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Business Manager
Position Description Manages personnel and budgetary matters for a department or college. Exercises discretion and independent judgment to oversee the activities of staff and the financial processes to ensure fiscal responsibility of department/college. Ensures staff and faculty have the resources to complete their work. Usually serves as a hiring manager and employee service coordinator. About the University Established in 1923, Texas Tech University is a Carnegie R1 (very high research activity) Doctoral/Research-Extensive, Hispanic Serving, and state-assisted institution. Located on a beautiful 1,850-acre campus in Lubbock, a city in West Texas with a growing metropolitan-area population of over 300,000, the university enrolls over 40,000 students with 33,000 undergraduate and 7,000 graduate students. As the primary research institution in the western two-thirds of the state, Texas Tech University is home to 10 colleges, the Schools of Law and Veterinary Medicine, and the Graduate School. The flagship of the Texas Tech University System, Texas Tech is dedicated to student success by preparing learners to be ethical leaders for a diverse and globally competitive workforce. It is committed to enhancing the cultural and economic development of the state, nation, and world.
About Lubbock:Referred to as the "Hub City" because it serves as the educational, cultural, economic, and health care hub of the South Plains region, Lubbock boasts a diverse population and a strong connection to community, history, and land. With a mild climate, highly rated public schools, and a low cost of living, Lubbock is a family-friendly community that is ranked as one of the best places to live in Texas. Lubbock is home to a celebrated and ever-evolving music scene, a vibrant arts community, and is within driving distance of Dallas, Austin, Santa Fe, and other major metropolitan cities. Lubbock's Convention & Visitors Bureau provides a comprehensive overview of the Lubbock community and its resources, programs, events, and histories. Major/Essential Functions Directs, plans, coordinates and supervises the operation and activities of a specialized unit or small
department: develops and implements policies and procedures, administers the budget, organizes
tasks and sets priorities. Serves as liaison with university personnel and community at large. Works
under general supervision with broad latitude for initiative and independent judgment.
Serves as manager of college financial and budgetary processes to ensure fiscal responsibility and
strategic management of financial resources. Duties to include, but not limited to the following:
oversees account reconciliation on a regular/monthly basis, prepares and submits necessary budget
paperwork for appointments, budget transfers, and revenue forms. Manages the annual budget prep
process to include successfully closing the current fiscal year records and setting up the next fiscal
year reporting. Responsible for providing reports for the college's annual Budget Hearings and
ensuring accuracy of all financial reporting.
Provides oversight of all college appointments, to include verifying correct salaries and FOPs of faculty
& staff, reviewing college ePAFs, and processing labor redistributions to ensure all funds are spent
correctly and spent each year. Prepares semesterly graduate payroll spreadsheets to verify
appointments and assign appropriate FOPs to ensure all funds are used appropriately and spent each
year. Responsible for the submission of all college-level administrative appointment stipend ePAFs, as
well as faculty appointments on grants/endowments. Provides oversight for all graduate, adjunct, and
overload ePAFs for the college to verify FOPs and general appointment details.
Provides oversight for all college budget/procurement needs and maintains budgetary processes, to
include but not limited to the following: deposit/cash handling procedures, scholarship awarding
procedures, cost transfers, labor redistributions, etc. Responsible to ensure all staff members assisting
in procurement processes are trained and supported as needed. Responsible to ensure that all
scholarship accounts are set up in the STS system and provide scholarship budgets to the Scholarship
Committee to ensure that no scholarship is overspent. Required Qualifications Bachelor's degree and 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. Preferred Qualifications General accounting practices and procedures. Course work in accounting. Organizational skills. Ability
to manage multiple tasks. Excellent written and oral communication skills, including ability to
communicate financial information professionally, clearly, consistently, and transparently to
non-financial experts. Excellent word processing abilities. Knowledge of MS Word; MS Publisher; MS
Outlook; MS Excel.
5-7 years of TTU accounting work. Working knowledge of the TTU financial system. Safety Information Adherence to robust safety practices and compliance with all applicable health and safety regulations are responsibilities of all TTU employees. Occasional Duties Responsible to provide upper-level reporting to the Associate Dean for Administration & Finance to
include but not limited to budget reports, academic reports, graduate office reporting, and revenue and
expense projections. Oversees records in QuickBooks to ensure accurate reporting for purchasing,
departmental budgets, grants, graduate office budget, research, etc.
Assists faculty with internal and external grant funds to include but not limited to working with
ORS/FST to establish new grant FOPs as needed; create budget reports to assist the PIs; ensure that
all PIs know and follow TTU policies and procedures; and serves as the effort coordinator for the
college. Provides oversight of all procurement and payroll processes as needed related to research
grants, including but not limited to the: expenses on the grant FOPs, paperwork for research
participant payments, faculty, and student payroll, etc. Does this position work in a research laboratory? No Special Instructions to Applicants Please include your cover letter and resume with your application. Required Attachments Cover Letter, Resume / CV Pay Statement Compensation is commensurate upon the qualifications of the individual selected and budgetary guidelines of the hiring department, as well as the institutional pay plan. For additional information, please reference the institutional pay plan by visiting www.depts.ttu.edu/hr/payplan. Schedule Details Monday through Friday 8am to 5pm Job Group Mid-level Other Admn EEO Statement All qualified applicants will receive consideration for employment without regard to race, color, religion, sex, national origin, age, disability, genetic information or status as a protected veteran. |
Texas Tech University
Jun 10, 2025