About the Business Operations Office

MC

Meg Chester

Interim Vice Provost for Finance and Strategic Resource Management, Director of Business and HR Operations

919.515.4520

meg_chester@ncsu.edu

WL

Will Leggett

Human Resources Specialist

919.513.7160

wtlegget@ncsu.edu

JP

Jigna Patel

Accountant

919.515.4649

jhpatel5@ncsu.edu

SR

Santana Ray

Accounting Technician

919.515.3799

sfhester@ncsu.edu

AS

Amanda Sullivan

Senior Budget Analyst

919.513.0650

amanda_sullivan@ncsu.edu

LT

Lori Taylor

Human Resources Specialist

919.513.3953

la_taylor@ncsu.edu

Business Operations and HR Service Center

In addition to supporting the Office of the Executive Vice Chancellor and Provost, the overall goal of the Business Operations and HR Service Center is to be a one-stop shop where staff provides expert response and care for small- to mid-size groups under the Provost’s Office umbrella.

The center was originally created for NC State’s academies to streamline business processes and operations for both HR and financials, while also being fiscally responsible by not hiring for these services for each academy/smaller unit. Services have expanded to include support for the Office of Global Engagement and the Office for Institutional Equity and Diversity for HR items upon organizational restructuring. Additionally, the center provides these services on an as-needed basis for many other units under the Provost’s Office umbrella through times of transition or need. 

Services Provided for Units

• Budgetary and operating financial support, including budget transfers, travel authorizations and reconciliations, purchases and purchase order management, is provided for the following units:
  • Data Science Academy
  • Office of the Executive Vice Chancellor and Provost
  • Office of Assessment and Accreditation
  • Office for Faculty Excellence
  • Genetics and Genomics Academy
  • Global One Health Academy
  • Institutional Strategy and Analysis
  • Office of Instructional Programs
  • Office of University Interdisciplinary Programs

• HR support, including leave, hiring actions, recruitments, general HR questions, benefits, separations, time reconciliation, position updates and onboarding, is provided for the following units:
  • Data Science Academy
  • Office of the Executive Vice Chancellor and Provost
  • Office of Assessment and Accreditation
  • Office for Faculty Excellence
  • Genetics and Genomics Academy
  • Office of Global Engagement
  • Global One Health Academy
  • Institutional Strategy and Analysis
  • Office of Instructional Programs
  • Office of University Interdisciplinary Programs

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