Job Title
Business Coordinator III
Agency
Texas A&M University - Corpus Christi
Department
College Of Nursing and Health Sciences
Proposed Minimum Salary
Commensurate
Job Location
Corpus Christi, Texas
Job Type
Staff
Job Description
PURPOSE
This position is responsible for supporting the Dean in managing the finances, expenses, and payroll for the College
DESCRIPTION
Functional Area 1: Budget
Percent Effort: 50
Assists with budget development, budget management, and budget requests for the College of Nursing. Monitors, addresses discrepancies, manages encumbrances, and reconciles accounts. Generates monthly reports on accounts, including end of year projections to Dean. Provides advisement regarding program funding, financial and account issues.
Coordinates annual fiscal year closing activities and drafts new fiscal year plans.
Collects data and performs financial analyses for various programs and financial functions of the College including, but not limited to, faculty expense and tuition revenue analyses. Performs analyses as requested by the Provost’s Office or Dean.
Functional Area 2: Operations
Percent Effort: 25
Coordinates fiscal activities with little direct supervision. Proposes solutions to complex financial problems.
Audits and approves cash handling activities and may oversee unit purchasing activities.
Develops, implements, and audits business procedures upon approval and advises upper administration. Manages maintenance of all business files.
Advises and provides cross training for administrative staff regarding basic financial management for their responsible department for the College. Advises staff on determined funding sources for travel and other departmental expenses.
Functional Area 3: Administrative
Percent Effort: 25
Reviews and prepares payroll documents for faculty, adjuncts, staff, student assistants, graduate assistants, or temporary employees. Assists Dean with approval of payroll when needed. Serves as liaison with financial, payroll and/or human resources.
May manage personnel activities, coordinates, and audits personnel files, and reviews and approves leave requests.
Coordinates with the Grants office to manage grants and funding while oversees the administration of contracts and grants. Prepares budgets for review by principal investigator(s).
Performs other related duties as assigned.
QUALIFICATIONS
Bachelor’s degree.
Four (4) years of related work experience in business, accounting or personnel operations including some supervisory experience.
Additional education and/or experience may be considered as a substitution for the minimum requirements.
Intermediate skills in Microsoft Office Suite (Word, Excel, PowerPoint, and Outlook).
Excellent interpersonal and communication skills. Planning and organizational skills.
Ability to multitask and work cooperatively with others.
PREFERRED QUALIFICATIONS
Master’s degree.
Experience working in higher education.
Experience with budgets, grants, and account reconciliations.
All positions are security-sensitive. Applicants are subject to a criminal history investigation, and employment is contingent upon the institution’s verification of credentials and/or other information required by the institution’s procedures, including the completion of the criminal history check.
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