Business Manager

Thomas Jefferson University • Philadelphia, PA

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About The Position

The Business Manager is a key member of the Jefferson College of Rehabilitation Sciences (JCRS) Office of the Dean leadership team. This individual oversees the daily operations of the college. They will be responsible for the business functions within the departments and programs, including human resources management, facility operations, strategic planning, and project management. They will support college leaders to improve efficiency with processes and systems to enhance student, staff, and faculty experiences.

Requirements

• Master’s Degree required in Business, Health Administration or related field.
• 5 years of supervisory/management experience in finance and business in an academic/clinical setting Required.
• Proficient PC skills in MS Word, Excel and database software are required.

Responsibilities

• Assists with preparing budgets pertaining to clinical and administrative activities in accordance with university guidelines.
• Prepares supporting budget schedules and performs budget reconciliation and analysis.
• Monitors the activity of the department’s accounts.
• Analyzes and reports variances to prior year and budget, as applicable.
• Provides summary data to the Dean and Department Chairs on an ongoing basis.
• Manage and optimize best practices for various financial, human resources, contractual, and operational academic systems.
• Provide vision and leadership with efforts to streamline daily operations through collaboration with departments chairs, center directors, and dean’s office leadership.
• Responsible for oversight and implementation of a sustainable plan for JCRS to have social media presence.
• Collaborate with college leadership on institutional and college level strategic planning and employee engagement.
• Work with the Associate Dean of Student Affairs, Academic Affairs, and Research on college operations as needed.
• Support the growth of research infrastructure within JCRS, including space, administrative support and operations.
• Supervise dean’s office administrative staff; provide administrative support for the supervision of operations staff and experiential learning team administrative staff.
• Interacts with co-workers, visitors, and other staff consistent with the values of Jefferson.
• Other duties as needed and assigned to maintain the efficient operation of JCRS.

Benefits

• Jefferson offers a comprehensive package of benefits for full-time and part-time colleagues, including medical (including prescription), supplemental insurance, dental, vision, life and AD&D insurance, short- and long-term disability, flexible spending accounts, retirement plans, tuition assistance, as well as voluntary benefits, which provide colleagues with access to group rates on insurance and discounts.
• Colleagues have access to tuition discounts at Thomas Jefferson University after one year of full time service or two years of part time service.
• All colleagues, including those who work less than part-time (including per diem colleagues, adjunct faculty, and Jeff Temps ), have access to medical (including prescription) insurance.
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What This Job Offers

• Job Type: Full-time
• Career Level: Manager
• Number of Employees: 5,001-10,000 employees