Associate Director, Finance and Admin

About the role

The School of Sport, Tourism and Hospitality Management (STHM) prepares leaders in sport, tourism and hospitality industries, serving over 800 students with over 40 full-time faculty and staff on Temple University's main campus in Philadelphia. The Associate Director of Finance & Administration reports to the Associate Dean of STHM and assists in developing, executing, and evaluating the school's operating budget, tuition, scholarships, endowments, external contracts, and adjunct/consultant hiring, while managing revenue, expenditures, financial transactions, payroll for student workers, and ensuring policy compliance.

Responsibilities

• Assist in the development, execution, and evaluation of the school's operating budget, tuition, scholarships, endowments, external contracts, and adjunct/consultant hiring.
• Manage and monitor revenue and budget expenditures, including transactions; prepare and process journal entries, invoice payments, check requests, cash reimbursements, purchase orders; reconcile department credit cards; review and analyze fund balances.
• Manage ad‑hoc hiring of graduate externs, postdocs, adjuncts, and contractors.
• Process payroll for student workers.
• Enforce operating policy and internal controls.
• Assist with identification of issues critical to the fiscal and administrative sustainability of STHM.
• Perform other duties as assigned.

Requirements

• Bachelor's degree.
• At least four (4) years of related budget management and operational experience.
• An equivalent combination of education and experience may be considered.
• Background check required for PII/Cash Handling responsibilities.

Qualifications

• Experience within a higher education setting (preferred).
• Experience using Banner applications (preferred).

Skills

• Demonstrated computer skills and proficiency in MS Office Suite (Word, Excel).
• Financial analysis skills and ability to work with large data sets.
• Ability to develop budgets and perform financial audit and reporting functions.
• Experience with Purchasing Cards, cash, checks, credit cards, or managing financial transactions.
• Experience handling confidential or sensitive personally identifiable information.
• Excellent oral and written communication skills.
• Strong interpersonal skills and customer service orientation, ability to interact with a diverse constituent population.
• Proficiency in or ability to learn information systems including Banner, Cognos, Kronos, TUmarketplace, and Destiny1.
• Strong attention to detail.
• Demonstrated organizational and time management skills, ability to handle multiple tasks with concurrent deadlines.
• Ability to work independently and in a team environment.

Benefits

• Hybrid work schedule.
• Full medical, dental, vision coverage.
• Paid time off.
• 9 federally observed paid holidays.
• 3 personal days.
• Tuition remission – eligible employees and their dependents can obtain a degree tuition‑free.
• Generous retirement plan.

Pay

Salary range: $60,000 – $70,000.

Schedule

Hybrid work arrangement (on‑campus and remote); duration of the hybrid arrangement is at the discretion of Temple University and the department.