Business Manager, McNulty Leadership Program at Wharton
About The Position
The Business Manager serves as the primary financial operations and administrative lead supporting the McNulty Leadership Program (MLP) at the Wharton School. This position oversees a diverse portfolio of financial and administrative operations supporting multiple leadership programs. This role partners closely with program leadership, Wharton Finance & Administration, and Human Resources to ensure accurate financial processing, operational effectiveness, compliance with University policies, and continuous improvement of business processes and resource management. Success in this role requires exceptional organizational and communication skills, sound judgment, initiative, and strong attention to detail. The successful candidate will be proactive and resourceful, with the ability to manage multiple priorities, solve complex operational challenges, and identify opportunities to improve processes and service delivery. This position reports to the Senior Director, Organizational Effectiveness and plays a critical part in ensuring the operational excellence behind innovative leadership programs that serve students, faculty, and external partners.
Requirements
- Bachelor’s degree in Finance, Accounting, Business Administration, Higher Education Administration, Public Administration, or a related field, or an equivalent combination of education and experience.
- 3-5 years of progressively responsible experience in financial operations, business administration, accounting, or similar administrative functions, including responsibility for applying financial policies, procedures, and internal controls.
- Demonstrated experience managing complex administrative or financial operations requiring collaboration, coordination, and relationship management across multiple stakeholders while balancing competing priorities and deadlines.
- Demonstrated ability to analyze problems, improve processes, and implement effective operational solutions.
- Strong organizational, analytical, interpersonal, and communication skills, with exceptional attention to detail and the ability to exercise sound judgment and discretion.
- Demonstrated ability to exercise initiative, work independently, manage multiple priorities, and deliver high-quality service in a fast-paced environment.
- Experience supervising, coaching, or providing functional leadership to staff or colleagues.
Nice To Haves
- Familiarity working in higher education and/or with University policies, procedures, and financial systems.
- Experience managing procurement, purchasing, accounts payable, payroll administration, or other financial and administrative operations.
- Experience with Workday or a comparable enterprise human resources and financial management system.
- Experience leading operational process improvement initiatives, developing business procedures, or implementing workflow improvements.
Responsibilities
- Serves as the primary financial operations and administrative lead supporting the McNulty Leadership Program.
- Oversees a diverse portfolio of financial and administrative operations supporting multiple leadership programs.
- Partners closely with program leadership, Wharton Finance & Administration, and Human Resources to ensure accurate financial processing, operational effectiveness, compliance with University policies, and continuous improvement of business processes and resource management.
- Manages multiple priorities, solves complex operational challenges, and identifies opportunities to improve processes and service delivery.
Benefits
- Excellent healthcare benefits
- Tuition benefits for employees and their families
- Generous retirement benefits
- Wide variety of professional development opportunities
- Supportive work and family benefits
- Wealth of health and wellness programs and resources
- Comprehensive medical, prescription, behavioral health, dental, vision, and life insurance benefits
- Flexible spending accounts for health care and dependent care expenses
- Tuition assistance for employees, spouses, and dependent children at Penn and other institutions
- Generous retirement plans (Basic, Matching, and Supplemental) with pre-tax or Roth options and a variety of investment options
- Substantial amount of time away from work (vacations, personal affairs, illness, injury, family time)
- Long-Term Care Insurance
- Wellness and Work-life Resources
- Access to a wide range of University resources, cultural and recreational activities
- Discounts and special services (arts, entertainment, transportation, mortgages, new cars, cellular phone service, movie tickets, theme parks)
- Flexible Work Hours
- Penn Home Ownership Services (forgivable loan for eligible employees)
- Adoption Assistance
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What This Job Offers
Job Type
Full-time
Career Level
Mid Level
