A Message from the Senior Budget Director

The Finance Business Center is here to serve the faculty, staff, and students of the College of Engineering and Computer Science and the College of Sciences.

Our commitment goes beyond processing financial transactions. We strive to be a trusted and responsive partner, helping our college communities navigate financial and administrative processes, solve problems, and connect with the resources they need.

We understand that every administrative task takes time away from teaching, research, mentoring, student support, and the many other responsibilities that make our colleges successful. Our goal is to reduce that administrative burden so you can focus on your work and the people you serve.

We are committed to providing timely, consistent, and solutions-oriented service. When a process is complicated, our team should help make it easier. When there is a question, we should help find the answer. And when an issue arises, we should work collaboratively to find a path forward.

It is a privilege to support our faculty, staff, and students, and we remain committed to continuously improving the services we provide.

Seresa Cruz
Senior Budget Director
Finance Business Center
College of Engineering and Computer Science | College of Sciences

Overview of Services

Financial/Budget Analyst provides support to the chair/director with developing budgets, monitoring expenses, and identifying any variances. This includes Education & General (E&G), auxiliary, student fees, unit’s overhead, gifts, and continuing education funds. They also assist faculty with start-up funds, special awards (e.g. Pegasus professor, trustee chair, reach for the stars, PhD Research Awards), and other professional development funds.

The travel coordinator can assist you with your travel or guests visiting the college (e.g. interview candidates, guest speaker). This includes assisting you with getting the appropriate approvals for your business trip. They can also book the hotel, transportation and reimbursement of other incidentals – based on the university travel manual. If you are full-time employee, you may also book your own hotel or transportation using with your own expense card.

The procurement coordinator can assist you with purchasing goods and services – based on the procurement services manual. This includes

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