Business Manager I

About the role

The Business Services team in the College of Arts and Sciences (ArtSci) at Utah State University is seeking a detail-oriented and experienced Business Manager I to provide support to academic departments within the college.

Responsibilities

• Functions as a primary business resource to the Department Head, faculty, and staff in the assigned area.
• Manages daily financial operations for the department, including review and approval of financial transactions such as PCard reconciliation, purchasing, Banner financial activity, and travel processing.
• Covers financial aspects of proposals, contracts, grants, etc. Assists staff in administering proposals to ensure compliance with federal, state, and university policies.
• Maintains personnel actions such as hiring and EPAF requests and ensures payroll is accurately recorded and processed.
• May train, guide, and mentor business services staff (including students), as assigned.
• Maintains annual budgets for a wide variety of accounts and grants using proper accounting/budgeting methods and retains records of financial figures for comparison with estimated budget.
• Coordinates, designs, and implements financial/management systems for a wide variety of programs.
• Verifies scholarship funding and processes graduate assistantships, tuition awards, graduate insurance, and other sources of funding in accordance with university policies and procedures.
• Communicates and coordinates with other departments within and outside USU regarding financial matters.
• Reconciles and reviews financial statements monthly to ensure accuracy.
• Commits to integrity, performs duties with diligence in accordance with professional standards and enforces university policies and procedures.
• Uses relevant information and individual judgment to determine whether events or processes comply with laws, regulations, or standards.
• Serves in the interest of Utah State University in a lawful manner while maintaining high standards of conduct and character.
• Handles confidential information and manage projects effectively, and demonstrate reliability and strong work ethic.
• Provides customer service to faculty, staff, and students and campus community in a professional manner.
• Completes annual asset management for assigned units.
• Performs miscellaneous job-related duties as assigned.

Qualifications

• Minimum Qualification: Bachelor’s degree in a business field or an equivalent combination of education plus experience.
• Preferred Qualifications: Experience using Banner, specifically the Finance and HR modules; Experience with EZ-Buy, procurement, and p-card processing; Experience with the Argos Reporting System; Experience with AggieTime and ServiceNow; Experience with Travel processes and procedures at USU; Experience working with tuition waivers/scholarship processes at USU; Knowledge of USU policies and procedures.