Business Manager, COM Department of Pathology & Laboratory Medicine

About the role

As one of the oldest medical schools in the country, the University of Cincinnati College of Medicine (COM) has a reputation for training best-in-class health care professionals and developing cutting-edge procedures and research that improves the health and clinical care of patients. In partnership with the UC Health academic healthcare system and Cincinnati Children’s Hospital Medical Center, College of Medicine’s faculty are transforming the world of medicine every day.

A full-time Business Manager position is available in the Department of Pathology & Laboratory Medicine at the University of Cincinnati College of Medicine. This role provides financial, accounting, analytical, and project support for departmental business operations across the tripartite (clinical, research, and education) mission of the Department and UC College of Medicine. The position reports to the Executive Director of Business and Administration and partners with departmental leadership and business office stakeholders to identify and resolve budget variances, ensure expenses are charged appropriately, support process improvement, provide timely financial analysis and reporting, and support faculty and staff across business functions.

Responsibilities

• Manage routine financial and accounting tasks, including invoice coding, monthly general ledger review, reclasses, staff payroll review, monthly accounts payable accruals, malpractice roster saving and review, and other recurring business office processes.
• Review expenses posted to general ledger accounts and cost centers to identify charges that were not budgeted, determine the appropriate funding source, and initiate reclasses when needed, including reclassing charges to appropriate ambulatory, clinic, research, grant, clinical trial, or business office accounts.
• Participate in analytics, research support, and special project work that strengthens departmental financial planning, reporting, operational decision-making, and process improvement.
• Lead faculty compensation administered in the OPMS system and payroll, including month-end and mid-month compensation as applicable, and compensation change forms for new and existing faculty.
• Develop and maintain financial tracking tools and analyses, including monthly GL tracking, year-to-date budget monitoring, invoice history tracking, payroll allocations, and professional development account tracking.
• Provide financial and administrative support for recruitment, residency, and academic activities, including faculty and fellow recruitment tracking, all budgeted residency accounts, Grand Rounds expenses, speaker payments, and CME invoices.
• Perform related duties based on departmental need.

Requirements

• Bachelor's Degree in Business Administration or related field. Seven (7) years of relevant work experience and/or other specialized training can be used in lieu of the education requirement.
• Three (3) years of financial and administrative experience.

Work environment

Office environment with no specific unusual physical or environmental demands.

Benefits

• Comprehensive tuition remission for employee and eligible dependents, covering tuition costs for nearly all undergraduate and graduate programs offered by the university.
• Robust retirement plans: choice between state pension plans (OPERS, STRS) or an Alternative Retirement Plan (ARP), with UC contributing 14–18% of salary based on position (employees do not contribute to Social Security except Medicare).
• Generous time-off policy: vacation and sick time, 11 paid holidays plus additional end-of-year paid time off (Winter Season Days), and 6 weeks of paid parental leave for new parents.
• Competitive salary based on experience.
• Comprehensive health coverage (medical, dental, vision, prescription).
• Flexible spending accounts and wellness programs.
• Professional development and mentorship opportunities.

Requisition ID: 104122