Senior Administrative Assistant

Preferred Qualifications: Bachelor's degree (foreign equivalent of higher). Experience in a healthcare environment. Experience with PeopleSoft, SBU Reporting, Oracle, ERAS, Wolfmart, SUNY Mainframe, and/or SMRT. Experience managing a budget. Knowledge of SBU HR policies and procedures. Brief Description of Duties: The Senior Administrative Assistant to the Assoc. VP/Vice Dean for Health Sciences (AVP/VD) is expected to act in a highly confidential manner and is responsible for disseminating AVP/AD decisions throughout the division. The successful incumbent will have excellent computer skills with the ability to maintain e-mail accounts, calendars, and prepare documents. Managing and prioritizing multiple issues and customers with a professional demeanor is a critical aspect of the Senior Administrative Assistant role. Critical thinking with excellent written and verbal communication skills is necessary.

Duties: Functions as Office Manager and serves as Senior Administrative Assistant to the AVP/AD and perform confidential administrative duties in a professional manner. Direct and respond to correspondence including e-mails and phone calls. Monitor deadlines for all matters of information and reporting to ensure completion. Prepare final and draft correspondence pertaining to routine matters, evaluation and programming documents for the AVP/AD's staff (12 members). Maintain timekeeping records for the office staff. Maintains confidential files and correspondence. Coordinate AVP/VD's calendar; schedule and prioritize appointments and meetings, determine location. Confirms meeting, attendees, location prior to scheduled appointment. Gather information and prepare agendas for the following meetings: Department Administrator's Staff, and Assoc. VP/Vice Dean's one-on-one with SVPHS/Dean. Takes meeting minutes as required. Follow-up on action items as assigned and follow-up with the responsible party. Compiles necessary status reports. Review and prioritize all incoming mail and identify action items for the AVP/VD and advise on time-sensitive issues. Screens incoming telephone calls, researching and responding to various inquiries, determine when to direct inquiries to responsible Dean's office administrative personnel. Provide outstanding customer service by maintaining a courteous and helpful approach when dealing with faculty/staff. Prepare and/or coordinate official correspondence and formal presentation made by the AVP/VD. Prepare draft documents for various SOM Departments, Human Resource and other areas on campus. Provide administrative support for high level searches, as needed. Keep abreast of activities throughout the Medical Center, Health Sciences Center, Campus, and elsewhere that may require the AVP/VD's attention. Works collaboratively with staff in the units within the Dean's Office suite. Coordinate the OTPS budget for the Office of the AVP/VD. The incumbent will be responsible for reviewing, coordinating, and encumbering funds for the division. Prepare, monitor, coordinate, and expedite purchase requisition and services for the AVP/VD; review invoices for accuracy prior to payment, perform data entry necessary to input expense information into spreadsheet format for the maintenance of records and preparation of reports & reconciliations and needed. Prepares and coordinates all travel arrangements as requested. Compile budget data as requested. Prepares journal transfers and reconciliation for affiliated SOM areas. Oversee Dean's Office equipment maintenance contracts and renewals. Assist in maintaining & reporting on Property Control records for Dean's Suite. Work with Contract Officer on the data entry and tracking, contract correspondences and contract routing and reporting for all 6 Schools. Oversee website development for the Dean SOM Office. Review periodically to ensure that the information is up-to-date. Make sure that new policies and decisions are incorporated into site. Meet with AVP/VD to review final changes prior to implementation. Other duties as assigned. Participates in projects and initiatives as assigned and performs other duties as requested. This may include representing the office of the AVP