Ensuring that PIs feel empowered to communicate their needs and/or concerns to the Business Office. Ensuring PIs get a copy of the and conditions of their awards. Assisting PIs to reduce the number of cost transfers. Assisting PIs to reduce the amount of cost overruns. Assisting PIs to reduce the number of requests for no-cost extensions. Assisting PIs to submit annual and final technical reports on time. Providing and/or encouraging PIs to receive grant management training. Improve Procard Reconciliation by: Ensuring weekly reconciliation via JP Morgan Chase as required by Financial Services. Ensuring Journal Vouchers completed within 60 days as needed. Ensuring Procard policies and procedures are followed. Meet Campus/Units Human Resource needs by: Assisting faculty and staff with recruitments. Completing employment contracts in a timely manner. Ensuring time and effort reports are completed correctly. Maintaining personnel and payroll files. Maintaining Non-Resident Alien documentation. Improve Business Office Staffing by: Cross-training staff to cover each other's job functions on a short term basis. The Executive Officer and Fiscal Officers should have knowledge of each fiscal position to successfully recruit, train and maintain correct business practices. Maintain staffing at an optimal level for successfully managing the overall processes, goals and challenges of the business office. Foster Training and Professional Development by: Supporting Business Office staff in attending training opportunities, both on campus and off as appropriate. Creating a professional development plan for each staff member in both academic and research focus areas. Working with the Director to ensure continued funding for staff training activities.
Ensuring that PIs feel empowered to communicate their needs and/or concerns to the Business Office. Ensuring PIs get a copy of the and conditions of their awards. Assisting PIs to reduce the number of cost transfers. Assisting PIs to reduce the amount of cost overruns. Assisting PIs to reduce the number of requests for no-cost extensions. Assisting PIs to submit annual and final technical reports on time. Providing and/or encouraging PIs to receive grant management training. Improve Procard Reconciliation by: Ensuring weekly reconciliation via JP Morgan Chase as required by Financial Services. Ensuring Journal Vouchers completed within 60 days as needed. Ensuring Procard policies and procedures are followed. Meet Campus/Units Human Resource needs by: Assisting faculty and staff with recruitments. Completing employment contracts in a timely manner. Ensuring time and effort reports are completed correctly. Maintaining personnel and payroll files. Maintaining Non-Resident Alien documentation. Improve Business Office Staffing by: Cross-training staff to cover each other's job functions on a short term basis. The Executive Officer and Fiscal Officers should have knowledge of each fiscal position to successfully recruit, train and maintain correct business practices. Maintain staffing at an optimal level for successfully managing the overall processes, goals and challenges of the business office. Foster Training and Professional Development by: Supporting Business Office staff in attending training opportunities, both on campus and off as appropriate. Creating a professional development plan for each staff member in both academic and research focus areas. Working with the Director to ensure continued funding for staff training activities.
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