Business Administrator I

Texas A&M • Bryan, TX

2d

About The Position

As one of the fastest-growing academic health centers in the nation, Texas A&M Health encompasses five colleges and numerous centers and institutes working together to improve health through transformative education, innovative research and team-based health care delivery. The Business Administrator II manages the full range of business activities, including reviewing and approving business documents and developing, monitoring, and reporting accounts, budgets, and other quantitative data. Salary: W ill be commensurate based on the selected hire’s education and experience.

Requirements

• Bachelor's degree or equivalent combination of education and experience.
• 6 years of related experience in general office, accounting or personnel operations.

Nice To Haves

• 10-years experience in general office, accounts payable, accounts receivable or a combination of all
• Ability to perform all tasks and job responsibilities safely without injury to self and others in compliance with A&M System and HSC guidelines.
• Working knowledge of Adobe Acrobat, Microsoft Office, and standard office equipment.

Responsibilities

• Prepares financial reports for the Department Head.
• Meets monthly with the Department Head to review department budget.
• Reviews monthly and annual account reports.
• Assists with annual fiscal closing activities and maintains departmental business records.
• Attends faculty meetings when needed to update faculty on new business processes.
• Monitors expenditures for compliance with state agency rules, guidelines, and regulations and prepares budget for the fiscal year.
• Reviews and reconciles departmental accounts.
• Aids in development of annual department budget.
• Assists in managing allocations and reporting.
• Provides bi-monthly summaries of grant expenditures to the faculty within the department.
• Works closely with the Project Administrator at Sponsored Research Services to remain in compliance with granting agencies.
• Submits costing allocations as directed by the Principal Investigator to maintain compliance with the grant budgets, granting agencies and Time and Effort reporting.
• Supervises and assigns tasks to Business staff and resolves staff conflicts when necessary.
• Supports cross-training within the basic science business staff within the School of Medicine (Business Coordinators I & II).
• Meets monthly with the Basic Science Business Administrators to stream-line business processes.
• Participates in the hiring and training of business staff and student workers.
• Identifies business-related needs and problems and proposes solutions.
• Provides advice on current procedures.
• Assists Senior Business Administrator in reviewing and implementing changes in centralizing business processes within the basic science departments.
• Collaborates with HR in the hiring and recruiting of business staff.
• Provides input into updating position descriptions as needed.
• Provides Financial Oversight of Endowments, Scholarships and Gifts.
• Provides Financial Oversight of the Graduate Studies Department.
• Provides oversight for School centralized disbursement of scholarships and TWAPMTS to medical and graduate students.
• Oversees and coordinates donor activities related to donor agreements, finance, process contributions and corporate matching gifts and develop periodic contribution reports.
• Reviews monthly and quarterly endowment reports, provide projections and trend analyses to development, finance leadership and the School of Medicine’s scholarship committee.
• Oversees the establishment of new gift accounts and gift processing procedures.
• Reviews scholarship balances and direct transfers from Texas A&M Foundation to Texas A&M University.
• Develops schedule for transfers to occur consistently following TAMU financial aid and tuition and fees calendar.
• Provides oversight of financial information provided to Rapport and Alumni Society.
• Reviews and approves Pcard transactions and Travel Expense reports through CONCUR.
• Processes DBRs, DCRs, and deposit funds using iPayments.
• Allocates funds for tuition and fees for graduate students.
• Reviews and approves invoices and purchases for the Department through AggieBuy.

Benefits

• Medical, prescription drug, dental, vision, life and AD&D, flexible spending accounts , and long-term disability insurance with Texas A&M contributing to employee health and basic life premiums
• 12-15 days of annual paid holidays
• Up to eight hours of paid sick leave and at least eight hours of paid vacation each month
• Automatic enrollment in the Teacher Retirement System of Texas
• Health and Wellness: Free exercise programs and release time
• Professional Development: All employees have access to free LinkedIn Learning training, webinars, and limited financial support to attend conferences, workshops, and more
• Educational release time and tuition assistance for completing a degree while a Texas A&M employee
• Living Well, a program at Texas A&M that has been built by employees, for employees

What This Job Offers

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