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Travel Assistant - Office of Shared Services
Travel Assistant - Office of Shared Services
Knoxville, TN, United States
Job Identification: 3646
Job Category: Financial
Posting Date: 06/27/2025
Job Schedule: Full Time
Locations: 1331 Circle Park, Knoxville, TN, 37996, US (On-site)
Job Description
This position is within the Office of Shared Services and coordinates travel and contract administration functions for various departments under the Division of Finance and Administration.
Responsibilities
The primary responsibility of this position is to provide travel services, processing travel requests, arrangements and processing reimbursements. Administering air, ground transportation, lodging and conference registrations as well as other travel-related services are key functions performed by this position. Provides quality assurance and data accuracy for other departmental employees and participates in delivering professional development to campus travel users. This position also administers contracts related to travel, tracks compliance with fiscal policies, and participates in human resources transactions as this relates to contingent workers and may also participate in departmental job searches.
Qualifications
Required Qualifications
- Education: HS Diploma or GED
- Experience: 1-3 years of similar experience
- Knowledge, Skills, Abilities: Strong oral and written communication skills, customer services skills, computer experience. Must have knowledge of Microsoft Office in Word and Excel.
Preferred Qualifications
- Education: Associate degree or Vocational or Technical training
- Experience: In depth ERP experience
- Knowledge, Skills, Abilities: Business accounting and technical experience. Fiscal policy knowledge as related to the position.
Work Location Knoxville, TN
Compensation and Benefits
UT market range: MR06
- Anticipated hiring range: $20-$24/hour
- Find more information on the UT Market Range structure here
- Find more information on UT Benefits here
Application Instructions
For best consideration applicants should submit the materials below before July 16, 2025
About The College/Department/Division
Campus Shared Services operates as a department under the Associate Vice Chancellor of Finance and Administration and intends to be a vital part of the campus community by creating a highly effective single-stop business office partnership model.
By partnering with campus constituencies, Shared Services helps internal customers achieve target goals by delivering optimized services and creating cost and process efficiencies. These partnerships will enhance unit adaptability by creating administrative efficiencies so resources may be aligned with strategic goals and initiatives. We will work across boundaries and help foster collaboration between units by providing effective financial management, solving problems and exchanging knowledge. Shared Services focuses on:
- Providing effective financial management, offering transactional expertise for financial and human resources through a dedicated, diversely trained team.
- Solving problems by drawing upon root cause analysis and by tapping into over seven decades of cumulative team experience.
- Exchanging knowledge throughout the campus by building partnerships and relationships through collaboration and communication.
About Us
The University of Tennessee, Knoxville, has shaped leaders, changemakers, and innovative thinkers since its founding in 1794. The university is home to more than 38,000 students and 10,000 statewide employees-the Volunteers-who uphold the university's tradition of lighting the way for others through leadership and service.
UT Knoxville offers over 900 programs of study across 14 degree-granting colleges and schools. As Tennessee's flagship land-grant university, its footprint spans the entire state. The university holds the highest Carnegie classification for research activity and has deep partnerships with industry leaders and the US Department of Energy's largest multidisciplinary laboratory, Oak Ridge National Laboratory.
The Knoxville campus serves and recruits for UT Knoxville, including the Institute of Agriculture and the Space Institute, as well as the UT Institute of Public Service.
UT Knoxville considers its employees its number one asset. With values that focus on work-life balance, compensation, and innovation leadership, all Vols are supported to advance professionally. Employees have access to career development and coaching, continued education, and an extensive list of development and training possibilities. The Volunteer employee experience implements structures and practices that attract and retain a diverse community and that support a culture where everyone matters and belongs.
The university holds a strong commitment to its land-grant mission of learning and engagement, with a tradition of service and leadership that carries that Volunteer spirit throughout the state and around the world. It has been ranked nationally as "Best Employer for New Graduates," "One of America's Best Large Employers," and "Best Workplace for Women," and has been designated as "Best Place for Working Parents" by Forbes Magazine.
Apply today and join the Tennessee Volunteer community!
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