Business Office - Departmental Missions
The Business Office consists of the offices of Controller, Assistant Controller, Accounts Payable, Cashiers, Human Resources, Mail Services, Payroll, Purchasing and Student Accounts.
Accounts Payable is responsible for the auditing and processing of invoices and payments for the University.
The Business Office Cashier window is available to help Truman students conduct various financial transactions. Cashiers are responsible for processing tuition payments, paper check Stafford loans and private scholarships, receiving loan payments, sale of student parking decals, disbursing student paychecks, cashing checks, and selling Lyceum tickets.
The goal of Human Resources is to improve the recruitment, retention, productivity and satisfaction level of the faculty and staff of Truman State University.
The functions of the Human Resources office include the following:
- Processing of advertisements and applications for staff positions
- Coordination of employee benefits
- New staff orientation
- Providing opportunities for staff development
- Maintenance of employee records
- Coordination of wellness programming
- Staff recognition
- Preparation and distribution of a monthly newsletter
Mail Services is responsible for all postal operations on campus. Delivering to both on and off campus locations, Mail Services strives to efficiently and promptly deliver and coordinate mailings with both on-campus departments and divisions as well as the United States Postal Service, UPS and FedEx.
The Payroll Office is primarily responsible for the generation of student, faculty and staff payroll. The Payroll Office also handles institutional clearances for students, employment verification, and verification of enrollment fee discount.
The Purchasing Office is responsible for obtaining quality goods and services at the lowest reasonable cost.
The goal of the Student Account Office is to serve and support Truman State University students and their families by providing accurate and timely information about University policies and procedures relating to their student accounts. Our office will answer questions regarding billing statements, payments received, or charges assessed to your account. We work together with many other campus departments to insure that our students and families receive accurate, prompt, friendly, and courteous service.
Student Accounts does the following:
- Mails bills for student fees
- Mails letters-of-credit for financial aid to students
- Processes financial aid refunds
- Answers questions about accounts from students and parents
- Mails out information regarding pre-enrollment
- Collects all payments due to the University
- Bills and collects payments for Perkins and Nursing Loan Programs
The Truman Supply Depot serves as a forum for people to exchange goods and items that would not normally fall under surplus or would generally be saved for possible future use.
The Supply Depot is a joint venture of the Business Office, the Physical Plant, Public Relations, and various other campus divisions and departments.