Business Manager

Princeton University•Princeton, NJ

20d•$100,000 - $110,000•Onsite

About The Position

The Andlinger Center for Energy and the Environment seeks a Business Manager to oversee the Center’s financial resources and work with Center leadership to plan and implement its financial management strategy. The role covers endowed and term gift funds, the operating administrative allowance, grants and sponsored research funds, and financial activities for the Princeton E-ffiliates Partnership. The Business Manager oversees financial planning and transactions, financial policies and procedures, Center grant funding, and reporting to the director, Center leadership, the advisory committee, donors, and grant funding agencies. The position reports to the Executive Director, serves on the administrative planning team, and supervises a grants manager and a financial assistant. The position is in person at Princeton University. The Business Manager advises Center leadership on operations, finances, staffing, and strategy; develops budgets and financial projections; oversees gift and endowed fund management, sponsored research, internal grants, procurement, and operational financial activities; and ensures compliance with University and funding agency policies. The role also oversees financial management for the Princeton E-ffiliates Partnership and coordinates complex research agreements and related financial workflows.

Requirements

Bachelor’s degree.
At least 5 years of relevant work experience.
Excellent financial reporting, forecasting, and analytical skills, with solid business acumen.
Project management, organizational, interpersonal, and time management skills.
Excellent sponsored research management experience, including pre-award and post-award work.
Experience with federal grant submission, administration, and reporting processes.
Knowledge of Uniform Guidance compliance.
Excellent judgment, tact, and ability to maintain confidentiality when handling sensitive information.
Excellent decision-making and problem-solving skills, with strong attention to detail and accuracy.
Flexibility and experience working in a rapidly growing and changing environment.
Ability to work independently with minimal supervision.

Nice To Haves

Familiarity with Princeton University financial systems and culture.
Supervisor skills.

Responsibilities

Advise Center leadership on budgetary goals and performance, Center operations, finances, staffing, and strategy.
Supervise the grants and finance team, currently consisting of a grants manager and a financial assistant.
Prepare annual operating budgets, financial projections, expense reports, and financial analyses for leadership.
Oversee endowed and term gift funds, including corporate gifts; track and analyze the gift fund portfolio; reconcile accounts; steward gifts; initiate donor letters; and address other donor activities.
Provide leadership on internal grant funding, including budget and funding recommendations; support proposal submissions and the internal grant review cycle; distribute approved funding to faculty; and monitor spending on internal grants.
Oversee all sponsored research activity and lead pre-award and post-award work, ensuring grant spending complies with University and funding agency policies.
Work with campus partners on grants management, contracts, compliance, and reporting, and support development of data use agreements and other complex research-related contracts.
Oversee the grants manager’s sponsored research administration support, including proposal budgets and submissions, pre-award and post-award preparation, sponsored research agreements and subawards, costing guidelines, interdisciplinary faculty coordination, agreement review and execution, and quarterly faculty project spending reports and projections.
Provide pre-award and post-award administration during high-volume periods.
Oversee Princeton E-ffiliates Partnership operating and research budgets; develop financial workflows; recommend operational and research expenses and budgets; prepare leadership reports; and monitor membership invoices, funding, and fees.
Oversee procurement, purchasing, and capital asset activities for Center operations and faculty research labs.
Serve as cost-object approver, including approval of expense reports, travel reimbursements, requisitions, supplier payments, labor accounting, and student or casual hourly time.
Coordinate procurement contracts and service agreements through University review and approval processes, ensuring compliance with institutional policies and sponsor requirements.
Support administrators, faculty, and research staff with purchasing, vendor onboarding, and operational financial management.