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The Coordinator provides administrative support to the Department Chairperson and the faculty in the Accounting Department. Responsibilities include interacting and communicating with recruiters, Alumni, advisory board, students, and other Accounting Department stakeholders as well as assisting with Departmental finances and other academic information as needed by the Department Chair. The Lehigh community takes seriously our commitment to antiracism and The Principles of our Equitable Community.

1. Performs all administrative functions to support the Accounting Department and Chair 
*Assist with faculty recruiting and onboarding
*Course administration; assist with schedule preparation, room reservations, updating the course catalog, ordering textbooks, etc.
*Identify, secure and supervise 10-13 work-study students per academic year; align work-study students with faculty to assist as homework graders and admins
*Develop and manage paperwork flow for faculty Research Assistants (RAs) identified by faculty
*Produce academic status reports of all Accounting majors to assist faculty in identifying students for annual awards
*Assist with documentation of the Department's Assurance of Learning (AoL) processes by collecting, organizing, storing and consolidating assessments and evidence
*Assist with arrangements for on-campus research presentations by external faculty 
*Maintain the Department Google Calendar of Events

2. Provide assistance to students; make them feel welcome to the Accounting Department
*Assist students with questions relating to the Accounting major, Accounting courses, course registration, meeting with faculty mentors, Beta Alpha Psi and Accounting Club organizations
*Develop and distribute marketing materials for the Department’s co-curricular programs 
*Assist Accounting student-led organizations with event planning
*Regularly communicate with students through emails on behalf of the Department Chair on matters relating to curriculum, advising, placement, events, etc.
*Enter student major declarations, overrides and permissions into a database; assign faculty mentors to all students declaring an Accounting Major 
*Manage Accounting student resource site in Coursesite; update participant list with newly declared majors on a timely basis
*Design and administer surveys as requested by the the Department Chair
*Administer reviews of transfer credit requests by students transferring into Lehigh from other universities

3. Departmental finances/accounts
*Process accounts payable for all approved bills and invoices
*Invoice firm sponsors of department events and track collections thereof
*Initiate inter-Departmental and inter-account transfers as directed by the Department Chair
*Ensure all major expenditures are processed according to University Guidelines
*Review monthly expense report reconciliations for proper documentation and compliance prior to submitting to Department Chari for approval; serve as secondary approver in the Chair's absence

4. Event planning in coordination with the Department Chair or faculty Coordinator
*Locate and reserve space, catering and other logistics for department events 
*Arrange transportation for student field trips to NYC 

5. Communicate with all external stakeholders of the Accounting Department in a professional, courteous and collegial manner
*Prepare thank you notes acknowledging stakeholders' contributions and present them for Department Chair's signature in a timely manner
*Respond to all communications from the external stakeholders either by answering their queries or redirecting them to the appropriate department within the University
*Assist Department and Student Clubs in working with Accounting Firms and other external companies to set up student trips to their headquarters in New York and other cities

Grade: 7 – 37.5

Position Number: S76380

Special Considerations

The duties of the position do not allow for a remote work option; the employee in this position will be required to work on campus where they can be fully accessible to the Lehigh community

This position works with minors

Qualifications

High school diploma or equivalent combination of education and experience

Three to five years related work experience

Excellent communication, interpersonal skills and a high level of customer service required

Ability to build, foster and maintain positive professional relationships 

Excellent attention to detail, organizational skills, time management and sound judgment 

Adept use of digital communication preferred 

Proven ability to manage multiple tasks simultaneously and a high degree of initiative for bringing tasks to completion 

Excellent computer skills with experience using word processing, spreadsheet, database and presentation software

Successful completion of standard background checks including but not limited to: social security verification, education verification, national criminal background checks, motor vehicle checks, PATCH, FBI fingerprinting, Child Abuse Clearance and credit history based upon the requirements of the position

All Lehigh faculty and staff are required to be fully vaccinated and receive a booster shot six months after their second vaccine; unless they receive an approved medical or religious exemption from the requirement.

Only complete applications will be considered therefore please complete the application in its entirety.  Once the posting is removed from the website applications may no longer be allowed to be completed.

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