Cherise Jefferson

Efficient in Microsoft Office Suite (Word, Excel, PowerPoint, Outlook, etc.), Salesforce CRM, SCT Banner, Cognos, Webex, CentralSquare One Solution, Workday, SAP, and Tyler Software Experience with budget forecasting, HR, onboarding, I-9s, payroll, purchasing and receiving, invoice payments, procurement cards, travel requests and expenses Administrative experience in healthcare and higher education Able to manage administrative needs for both large and small number of staff

Administrative Consultant (part-time) (2026-09 – Present)

• Provide administrative advice/assistance
• Create and manage new customer details and contact information using excel
• Monitor and expedite purchase requests and invoice payments/receipts
• Order and maintain office supplies as needed
• Make/receive calls to provide information and set appointments for clients

Administrative Assistant III at Parks Administration (2023-10 – 2026-04)

• Obtain approvals and create receipts for purchase orders and contract purchase orders for vendor payments
• Create and manage work orders to provide staff direction on both internal and external customer needs
• Reconcile and process procurement card purchases for staff by logging related account and object code detail into the procurement card system and retain related procurement card forms and receipts for staff
• Resolve work orders from the citizen support desk
• Support Inventory Controller as needed
• Perform all general administrative/office management responsibilities such as answer phones, order supplies, respond to questions for customer resolution, and maintain department records

Assistant to Global Business Director at BASF Chemical Company (2017-11 – 2021-06)

• Manage calendar for Global Business Director, make travel arrangements, and oversee expenses and reimbursements, meetings and events, purchase orders, and other administrative duties for the efficiency of the office
• Work with department Fiscal Controller to ensure payment of invoices
• Monitor and expedite purchase requests and purchase orders (POs) and travel expenses for BASF Colors & Effects business teams
• Manage legal documents with help of legal counsel using internal document storage system, ensure documents reviewed and signed
• Perform all general administrative/office management responsibilities

Administrative Secretary at Trinity Health, Accreditation & Regulatory Services (2016-11 – 2017-11)

• Assist Trinity Health System Director with calendar, travel arrangements and expenses, meetings, and events, purchases and other administrative duties to keep hospital staff up-to-date with current policies and procedures for accreditation and regulatory and infection prevention and control
• Monitor and expedite purchase requests and travel expenses
• Collaborate with other administrative associates to ensure compliance of policies and procedures

Business Manager I at Wayne State University – Undergraduate Admissions & Financial Aid (2005-10 – 2016-04)

• Created and managed the Office Services Unit responsible for an array of office services from scanning and data entry of pertinent student admission documents to ensuring mail opened and processed, office supplies distributed, and errands ran timely for the efficiency of the office
• Staff also assisted with purchasing and payroll operations and helped organize events.
• Manage personnel, payroll, purchasing, and travel arrangements for entire department
• Provide quarterly budget projections and reports
• Interview, hire, train, and evaluate staff

Bachelor of Science in Business Administration with a Major in Management – Wayne State University