Welcome to the COEIT Shared Services Center

The COEIT Shared Services team poses for a picture outdoors. All team members are wearing UMBC College of Engineering & Information Technology t-shirts.

Our Mission and Purpose

The COEIT Shared Service Center is dedicated to supporting COEIT and DOIT community by providing exceptional, streamlined service for Payroll, Procurement, Finance and Research Administration.

Our mission is centered on simplifying operations, enhancing accountability, and fostering growth and excellence. We achieve this by building strong, collaborative relationships with faculty, staff, students, and other university departments.

Through our commitment to responsive, high-quality service, we empower the COEIT community to concentrate on their core impact and attain their goals.

 

The COEIT Shared Services team members each hold a painting representing the teams values including Integrity, Empathy, Reliability, and Trust.

What we do

We strive to provide seamless support to our faculty, staff, and students. Although each department is assigned to an individual team member as the first point of contact. Also, we serve as a liaison between you and other UMBC offices such as HR, Financial Services, Procurement, OSP and/or external counterparts.

Meet the Team

 

Shared Services Center Teams

 

BOT

Handles new hire onboarding for faculty, staff, GAs, TAs, students as well as other Payroll functions, ex. salary adjustments, contract renewals, etc; Timesheet processing; Vendor payments; Procurements; and Travel/Misc Reimbursement Compliance standpoint

  • Human Resources
  • Procurement
  • Accounts Payable
  • Financial Services

FP&A

Prepares Annual Budgets and Monthly Reports for State funds and Department accounts; Reviews & Approves transactions from a financial & compliance standpoint.

  • Dean’s Office
  • Dept Chairs & Directors
  • Budget Office Finance
  • Provost’s Office
  • Financial Services

Pre Award

Assists Faculty with administrative and financial support from internal routing to Proposal Submission to sponsor. Supports with robust Budget and Budget Justification; Guidance faculty through internal processes and coordinates with parties to ensure timely submission.

  • Office of Sponsored Programs
  • Other counterparts in other Universities
  • Other partners within UMBC

Post Award & Self Support

Support Faculty from the time the Award is received until close outs. Prepare reports, reconciles accounts, projects future spending.

Reviews for Allowability and Financial compliance Rebudgets, No cost extensions and Project close out Financial Reports

Collaborate with:

  • OSP
  • OCGA
  • Financial Services
  • Accounts Payable
  • Procurement

 

Location:

Engineering Building, 202

University of Maryland, Baltimore County

1000 Hilltop Circle

Baltimore, Maryland 21250

Map of UMBC with a pinpoint on the Engineering Building. The building is between the Meyerhoff Building and the Information Technology and Engineering Building.

 

Please submit any questions or feedback you may have through the General Inquires RT ticketing system. Select your respective Division, Department, then select “General Inquiries” from the Request Type drop-down menu.