Business Office

The College of Architecture's Business Office strives to provide excellent customer service in the areas of financial management, purchasing, research and grant management, budgetary obligations, human resources and payroll and travel processing. The office serves as a liaison between the faculty, staff and students of the College of Architecture and all financial entities across the Texas A&M University System.

Our Services

Financial Management Services:

Texas A&M University, Research Foundation, TTI, TEES, Texas A&M Foundation
Fund transfers
Account audits
Account reconciliation
Support accounting
800+ accounts
Cash handling
Credit card processes
Scholarship entry
Financial accounting system access control

Purchasing:

Issue of purchase requisitions
Development of specifications
Vendor contacts
Monitoring
Receiving
Account payable
Account receivable

Research Contracts and Grants:

Equipment insurance
Contract review
Indirect costs
Cost sharing
Research positions
Account reconciliation

Budgetary Obligations:

Daily management of funds
Annual budget
Budget reports for provost
Recommendations for budget actions
Assisting departments, centers, and labs with budget issues
Assisting support areas with budget development

Human Resources:

Training and development
Performance appraisals
Leave issues
New hires
Benefits
Personnel files
International hiring
Disciplinary actions
Compensation
Classification
Immigration issues
Retirement issues

Payroll Processing for:

Monthly employees and graduate students
Biweekly employees and student workers
Temporary wage employees

Travel Processing:

Processing of all travel vouchers
Central billing account
Travel voucher processing
Travel warnings
Travel insurance

Parking:

Business overlays