Duties: Perform a variety of responsible and complex support services for the MU Libraries Fiscal Officer.  Requires extensive attention to detail, maintain accurate and confidential financial information, data entry, report generation, ordering supplies, etc. Requires the ability to follow through on projects with minimum oversight.

Provide high level support for Libraries Fiscal Officer. Duties include but are not limited to: Conduct review and reconciliation of financial records in PeopleSoft; Identify sources to meet the libraries purchasing needs.  Evaluate and initiate services such as printing, parking permits, auto leasing reservations, equipment maintenance, etc. Communicate appropriate feedback to staff in response to their purchase requests; Initiate orders and provide necessary information to ensure receipt and payment; Prepare Lapsed Salary reports; Provide Controls review; Perform accounts payable functions including but not limited to travel and other vouchers; Perform PeopleSoft data-entry, requisitioning and receiving processes, generate money received reports; Update budget spreadsheets (travel, purchases, gift budget, etc.); Manage receipts and credit card records. Perform basic math computations. Work under direct supervision and meet speed and accuracy goals as determined by the department. Other duties as assigned. More information is available via the job description (http://mulibraries.missouri.edu/staff/admin/positiondesc/Posdesc/Admin/c31687.htm).

Also, provide general office support for library Administrative Office staff.  Assist with supervising and assigning tasks to student assistants in Administrative Offices, as needed.

Minimum Qualifications: An Associate’s degree in accounting, finance, or related area, or four years of progressively responsible clerical experience, two years of which must have been above the entry clerical level and involved the application of clerical procedures to a variety of situa­tions.

Preferred Qualifications: The ability to efficiently support the work of several supervisors is necessary. Requires excellent telephone skills and effective interpersonal communication skills. Proficiency in Word, Outlook and Excel and accuracy in typing and data entry a must. Requires ability to work well with others, attention to detail, organization and initiative. No typing test required.

*This is Cathy Heckmaster’s former position. It was reclassified to the Fiscal Assistant title to better describe the duties.

The search committee for the position of Metadata and Catalog Librarian has identified four candidates to interview. The candidates’ resumes, cover letters, etc. will be forwarded to library staff as part of an Outlook schedule-a-meeting notice.

Megan McGrath will interview Friday, Nov. 5. Her presentation will take place from 11:00-11:45, in Ellis 4F51A.  Ms. McGrath completed her MSLS at the University of North Carolina, Chapel Hill in May 2010. Her work experience includes Graduate Student Reference Assistant, Walter Royal Davis Library, UNC Chapel Hill (August 2009-May 2010); Librarian, The New Monk Project, Hillsborough, NC (March 2009-January 2010); Classics Librarian, Murphy Hall, UNC Chapel Hill (August 2008-August 2009); and an intern, Rare Books and Manuscripts, Paterno Library, Pennsylvania State University (Spring 2007).

Jacqueline Blonigen will interview Wednesday, Nov. 10. Her presentation will take place from 10:45-11:30, in Ellis 4F51A. Ms. Blonigen completed her MLS at the University of Wisconsin – Madison (May 2010). Her work experience includes Library Assistant with the Wisconsin Library Services (2008 to present); a Practicum Student with Central Technical Services at UW-Madison (May 2009 to August 2009); and Development Intern with the Hill Museum & Manuscript Library, Collegeville, Minnesota (May 2007 to November 2007).

Lauren Baranowski will interview Friday, Nov. 12. Her presentation will take place from 11:00-11:45, in Ellis 4F51A. Ms. Baranowski completed her MLS at the University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign (August 2010). Her work experience includes Cataloging Project Specialist, Technical Services Department, UI at Urbana-Champaign (January 2009-July 2010); Teaching Assistant, Graduate School of Library and Information Science (September-December 2008); and Project Archivist, Amasong, Champaign-Urbana, (January 2010-May 2010).

Natalie Bulick will interview Wednesday, Nov. 17. Her presentation will take place from 10:45-11:30, in Ellis 4F51A. Ms. Bulick completed her MSL at San Jose State University (2008). Her work experience includes Digital Library Associate- Monteverde Institute, Monteverde, Puntarenas, Costa Rica (Summer 2010); Cataloging and Digitization Volunteer- Mingei International Museum, San Diego, CA (2010-present); and Reader’s Advisory Librarian- Orange County Public Library, Costa Mesa, CA (Jan.-Oct. 2009).

All candidates will give a presentation on the topic of “Discuss the value and relevance of cataloging and some of the issues Catalog Department’s face in today’s information environment.”