Administrative Assistant

• Monitor grants to ensure spending and expenses are processed accurately; prepare quarterly and yearly financial reports for sponsor and Board of Directors; and assist with preparing grant applications, including the annual Center grant.
• Maintain records and assist with budget projections.
• Ensure that all expenses are charged to the correct budget(s).
• Work independently and with team to ensure compliance with College, University and sponsor policies, including being knowledgeable and up to date on processes and procedures.
• Work with partners, internal and external to university on specifics of support payments-expense details, subcontract, consultant, travel, supplies, salary, etc.
• Schedule and coordinate multiple monthly conference calls, taking and distributing minutes.
• Coordinate occasional (1-2 annually) meetings and workshops in various locations and formats throughout the Northeast.
• Reserve meeting space, hotel rooms, and technical/IT support.
• Assist project colleagues with logistics and preparation for conferences/meetings/workshops/webinars.
• Review hotel/conference center contracts.
• Work with procurement office, PSUbuy to execute/authorize contract agreements, authorize deposits and fulfill payment of final meeting invoices;
• Coordinate all aspects of the meeting with hotel manager.
• Correspond with stakeholders, speakers and guests for meeting attendance, lodging accommodations, travel arrangements and other required paperwork.
• Help to prepare agendas, presentations, and handouts for meetings.
• Maintain positive relationships with NERCRD Board of Directors and Technical Advisory Committee members, Regional Rural Development Center faculty and staff, faculty and staff within the College of Agricultural Sciences.

• Work as part of a team to initiate SAP Concur reports, purchase orders, non-purchase orders, invoices and deposits for faculty, staff, and graduate students.

• Ability to track and coordinate multiple projects is required.
• Ability to work well independently and also to function effectively in a team setting.

• Knowledge of University, sponsor and departmental policies, procedures and systems-SIMBA, Workday, SAP Concur and SIMS is preferred.

This position works a hybrid schedule both remotely and on-campus.

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