COE Business Manager

Under the direction of the college Associate Business Officer, serve as Business Manager for assigned cost centers within the College of Education. Analyze and monitor budgets, review funding requests, and provide recommendations to cost center leadership. Prepare budgetary, accounting, procurement, revenue, and HR transactions. Generate reports for relevant stakeholders. Maintain a high level of confidentiality. Performs other duties as assigned.

Responsibilities

Serve as Business Manager for assigned cost centers within the College of Education; Analyze and monitor budgets, review funding requests, and provide recommendations to cost center leadership; Prepare annual budget, including salary roll, and budgetary actions such as amendments and revisions; Monitor expenditures, provide feedback to clear budget check errors, and review monthly detailed budget status reports and Statement of Changes; Prepare reports to help cost center leadership make informed financial decisions; Coordinate procurement, disbursement, and revenue activities for assigned cost centers; Serve as procurement card liaison for assigned cardholders; Review and approve Workday tasks; Oversee deposits and reconciliations of revenues; Manage sponsored programs accounts from award to close-out, including required cost-sharing; Ensure PI approval on expenditures and that expenditures are allowable and allocable; Review payroll, prepare payroll corrections, and monitor summer payroll; Coordinate costing allocation changes with college HR Liaison; Provide back-up to other college Business Managers when necessary; Generate reports for relevant stakeholders; Maintain a high level of confidentiality

Requirements

A high school diploma; Professional experience in a related area such as accounting, auditing, finance or commercial lending; Firm working knowledge of concepts, practices and procedures and ability to use in varied situations