March 2025

FINANCE NEWS AND ANNOUNCEMENTS

HOURS
Mon - Fri: 9am - 4pm
               CLOSED 12-1pm 

Sat & Sun: CLOSED

Welcome to Oxford, Carol! 

Please help me in welcoming Carol King to Oxford College as Finance Director! Carol is a seasoned financial executive with over 25 years of experience driving strategic financial planning and operational excellence. As Finance Director, she will oversee all aspects of financial operations, including budgeting, forecasting, and financial reporting while providing crucial insights to support data-driven decision making.  Throughout her career, Carol has demonstrated exceptional leadership in optimizing financial processes and implementing robust control systems. Her expertise spans financial strategy development, risk management, and corporate finance, complemented by a proven track record of leading high-performing teams and managing complex financial portfolios. 

Prior to retiring from Duke University’s Trinity College of Arts and Sciences, Carol was the Chief Business Officer for Emory University’s College of Arts and Sciences. In this role she was responsible for creating and leading its Business Operations team, which is comprised of Finance, Facilities, Information Technology, and Research Administration units.  In her six years at Emory College, she developed processes and established the overall mission and vision that drives ECAS Business Operations. Earlier in her career, she served in several leadership roles including the role of Budget Chief for the City of Atlanta.  While serving in that role, she developed an award-winning annual budget and enhanced the City’s five-year and capital improvement plans.  She also previously served as a Senior Consultant at Ernst & Young. 

Carol holds a B.S. (Accounting) and an MBA (Finance) from the Florida Agricultural and Mechanical University's School of Business and Industry.   

Contracts 

To ensure fiscal responsibility and to meet the strategic procurement policy of the university, any costs for products or services, exceeding $10,000 will require three bids before work can begin.  And before Melanie our CBO will sign any contracts.   

  • Exceptions for preferred vendors or truly sole-source vendors 
  • Sole-source:  no other vendor in the US provides a similar service or product 
  • Finance team is available to assist you and your teams in evaluating these situations 
  • Primary contact:  Ronika Alexander-Ortman – ronika.alexander-ortman@emory.edu 
  • Brianna Hill and Melanie available as well

ERP System 

The university is evaluating the acquisition of a new ERP (Enterprise Resource Planning) system. This is a type of software that organizations use to manage day-to day business activities.  Our current ERP system is PeopleSoft that is called Compass by the University.   

Melanie is Oxford’s representative, and she will provide updates as they become available.  There is a committee that is hosting focus groups to discuss pain points and gather input.  Melanie will invite the individuals from various teams across campus to participate in the discusses.  

General Reminders

Facilities, Furniture & Office Needs: Email: OxfordFPO@emory.edu (Office of Facilities & Planning) 

Technology, Computer & Software Needs: Submit a Ticket @ AskIT or Email: oxford-helpdesk@emory.edu (OCIT) 

Planning an Event: ocec@emory.edu 

Finance Liaisons: 

Student Accounts and Billing Hours:  

Monday – Friday: 9am – 4pm, Closed 12pm-1pm 

Spring Break:

March 10-14