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Location

New Brunswick, NJ | United States

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Job description

Position Summary:

Rutgers University- Newark (RU-N), an urban public research university and anchor institution, located in Newark, New Jersey, a city of promise is seeking a Business Assistant I. This position is a member of the Dean's Office team in the School of Arts and Sciences-Newark ( SASN ), embracing the challenges of achieving community goals and supporting team efforts to grow together.

The position is responsible for and not limited to the following:

• Provides coordination and/or support in the areas of budget, accounting, and payroll as well as for a wide range of business functions
• Monitors Dean's Office budgets and expenditures
• Supports monthly closing, year-end closing, and working budget processes
• Prepares a variety of business transactions
• Trains SASN employees on financial, procurement, and other systems
• Provides administrative and operational support to SASN leadership, in day-to-day operations, projects, processes, and cyclical responsibilities as needed
• Must be able to multitask in a fast-paced, stakeholder-focused, highly confidential environment with an understanding of the mission, vision, role, and goals of the Dean's Office, SASN , and Rutgers University-Newark (RU-N), and the role the tasks and responsibilities of this position play in the achievement of these goals.

SASN is the second largest unit in the Rutgers system, with two colleges, the Newark College of Arts and Sciences ( NCAS ) and University College-Newark (UC-N). The Dean's Office serves over 1,000 faculty and staff members and over 6,000 students housed in more than 25 academic departments, programs, centers, and other units.

Minimum Education and Experience:

• Requires a bachelor's degree or an equivalent combination of education and/or experience that demonstrates knowledge and understanding of accounting or bookkeeping.

City: Newark

State: NJ

Equipment Utilized:

Position regularly uses MS Office Suite, Cornerstone, SASN appointments system, Tableau, Oracle, ECRT , Box, and knows or will learn any and all systems RU uses for accounting, expense reimbursement, effort certification, budgeting, payroll, procurement, and facilities, and knows or will learn the all equipment, software, and specialized materials needed to support the effective and efficient performance of this position.

Physical Demands and Work Environment:

High profile, fast-paced, stakeholder focused, highly confidential, team environment.

Posting Number: 23ST3375

About Rutgers University

Rutgers, The State University of New Jersey, is a leading national public research university and the state's preeminent, comprehensive public institution of higher education. Rutgers is dedicated to teaching that meets the highest standards of excellence; to conducting research that breaks new ground; and to turning knowledge into solutions for local, national, and global communities. As it was at our founding in 1766, the heart of our mission is preparing students to become productive members of society and good citizens of the world. Rutgers teaches across the full educational spectrum: preschool to precollege; undergraduate to graduate and postdoctoral; and continuing education for professional and personal advancement. Rutgers is New Jersey's land-grant institution and one of the nation's foremost research universities, and as such, we educate, make discoveries, serve as an engine of economic growth, and generate ideas for improving people's lives.

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