The University of Tennessee Knoxville, Public Safety, Department of Environmental Health and Safety, invites applicants to apply for the position of Business Manager. This position will be expected to provide complex accounting/budgeting support for the department. Additionally, the position manages and has approval authority over business, financial, budget, and other administrative functions within the Departments of Environmental Health and Safety (EHS) and Office of Emergency Management (OEM) at the University of Tennessee, Knoxville. "Department" below refers to the Departments of EHS and OEM.  This position assures policy, procedure, and legal compliance in financial, human resource, and contract operations. Position manages and oversees all business operations within the unit and creates internal systems for improving process efficiency and effectiveness. This position supervises two non-exempt Administrative positions.

Required Qualifications: 

• Education: Bachelor’s degree in a relevant field or an equivalent combination of education, training, and experience.

 

• Experience

  • Four years of relevant, progressively responsible experience in any, all or combination of financial, administrative, human resources and/or operations 

  • Experience in budget development, and management

 

Applicants must be legally authorized to work in the United States on a full-time basis without need now or in the future for sponsorship for employment-based visa status.

 

Preferred Qualifications: 

 

• Supervisory experience preferred

• Minimum of 2-5 years working in a university environment

• Technical training on Oracle platform, payroll/personnel system and Taleo

   

WORK SCHEDULE: Monday-Friday, with occasional overnight travel.

 

WORK LOCATION: Knoxville

 

The job duties include, but are not limited to:

 

Financial

 

• Department budget development, preparation, management, and reconciliation

• Manages accounts and financial functions for the EHS & OEM departments 

• Manages recharge center, recoveries, and supplemental budget requests

• Analyzes, evaluates, and reconciles the general ledgers, revenues, expenditures, budget reports, and balances

• Coordinates the compilation and preparation of operational and financial reports and analyses that summarize progress, challenges, and appropriate recommendations

• Reconciles monthly ledgers and prepares financial reports

• Manages the procurement card reconciliations

• Prepares, controls, justifies, analyzes, and interprets department budgets for the EHS program leaders

• Review, reconcile, and act as payroll approver proxy for electronic timesheets

 

Departmental Operations

 

• Manages the daily business operations of a department, accounts receivable, accounts payable, procurement and human resources

• Serves as a resource and advisor of campus administrative procedures and UTSA policy for department leadership (Director; Assistant Director; Program Leaders; supervisors)

• Develops internal procedures and guidelines for department for continuous improvement

• Participates in the creation and implementation of short- and long-range business goals that support the departmental mission

• Acts as liaison with all levels of administration, faculty, and external constituents to coordinate departmental business, accomplish goals, and facilitate the resolution of concerns

• Supervises, trains, and/or mentors staff including onboarding new personnel for timesheets and personnel actions

• Performs procurement management tasks for department to include contracts management and purchases 

   

  Human Resource Management

 

• Develops or supports development of position descriptions, job advertisements and salary research

• Assists in coordinating all hiring actions including scheduling of interviews and interview support actions

• Primary liaison between HR and EHS for topical issues

• Develops annual professional development plans with direct report

• Attends and participates in required educational programs and staff meetings 

• Conducts other related tasks, requests, and duties as assigned

• Provides work direction, supervises, and evaluates performance of the non-exempt Administrative positions; may also supervise student workers as needed

• Performs other related HR duties as assigned

 

Contract and General Office Management

 

• Directs the creation of requisitions/contracts for memberships and subscriptions as well as service contracts for the department

• Ensure contracts and managed accounts follow the appropriate review process per policy and procedures

• Ensure all departmental purchases meet campus procedures, UT policies, and documentation requirements

• Performs inventory and assets management functions