Yajaira Nieves

Yajaira is the Associate Director of Finance, Operations, and Human Resources for the ISSO. In her role, she is responsible for the oversight of department finances, the review of financial transactions (such as processing invoices), compliance reports, expense reports and other payments through Accounts Payable. She is also responsible for reviewing job descriptions and applications as well as overseeing the hiring and onboarding process of new employees. 

Yajaira joined the ISSO in early 2023 but has been with Columbia since 2015. Her previous positions have all been related to accounts and finance. Prior to joining Columbia, she worked in medical billing. She holds an M.S. in Risk Management and Bachelor’s in Business Administration with a concentration in Finance. 

Yajaira is a native Spanish speaker. Her favorite part about living in NYC is its diversity in culture and cuisine, and finds the fact that you can find dishes from all over the world the city’s most welcoming aspect. In that vein, her favorite spot near campus is the Hungarian Pastry Shop.