Business Assistant II

🇺🇸 Hybrid - Newark, NJ 🕑 Full-Time 💰 $53K - $77K 💻 Finance 🗓️ February 11th, 2026

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Rutgers University is hiring a Business Assistant II. This role supports the Center for PreCollege Programs by managing fiscal and business administrative functions, handling financial transactions, and providing comprehensive administrative support to the Director/Associate Dean to help achieve departmental objectives.

Highlights

Manage key fiscal and business administrative functions for six core programs serving about 2,000 students.
Prepare, review, and reconcile purchase orders, IPOs, cash transmittals, journal entries, and commitments.
Provide administrative support including processing travel orders, expense reports, and payroll/PeopleSoft transactions.
Develop and submit annual budgets along with monthly and forecasting reports.
Maintain accurate financial records and prepare reports for university, state, federal, and sponsored programs.
Assist the CPP Director with calendar management, meetings, event preparations, and communications.
Recommend improvements to financial and business processes for operational efficiency.
Proficiency required in Microsoft Office 365 (Word, Outlook, Excel); experience with Oracle Cloud and Jaggaer preferred.
Requires a bachelor's degree or equivalent experience in accounting, finance, business administration, or related fields.
Minimum of 2 years administrative/business support experience in a service-oriented or programmatic environment.