IT Finance & Administration
An Emory graduate, John E. Connerat is the Executive Director of IT Finance and Administration. With a focus in budgeting, finance, human resources, contracts administration, software licensing, and business operations, John's team provides the organizational backbone for Emory's 350-person, $61 million OIT division. John has held previous directorships in IT business operations and capital planning & finance, as well as performed real estate and tax law for businesses and individuals. John is a member of the State Bar of Georgia.
The IT Finance and Administration division provides financial management, human resources support, contract management, and administrative services for all division of the Office of Information Technology such as University Technology Services, Research & Health Sciences IT, the Chief Information Security Officer, the Chief Information Architect, and the Office of the Vice President and CIO.
IT F&A partners closely with Emory Healthcare Information Services in these areas as well where both the university and healthcare align in various parts of its respective missions. The division encompasses the areas of financial planning and budgeting, human resources, new-employee onboarding, benefits help, management of the physical office and administrative space, and other operational functions.
For annual reporting purposes, the statistics tell a large part of our story. The numbers below give a small sample and flavor for the activity this division oversaw in fiscal 2011.
Financial Transactions
| Transaction Type | # of Transaction Lines | Dollar Amount |
| Invoices and Purchase Orders | 10,642 | $25,719,056 |
| Campus Service Charges | 288 | 303,593 |
| Expense Reports | 919 | 107,958 |
| P-Card Charges | 1,247 | 1,862,988 |
| Manual Journal Entries | 7,144 | 52,706,666 |
| Payroll Transactions | 4,075 | 26,237,233 |
| Post Office Charges | 3 | 9 |
Although there are dozens of other transaction types, the ones above are a small representative sample. For illustrative purposes, the tiny volume of post office charges was chosen to show how little OIT actually uses the US mail anymore (although we do buy stamps with p-cards from time to time).
HR Transactions
| Transaction Type | # of Transaction Lines |
| Hires/Transfers (excluding students) | 41 |
| Timecard Adjustment Requests and Approvals | 3,033 |
| Earnings Distribution Record Changes | 719 |
Administrative Transactions
| Transaction Type | # of Transaction Lines |
| Contracts Reviewed and Executed | 106 |
| Meetings Scheduled and Rescheduled (estimated) | 3,120 |
As we prepare for FY12, IT F&A will continue to demonstrate the dedicated fiscal capacity to monitor and coordinate the financial mechanisms of the Office of Information Technology. In an environment of strategic risk, the challenges that we face present new opportunities to provide the level of service that has become the hallmark of IT F&A.
John Connerat
Executive Director, Information Technology Finance and Administration
"Working in IT F&A is fulfilling because not only do we provide a valuable resource for OIT, but we also have strong collaboration within our team. We are not a closed door group that always says 'no,' but instead we adapt to a constantly changing environment to find ways to get the job done and ensure our internal and external customers get the best service."
Christina Mazzella,
Division Director of HR for IT Finance and Administration