Student Wellness Admin & Operations Specialist

Duke PA; Durham (NC); On-site; USD 46,000 - 73,000; Full time

Job summary

Duke University in Durham, NC is seeking an Administrative Assistant for Student Well-being to support health, wellness, and student success through financial operations, patient billing, and inventory management.

You will join a collaborative team across Student Health, CAPS, and Health Promotion, contributing to efficient processes, strict confidentiality, and outstanding service that helps students thrive on campus.

Qualifications

• High school education plus two years of post-secondary education in a business-related field.
• Four years of related administrative, business, budgeting, accounting, or office management experience.

Responsibilities

• Assist with budget preparation, financial reporting, and expenditure tracking.
• Maintain and reconcile financial records, procurement card transactions, journal vouchers, and interdepartmental transfers.
• Coordinate travel arrangements and process expense reimbursements.
• Support purchasing activities, including purchase order creation and management.
• Monitor program and event budgets and provide expense summaries to leadership.
• Maintain records related to professional licensure fees and annual budget planning.
• Interpret and apply departmental and university financial policies.
• Identify and coordinate with vendors to support departmental operations.
• Develop and maintain standard operating procedures in partnership with Student Well-being leadership.
• Provide accurate financial updates and reporting to stakeholders to support informed decision-making.

Skills

Communication

Customer service

Teamwork

HIPAA knowledge

Organizational skills

Education

High school plus 2 years post-secondary in business field

4 years admin/budgeting experience

Tools

SAP

Duke@Work

Microsoft Office

Job description

Duke University in Durham, NC is seeking an Administrative Assistant for Student Well-being to support health, wellness, and student success through financial operations, patient billing, and inventory management.

You will join a collaborative team across Student Health, CAPS, and Health Promotion, contributing to efficient processes, strict confidentiality, and outstanding service that helps students thrive on campus.