relates to payroll, fiscal, and records management.



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