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Business Manager I
Posting: 26ST2039
Posting Summary:
The Business Manager oversees the financial stewardship of the school’s operating resources by ensuring sound fiscal management, compliance with University policies, and effective coordination with Accounting & Shared Services, Procurement, Human Resources, Payroll, Financial Aid, Student Accounting, the University Budget Office, the University Controller, Internal Audit, and other central administrative offices.
As the senior FP&A leader for the School of Arts and Sciences, the Business Manager supervises the school’s embedded financial planning staff, establishes priorities for financial planning activities, promotes continuous improvement of financial processes, and strengthens financial literacy among the school’s academic and administrative leaders. The position serves as the primary liaison between the school and central finance offices, ensuring consistent application of institutional and campus financial policies, planning methodologies, and reporting standards while fostering a culture of accountability, transparency, and strategic financial stewardship.
Overview:
Ranked #43 in U.S. News & World Report’s list of Best Public Colleges and Universities, Rutgers University–Camden is a diverse, research-intensive campus of approximately 6,100 students at the undergraduate, graduate, and doctoral levels and 1,100 faculty and staff members. Located in Camden, N.J., directly across the Delaware River from Philadelphia, the university is uniquely situated to serve the local community while achieving global reach. A U.S. Department of Education-designated Minority Serving Institution, the university thrives due to a supportive culture that helps students achieve their goals and fosters collaboration among employees. Rutgers–Camden is recognized as a national model for civically engaged urban universities and was selected by the Carnegie Foundation for the Advancement of Teaching for a Community Engagement classification. Washington Monthly magazine has ranked Rutgers University–Camden among its “Best Bang for the Buck” universities and best national research universities. Recently, Rutgers–Camden earned Carnegie classification as an R2 research university due to a high volume of internationally recognized research, creative output, and scholarly activity.
Minimum Education & Experience:
Requires a bachelor’s degree in accounting, finance, business administration, or related field; or an equivalent combination of education and/or experience that fully demonstrates knowledge and understanding of generally accepted accounting principles and practices. It also requires a minimum of five years of relevant experience in a financial/accounting function, good communication skills, advanced computer literacy, and a customer service attitude.
Required Knowledge, Skills, & Abilities:
Preferred Qualifications:
Master’s degree or CPA preferred. Experience working in a higher education environment strongly preferred. An in-depth understanding of the current Rutgers University Systems: Oracle, EPBCS, PeopleSoft and Jaggaer preferred. Strong preference will be given to candidates with knowledge of Responsibility Center Management, Tableau, Oracle ERP Cloud, and Oracle Enterprise Budget Planning Cloud software.
Equipment Utilized:
Specialized equipment for the incumbent will be in the shape of the software identified above.
Physical Demands & Work Environment:
Prolonged computer utilization and long periods in sedentary positioning.
Direct link to apply: https://jobs.rutgers.edu/postings/283191
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Additional Info
Job Type : Full-Time
Education Level : Bachelors Degree
Experience Level : Mid to Senior Level