Associate Business Manager

The University of Toledo • Toledo, OH

11d • Onsite

About The Position

The Auxiliary Services Division provides student-facing, operational, and revenue-generating services that support The University of Toledo community. The Division includes Housing & Residence Life, Student Union Operations, Student Recreation Center, Auxiliary Retail Services, Dining Services, Camps & Conferences, Early Learning Center, Parking, and other auxiliary enterprises and contracted services.

The Associate Business Manager will be providing day-to-day support to a higher-level business manager, SR business manager, or leader as assigned. The position support includes fiscal and budget administration, human resources management and planning, information technology, purchasing and facilities.

The Associate Business Manager will work with the expectation that limited guidance is needed, being responsible for a set of day-to-day fiscal and administrative management and supervision of assigned areas. This position may work directly with department leaders as requested.

Requirements

• Bachelor’s degree required.
• One to three (1-3) years of meaningful relevant experience.
• Understanding of University budget systems, financial processes, and accounting policies, as well as University policies, rules regulations, and best practices, or ability to acquire and apply this knowledge is strongly preferred.
• Microsoft Office Suite products with an expert ability in spreadsheet and database query and ability to understand and utilize university data reporting programs.
• Industrious self-starter.
• Strong organizational skills.
• Strong interpersonal skills.
• Excellent staff/team/committee motivator and team worker.
• Ability to work and communicate with various individuals from a broad spectrum of disciplines, technical and educational backgrounds within the college and university and with individuals outside the university.
• Professional and effective oral and written communication skills.
• Strong writing and editing skills.
• Ability to effectively and accurately relay information.
• Ability to effectively manage multiple projects simultaneously is essential, while maintaining accuracy and attention to detail.
• Excellent problem-solving skills.
• Must demonstrate sound judgement and effective decision making.
• Ability to identify and implement alternative resolutions and strategies.
• Effective conflict management skills.
• Ability to work with sensitive information and maintain confidentiality.
• Must demonstrate flexibility and ability to work under pressure.
• Must be able and willing to work in a fast-paced, changing environment and conform to shifting priorities, demands.

Nice To Haves

• Preference to relevant areas such as finance and accounting.
• Understanding of University budget systems, financial processes, and accounting policies, as well as University policies, rules regulations, and best practices, or ability to acquire and apply this knowledge is strongly preferred.

Responsibilities

• Providing day-to-day support to a higher-level business manager, SR business manager, or leader as assigned.
• Fiscal and budget administration.
• Human resources management and planning.
• Information technology.
• Purchasing and facilities.
• Day-to-day fiscal and administrative management and supervision of assigned areas.
• Working directly with department leaders as requested.

Benefits

• The University of Toledo campuses are tobacco-free.
• Pre-employment health screening requirements for the University of Toledo Health Science Campus Medical Center will include drug and other required health screenings for the position.

What This Job Offers

• Job Type: Full-time
• Career Level: Entry Level