Director of Business and Staff Operations

Virginia Tech • Blacksburg, VA

3d • $140,000 • Onsite

About The Position

The Charles E. Via, Jr. Department of Civil and Environmental Engineering (CEE) is seeking qualified applicants for the position of Director of Business and Staff Operations. This position provides strategic leadership and oversight of the department's business, financial, and administrative operations and requires the ability to develop innovative solutions that support the department's growth, operational effectiveness, and long-term success. This position reports directly to the Department Head and provides overall leadership and responsibility for the financial and general department operations. The position provides direct leadership of the administrative and business operations of the department to include financial management, budgeting, accounting, purchasing, information technology, sponsored research and graduate student funding, payroll, travel, human resources, fixed assets inventory, and etc. This position supervises several staff members and provides leadership and direction to ensure all departmental goals and university metrics are achieved.

Requirements

• Master's degree in business administration, finance, accounting, higher education administration, or closely related field. In lieu of a Master's degree, a Bachelor's degree in business administration, finance, accounting or closely related field with extensive financial management experience.
• Extensive supervisory experience.
• Demonstrated experience in financial management, budgeting, and reporting in a complex organization.
• Experience with fund accounting, including state, grant, foundation, and scholarship funds.
• Work history showing strong analytical, organizational, problem solving, and decision-making abilities.
• Demonstrated working knowledge of sponsored research financial management.
• Proven work history showing ability to work independently and provide direction to others.
• Demonstrated advanced skills in Microsoft Office, particularly Excel proven in work history.

Nice To Haves

• Experience with academic unit (e.g. department, college) business affairs.
• Experience working with VT financial systems including Banner, MicroStrategy, Depart, Emburse, and HokieMart.

Responsibilities

• Provides strategic leadership and oversight of the department's business, financial, and administrative operations.
• Develops innovative solutions that support the department's growth, operational effectiveness, and long-term success.
• Provides overall leadership and responsibility for the financial and general department operations.
• Provides direct leadership of the administrative and business operations of the department to include financial management, budgeting, accounting, purchasing, information technology, sponsored research and graduate student funding, payroll, travel, human resources, fixed assets inventory, and etc.
• Supervises several staff members and provides leadership and direction to ensure all departmental goals and university metrics are achieved.

What This Job Offers

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