Business Manager

Texas Tech University•Lubbock, TX

20d

About The Position

The Business Manager manages personnel and budgetary matters for a department or college, exercising discretion and independent judgment to oversee staff activities and financial processes and ensure fiscal responsibility. The role ensures faculty and staff have the resources to complete their work and usually serves as a hiring manager and Employee Services Coordinator (ESC). The position oversees departmental financial and administrative operations, supports the Department Chair, and coordinates personnel appointments and faculty review processes. It also oversees scholarship and fellowship processes, provides financial and administrative oversight for the Nutritional and Metabolic Health Initiative (NMHI), and administers research grant finances and related business activities. The Business Manager stays current on institutional policies and procedures and supports departmental safety, reporting, office operations, student needs, and other assigned duties.

Requirements

Bachelor's degree.
Four years of experience developing or managing programs or projects; additional job-related education may be substituted for the required experience on a year-for-year basis.

Responsibilities

Oversee departmental financial operations, including budget planning, reconciliations, payroll verification, purchasing, travel, financial reporting, and year-end activities.
Serve as Employment Services Coordinator (ESC), managing hiring, appointments, position actions, onboarding and offboarding, and faculty search processes.
Coordinate summer budgets, SIF fees, inventory, endowment reporting, space reporting, and other departmental business operations.
Oversee departmental administrative operations, including office and space needs, employee records, leave and time entry, and quality control of business processes.
Maintain departmental operational resources and provide faculty and staff with financial and administrative support, including funding updates.
Provide administrative support to the Department Chair, including scheduling, correspondence, travel, reporting, and special projects.
Coordinate personnel appointments and assist with strategic departmental activities, Annual Faculty Reviews, and Tenure/Third-Year Review processes.
Oversee departmental scholarship and fellowship processes, including endowed scholarships, graduate recruitment awards, out-of-cycle awards, tracking, and reporting.
Provide financial and administrative oversight for NMHI, including reconciliations, reporting, budget planning, employee appointments, funding decisions, and business operations.
Oversee research grant financial administration, including reconciliations, reporting, budget planning, employee appointments, and funding allowability.
Guide and oversee research-related purchasing, travel, and other business activities to ensure they follow appropriate procedures.
Stay current on TTU policies and procedures and communicate relevant changes to departmental faculty and staff.
Support departmental safety, required reporting, reception and office operations, student needs, and other duties as assigned.