Oldfather Business Cooperative

Oldfather Business Cooperative

desk

We provide specialized business services in financial and human resource management.

Our Mission: Setting the Standard for Exceptional Business Practices

  • Department of Earth and Atmospheric Sciences
  • Department of English
  • Department of History
  • Department of Modern Languages and Literatures
  • Department of Political Science
  • Department of Psychology
  • Department of Sociology
  • School of Global Integrative Studies (Anthropology, Geography, and Global Studies)
  • Antarctic Drilling Program
  • Bureau of Sociological Research (BOSR)
  • Center for Great Plains Studies
  • Center for Science Math & Computer Education
  • Center on Children Families & the Law
  • Human Rights & Humanitarian Affairs
  • Humanities in Medicine
  • Medieval and Renaissance Studies
  • Rural Drug Addiction Research Center (RDAR)
Guerrero

Sara Guerrero

Business Manager I
OLDH 1213B
402-472-7999
sara.mattson@unl.edu

Responsibilities (open/close)
  • Provides overall guidance to OBC staff in fiscal management, human resources and grants/contract administration.
  • Provides guidance to unit administrators, faculty and staff in fiscal management/budgeting.
  • Liaison to CAS Dean’s Office, Executive Vice Chancellor’s Office, Office of Research and Economic Development, Business and Finance Shared Services, and all other UNL functional offices in the management of fiscal and human resources issues.

Finance and Grant Support

avatar

Katharina Stokes

Business Manager, Ctr on Children Families and the Law
206 S 13th St Ste 1000
402-472-0748
katharina.stokes@unl.edu

Responsibilities (open/close)

  • Oversees CCFL business team.

  • Pre-Award grant development including proposal budget and justifications, NURamp assistance, grant portal upload and completion.

  • Post award budget planning, tracking, and reporting for CCFL.

  • Oversees Project Verification process.

  • Annual review and submission of service center rates.

  • Oversees approval for CONCUR, eShop, Ariba, PCard, and PAF transactions.

  • Provides support to departments for all foundation accounts from reconciling, budgeting, transfers, etc.

Solomon

Tori Solomon

Finance/Grant Specialist - Lead
OLDH 1223
402-472-7999
tori.solomon@unl.edu

Responsibilities (open/close)

  • Responsible for providing finance support in compliance with all applicable institutional, UNL, State, and Federal regulations, policies, and guidelines.

  • Pre-Award grant development including proposal budget and justifications, NuRamp assistance, grant portal upload and completion.

  • Post award budget planning and tracking.

  • Reconcile and monitor WBS cost objects.

  • Provides all facets of purchasing support via eShop, Ariba or PCard.

  • Assist with CONCUR travel arrangements, reimbursements.

  • Travel arrangements for visiting scholars; process payments/reimbursements.

  • Provides Service Center Support.

  • Oversees project management and renovations.

Hina

Nazia Hina

Pre-Award Specialist
LPH 305F
402-472-2070
nhina2@unl.edu

Responsibilities (open/close)

  • Review the RFP and/or proposal submission requirements provided by the PI for this proposal.

  • Work with the faculty member to create the budget, budget justification, NURAMP routing.

  • When possible, upload documents to research.gov or other major portal as needed by faculty member

  • Work with OSP pre-award on the status of the documents, final review, submission, etc.

avatar

(Vacant)

Finance/Grants Specialist

Responsibilities (open/close)

  • Responsible for providing finance support in compliance with all applicable institutional, UNL, State, and Federal regulations, policies, and guidelines.

  • Post award budget planning and tracking.

  • Oversees Project Verification process.

  • Provide Critical Instruction support and analysis.

  • Reconcile and monitor state/revolving/WBS cost objects.

  • Oversees approval for CONCUR, eShop, Ariba, PCard, and PAF transactions.

  • Provides support to departments for all foundation accounts from reconciling, budgeting, transfers, etc.

  • SAP index reporting.

Predmore

Deb Predmore

Finance Specialist, Bureau of Sociological Research
OLDH 907
402-472-3673
dpredmore3@unl.edu

Responsibilities (open/close)

  • Responsible for providing finance support in compliance with all applicable institutional, UNL, State, and Federal regulations, policies, and guidelines.

  • Manages billing and accounts receivable for BOSR.

  • Updates and monitors Unanet system for BOSR.

  • Post award budget tracking.

  • Reconcile and monitor state/revolving/WBS cost objects.

  • Provides all facets of purchasing support via eShop or PCard.

  • Assist with CONCUR travel arrangements, reimbursements.

  • Travel arrangements for visiting scholars; process payments/reimbursements.

  • Non-Sponsored Contract Support.

  • Process Wire Transfers.

  • Process Deposits.

  • Oversees project management and renovations.

Waldvogel

Pam Waldvogel

Finance/Grants Specialist
BURN 238
402-472-7789
pwaldvogel@unl.edu

Responsibilities (open/close)

  • Oversee purchasing and travel transactional support for OBC.

  • Purchasing support via eShop, Ariba, or PCard.

  • Non-Sponsored Contract Support.

  • Assist with CONCUR travel arrangements, reimbursements.

  • Travel arrangements for visiting scholars; process payments/reimbursements.

  • Manage Telecom activity, including activation/deactivation of data ports and telephone lines.

  • Process Deposits.

  • Key manager.

Huynh

Maggie Huynh

Finance Coordinator
OLDH 1213F
402-472-7798
maggie.huynh@unl.edu

Responsibilities (open/close)

  • Purchasing support via eShop, Ariba, or PCard.

  • Assist with CONCUR travel arrangements, reimbursements.

  • Travel arrangements for visiting scholars; process payments/reimbursements.

  • Manage Telecom activity, including activation/deactivation of data ports and telephone lines.

  • Process Deposits.

  • Responsible for providing finance support in compliance with all applicable institutional, UNL, State, and Federal regulations, policies, and guidelines.

  • Key manager (department back-up).

Radtke

Chance Radtke

Finance Coordinator
OLDH 1213
402-472-7999
chance.radtke@unl.edu

Responsibilities (open/close)

  • Responsible for providing finance support in compliance with all applicable institutional, UNL, State, and Federal regulations, policies, and guidelines.

  • Post award budget planning and tracking

  • Purchasing support via eShop, Ariba, or PCard.

  • Assist with CONCUR travel arrangements, reimbursements.

  • Travel arrangements for visiting scholars; process payments/reimbursements.

  • Manage Telecom activity, including activation/deactivation of data ports and telephone lines.

  • Process Deposits.

  • Key manager (department back-up).

Schinstock

Tina Schinstock

Finance Coordinator
BESY 126
402-472-2663
tgray2@unl.edu

Responsibilities (open/close)

  • Purchasing support via eShop, Ariba, or PCard.

  • Assist with CONCUR travel arrangements, reimbursements.

  • Travel arrangements for visiting scholars; process payments/reimbursements.

  • Manage Telecom activity, including activation/deactivation of data ports and telephone lines.

  • Process Deposits.

Giles

Sarah Giles

Administrative Associate, Center for Great Plains Studies
HEWP 1155 Q St
402-472-0602
sgiles2@unl.edu

Responsibilities (open/close)

  • Reconcile and monitor state/revolving/WBS cost objects for CGPS.

  • Purchasing support via eShop, Ariba, or PCard.

  • Assist with CONCUR travel arrangements, reimbursements.

  • Travel arrangements for visiting scholars; process payments/reimbursements.

  • Manage Telecom activity, including activation/deactivation of data ports and telephone lines.

  • Process Deposits.

HR and Payroll Support

Jessica Campbell

Jessica Campbell

Human Resources Specialist Lead
OLDH 1213
402-472-5814
jcampbell46@unl.edu

Responsibilities (open/close)

  • Oversees OBC HR and Payroll team, including workload distribution and PAF approval.

  • Provides consultative services to departments based on departmental area expertise in support of human resources related best practice implementation and standardized processes.

  • Coordinates searches for open faculty and staff positions.

  • Liaison with CAS Dean’s Office, EVC, IEC and HR.

  • Provides oversight/support for hiring: staff, faculty and students PAFS; Offer Letters; On/Off Boarding; Funding Changes.

  • Provides support in creating job descriptions and requisitions in PeopleAdmin.

  • Oversees HR issues related to staff, faculty and students.

  • Manages bi-weekly and monthly payroll, wage & hour reporting, and monitoring reports.

  • Assists with visa residency applications.

Mary Carstens

Mary Carstens

Human Resources Specialist, Ctr on Children Families and the Law
206 S 13th St Ste 1000
402-472-9330
mary.carstens@unl.edu

Responsibilities (open/close)
  • Provides consultative services to departments based on departmental area expertise in support of human resources related best practice implementation and standardized processes.
  • Coordinates searches for open faculty and staff positions.
  • Provides oversight/support for hiring: faculty, staff and students.
  • Provides support in creating job descriptions and requisitions in PeopleAdmin.
  • Manages HR issues related to staff, faculty and students: PAFS; Offer Letters; On/Off Boarding; Funding Changes.
  • Manages bi-weekly and monthly payroll, wage & hour reporting, and monitoring reports.
  • UCARE Hires.
  • Assists with visa residency applications.
Janelle Gerry

Janelle Gerry

Human Resources Coordinator
BESY 126
402-472-2655
jgerry2@unl.edu

Responsibilities (open/close)
  • Provides consultative services to departments based on departmental area expertise in support of human resources related best practice implementation and standardized processes.
  • Coordinates searches for open faculty positions.
  • Provides oversight/support for hiring: faculty and students.
  • Provides support in creating job descriptions and requisitions in PeopleAdmin.
  • Manages HR issues related to staff, faculty and students: PAFS; Offer Letters; On/Off Boarding; Funding Changes.
  • Manages bi-weekly and monthly payroll, wage & hour reporting, and monitoring reports.
  • UCARE Hires.
  • Assists with visa residency applications.
Kirsten Licht

Kirsten Licht

Human Resources Coordinator
OLDH 1213
402-472-7999
klicht2@unl.edu

Responsibilities (open/close)
  • Manages Payroll issues related to bi-weekly employees: PAFS; Offer Letters; On/Off Boarding; Funding Changes.
  • Processes bi-weekly payroll support to BOSR.
  • UCARE Hires.
Lori Ratzlaff

Lori Ratzlaff

Human Resources Coordinator
OLDH 711
402-472-6164
lratzlaff1@unl.edu

Responsibilities (open/close)
  • Provides consultative services to departments based on departmental area expertise in support of human resources related best practice implementation and standardized processes.
  • Coordinates searches for open faculty positions.
  • Provides oversight/support for hiring: faculty and students.
  • Provides support in creating job descriptions and requisitions in PeopleAdmin.
  • Manages HR issues related to staff, faculty and students: PAFS; Offer Letters; On/Off Boarding; Funding Changes.
  • Manages bi-weekly and monthly payroll, wage & hour reporting, and monitoring reports.
  • UCARE Hires.
  • Assists with visa residency applications.