Michigan State University
Administrative Business Professional
🇺🇸
Hybrid - East Lansing, MI
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Full-Time
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TBD
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Other
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May 14th, 2026
Edtech.com's Summary
MSU AgBioResearch is hiring an Administrative Business Professional. The role delivers comprehensive human resources, payroll, and financial administration support across multiple Agriculture and Natural Resource Research and Extension Centers and Campus Livestock Research Centers. The position leads HR hiring and onboarding efforts, manages financial reporting and payroll processes, and collaborates closely with farm managers and unit leadership.
Highlights
- Provide HR hiring and onboarding leadership for multiple research centers
- Support payroll processing and financial reporting within MSU financial systems
- Manage transactional financial and HR activities accurately and confidentially
- Experience with word processing, databases, spreadsheets, and presentation software required
- Knowledge of HR, payroll, and financial administration in a complex organization preferred
- Familiarity or ability to learn MSU systems such as UltraTime, EBS/KFS/SAP, and reporting tools
- Requires 3-5 years of related administrative or operational experience and business-related degree or equivalent
- Strong communication and interpersonal skills with collaborative work approach
- Ability to handle confidential information with discretion
- Position is full-time, union, and designated as remote-friendly with standard 8-5 hours
Administrative Business Professional Full Description
Position Summary
The Administrative Business Professional position provides comprehensive human resources, payroll, and financial administration support for Agriculture and Natural Resource Research and Extension Centers (ANRREC) within AgBioResearch across multiple ANRREC and Campus Livestock Research Centers. This position serves as the primary HR hiring and onboarding lead within the unit and supports financial reporting, payroll processes, and transactional activities within MSU financial systems. The role requires a high level of accuracy, confidentiality, and collaboration with farm managers and unit leadership.
Minimum Requirements
Knowledge equivalent to that which normally would be acquired by completing a four-year college degree program in a business-related field; three to five years of related and progressively more responsible or expansive work experience in office procedures and administration, or operational activities; experience with word processing, database, spreadsheet, presentation software; or an equivalent combination of education and experience.
Desired Qualifications
- Knowledge of human resources, payroll, and financial administration practices in a complex organization.
- Familiarity with MSU financial and HR systems (or ability to learn quickly), including UltraTime, EBS/KFS/SAP, and related reporting tools.
- Strong attention to detail, organizational skills, and ability to manage multiple priorities with competing deadlines.
- Excellent communication and interpersonal skills, with the ability to work collaboratively.
- Demonstrated ability to handle confidential information with discretion and professionalism.
Equal Employment Opportunity Statement
All qualified applicants will receive consideration for employment without regard to race, color, religion, sex, sexual orientation, gender identity, national origin, citizenship, age, disability or protected veteran status.
Required Application Materials
Resume & Cover Letter
Work Hours
STANDARD 8-5
Remote Work Statement
MSU strives to provide a flexible work environment and this position has been designated as remote-friendly. Remote-friendly means some or all of the duties can be performed remotely as mutually agreed upon.
Bidding eligibility ends May 19, 2026, 11:55 PM
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