Oldfather Business Cooperative

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Oldfather Business Cooperative

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

Our Mission: Setting the Standard for Exceptional Business Practices

Areas Supported

  • 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)

Shelly Sorensen

Business Manager II
(402) 472-7999, Box #4
1213D Oldfather Hall, CC 0310
rsorensen2@unl.edu

  • 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 & Economic Development, Business & Finance Shared Services, and all other UNL functional offices in the management of fiscal & human resources issues.

Finance and Grant Support

Sara Mattson

Business Manager I
(402) 472-7999, Box #3
1213B Oldfather Hall, CC 0310
sara.mattson@unl.edu

  • Oversees OBC Finance team.
  • Provides temporary instruction support and analysis.
  • Pre-Award grant development including proposal budget and justifications, NURAMP assistance, grant portal upload and completion.
  • Post award budget planning, tracking, and reporting.
  • Provides Service Center Support including annual review and submission of rates.
  • 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.
  • Oversees Project Verification process.

Katharina Stokes

Business Manager
(402) 472-0748
206 South 13th St, Suite 1000, CC 0227
katharina.stokes@unl.edu

  • 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.

Ronda Alexander

Finance/Grant Specialist - Lead
(402) 580-0731
238 Burnett Hall, CC 0308
ralexander3@unl.edu

  • Oversees OBC Burnett team.
  • 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.
  • Oversees Project Verification process.
  • Provide temporary 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.

Tori Solomon

Finance Specialist
(402) 472-7999, Box #5
1213A Oldfather Hall, CC 0310
tori.solomon@unl.edu

  • 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.

Deb Predmore

Finance Specialist
(402) 472-3673
907 Oldfather Hall, CC 0325
dpredmore3@unl.edu

  • 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.

Sarah Giles

Admin Associate
(402) 472-0602
1155 Q St, CC 0214
sgiles2@unl.edu

  • 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.

Maggie Huynh

Finance Coordinator
(402) 472-7798
1213F Oldfather Hall, CC 0310
maggie.huynh@unl.edu

  • 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.

Tina Schinstock

Finance Coordinator
(402) 472-2663
126 Bessey Hall, CC 0340
tgray2@unl.edu

  • 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.

Pam Waldvogel

Finance Coordinator
(402) 472-7789
238 Burnett Hall, CC 0308
pwaldvogel@unl.edu

  • 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.

Brenda West

Finance Coordinator
(402) 472-9304
1213C Oldfather Hall, CC 0310
bwest@unl.edu

  • 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).

HR and Payroll Support

Carolyn Kollmann

Human Resources Specialist - Lead
(402) 472-7999, Box #1
1213E Oldfather Hall, CC 0310
ckollmann2@unl.edu

  • 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.

Jamie Longwell

Human Resources Specialist
(402) 472-3229
238 Burnett Hall, CC 0308
jamie.longwell@unl.edu

  • Provides consultative services to departments based on departmental area expertise in support of human resources related best practice implementation and standardized processes.
  • Oversees grad appointments for OBC.
  • Coordinates searches for open faculty and staff positions.
  • Provides oversight/support for hiring: staff, 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.

Janelle Gerry

Human Resources Coordinator
(402) 472-2655
126 Bessey Hall, CC 0340
jgerry2@unl.edu

  • 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.

Lori Ratzlaff

Human Resources Coordinator
(402) 472-6164
711 Oldfather Hall, CC 0324
lratzlaff1@unl.edu

  • 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.

Mary Carstens

Payroll Associate
(402) 472-9330
206 South 13th St, Suite 1000, CC 0227
mary.carstens@unl.edu

  • 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.

Kirsten Licht

Payroll Associate
(402) 472-7999, Box #2
1213 Oldfather Hall
klicht2@unl.edu

  • 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.