Sponsored Programs Personnel Specialist
The Chronicle Of Higher Education, Inc.
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Qualifications
- Bachelor's degree in a related field and 2 years' related experience or an equivalent combination of education and experience.
- Proficiency in various computer applications and software.
- Attention to detail and accuracy in data entry and document preparation.
- Ability to work independently on directed projects.
- Strong interpersonal skills.
- Strong math skills.
- Excellent customer service skills.
Responsibilities
- Facilitate and process personnel transactions for staff, faculty, and students supported on sponsored funds.
- Coordinate workflow to ensure transactions are entered accurately with sufficient documentation.
- Serve as a liaison between decanal unit, HR, payroll and other administrative offices.
- Provide guidance to faculty and research administrators on personnel policies, procedures, and best practices.
- Assist in developing training materials on personnel transaction processes.
- Identify and make recommendations for process improvements to enhance efficiency.
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Job description
Position Title: Personnel Transaction Specialist, SponsoredProjects Services
Department: Sponsored Research Administration
Job Type: Full-Time
Job Link: https://apptrkr.com/9748874 https://www.ubjobs.buffalo.edu/postings/63761
SponsoredProjects Services (SPS) within the Research,Innovation, and Economic Development division at the StateUniversity of New York at Buffalo is seeking a Personnel Transaction Specialist. This role oversees thefacilitation and processing of various personnel transactions forstaff, faculty, and students involved in sponsored awards funded bythe Research Foundation. The Personnel Transaction Specialist alsoensures compliance with institutional policies and sponsorregulations while supporting a smooth administrative process.
- Facilitate and process personnel transactions, including newappointments, reappointments, and terminations for personnelsupported on sponsored funds
- Facilitate and process faculty effort, graduate student tuitionremission, and other personnel-related activities for sponsoredfunds
- Coordinate the workflow to ensure that transactions are enteredaccurately and with sufficient documentation
- Serve as a liaison between university decanal unit, humanresources, payroll and other administrative offices
- Provide guidance to faculty and research administrators onpersonnel policies, procedures, and best practices
- Assist in developing training materials on personneltransaction processes
- Identify and make recommendations for process improvements toenhance efficiency
Learn more:
- Our benefits, where we prioritize your well-beingand success to enhance every aspect of your life.
- Being a part of the University at Buffalocommunity.
As an Equal Opportunity / Affimative Action employer, the Research Foundation will not discriminate in its employmentpractices due to an applicant's race, color, religion, sex, sexualorientation, gender identity, national origin and veteran ordisability status.
- Bachelor's degree in a related field and 2 years' relatedexperience, or an equivalent combination of education andexperience
- Proficiency in various computer applications and software
- Attention to detail and accuracy in data entry and documentpreparation
- Ability to work independently on directed projects
- Strong interpersonal skills
- Strong math skills
- Excellent customer service skills
$52,000 - $58,955
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Contact's Name: Stacey Brown
Contact's Title: HR Specialist
Contact's Email: sabrown7@buffalo.edu
Contact's Phone: 716-645-4492
Posted: 08/06/2026
Job ID: je-fb7370ebe4f64174b7ad0c6b60c001a3
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