Travel & Expense Processing Temp - Full-time / Part-time

Job Summary The University of Michigan Shared Services Center (U-M SSC) is a customer service organization focused on providing user-friendly and cost effective administrative services to the University community. The SSC offers key financial and human resource transaction services to customers through consistent processes and enabling technology.

Reporting to the Travel & Expense (T&E) Processing Team Lead, each T&E Processing Temp serves as a critical member of the T&E Processing Team. Each Associate is responsible for processing travel and expense transactions received by the SSC and completing all associated tasks. This position specifically will be tasked with processing work within T&E. The T&E Processing Temps work collaboratively with their fellow Associates.

Responsibilities* - Critically analyze customer service requests and decide how best to proceed

- Professionally communicate with customers about the status of their service requests

- Responsive to customers' requests to make changes to expense reports

- Create and update employee expense reports in Concur, the University's travel and expense reporting system

- Review employee expense reports that others create in Concur

- Work with other members of the U-M SSC T&E Processing Team to service customers in an organized, timely and effective way

- Apply U-M and school-/college-specific policies to Concur expense reports

- Apply federal sponsor policies to Concur expense reports, including the U.S. Office of Management & Budget A-21 Circular

- Flag expenses correctly to exclude them, as necessary, from the University indirect cost recovery (i.e. ICRX expenses)

- Follow U-M SSC protocols for creating expense reports

- Use ServiceLink, the U-M SSC's case management system, to manage your worklist of service requests

- Provide timely, professional and friendly service to all customers

- Offer suggestions for process and service improvement

Required Qualifications* Education:

- High School diploma

Experience:

- Some knowledge of accounting processes

- Proven ability to work efficiently and effectively delivering high quality work output

- Demonstrated history of building relationships in the workplace

- Strong computer skills with Microsoft Office Suite

- Strong organizational skills

- Success with working in a fast-paced, ever-changing work environment

Organizational Core Competencies and Skills:

- Advancing the Mission - Demonstrates ability to operate effectively in a manner consistent with the University of Michigan mission and culture.

- Building Relationships/Interpersonal Skills - Values organizational diversity, treats others with respect, and promotes cooperation.

- Creative Problem Solving/Strategic Thinking - Develops and creates ideas, processes, and approaches focused on the future.

- Communication - Demonstrates excellent communication skills to those at all levels throughout the University.

- Development of Self and Others - Seeks opportunities to learn and develop themselves and others by setting developmental goals and seeking performance feedback.

- Flexibility/Adaptability to Change - Responds positively to and champions change to others.

- Leadership/Achievement Orientation - Holds self-accountable for meeting established objectives and successfully accomplishing desired outcomes.

- Quality Service - Strives to meet the expectations of internal and external customers, firmly establishing a service first culture.

Desired Qualifications* - Experience creating expense reports in Concur

- Experience managing cases in ServiceLink

- Experience applying U-M's travel policies to Concur expense reports

- Experience applying federal sponsor policies to expense reports, including the U.S. Office of Management & Budget A-21 Circular

- Experience providing excellent customer service to a variety of types of customers, each with unique needs and varied abilities to communicate those needs

- Finance experience in a higher education setting

- Experience in a Shared Services organization

- Proficiency with Microsoft Office Suite

- Familiarity with administrative processes, procedures, and systems at U-M

Additional Information The University of Michigan, with an operating budget of $5.8 billion, is a leader in higher education. U-M SSC provides administrative support related to financial and human resources in the following areas: Accounts Payable, Travel and Expense, General Accounting, Accounts Receivable, Benefits, HR Data Management, Time and Leave, and Employment Process. To learn more about U-M SSC, please visit our website: www.SSC.UMICH.edu .

U-M EEO/AA Statement The University of Michigan is an equal opportunity/affirmative action employer.