Financial Assistant: Department of Mechanical and Aerospace Engineering - UTK

University of Tennessee•Knoxville, TN

17h

About The Position

Reporting to the Senior Business Manager, this entry level position supports the department by carrying out essential financial, procurement, HR, and administrative duties. The role ensures adherence to university policies and procedures, maintains accurate personnel and financial records, supports purchasing and travel processes, and provides customer service to faculty, staff, students, and visitors. The University of Tennessee, Knoxville, has shaped leaders, changemakers, and innovative thinkers since its founding in 1794. The university is home to more than 38,000 students and 10,000 statewide employees—the Volunteers—who uphold the university’s tradition of lighting the way for others through leadership and service. UT Knoxville offers over 900 programs of study across 14 degree-granting colleges and schools. As Tennessee’s flagship land-grant university, its footprint spans the entire state. The university holds the highest Carnegie classification for research activity and has deep partnerships with industry leaders and the US Department of Energy’s largest multidisciplinary laboratory, Oak Ridge National Laboratory.

Responsibilities

Carrying out essential financial duties
Carrying out essential procurement duties
Carrying out essential HR duties
Carrying out essential administrative duties
Ensuring adherence to university policies and procedures
Maintaining accurate personnel and financial records
Supporting purchasing and travel processes
Providing customer service to faculty, staff, students, and visitors

Benefits

Employees have access to career development and coaching
Employees have access to continued education
Employees have access to an extensive list of development and training possibilities

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