Business Administrator I

Job Title

Business Administrator I

Agency

Texas A&M Engineering

Department

Tees Fiscal Office

Proposed Minimum Salary

Commensurate

Job Location

College Station, Texas

Job Type

Staff

Job Description

The Business Administrator I, under general supervision, manages the full range of business activities including reviewing and approving business documents and developing, monitoring, and reporting accounts, budgets and other quantitative data.

Responsibilities:

• Serves as an approver and back-up signer of vouchers and requisitions. Reviews and approves account reconciliations. Assists with the management of financial transactions, including assigning costs to appropriate accounts and projects. Monitors and controls operating expenditures and makes projections. Assists in the development of annual budget documents.
• Plans, develops, implements, coordinates, and monitors programs or services. Develops and recommends policies, procedures, and guidelines.
• Oversees annual fiscal year closing activities. Proposes solutions on complex financial problems. Prepares and analyzes business reports.
• Manages cash handling activities and unit capital equipment purchasing. Serves as accountability property officer. Manages allocations and reporting on unit facilities, furnishings and equipment.
• Serves as liaison with financial, payroll, and human resources units. Interprets System policies and regulations and University rules. Develops complex administrative, financial, and statistical analyses and summary reports. Manages maintenance of business files.
• Manages personnel activities including preparing position analyses, updating position descriptions, and developing employment offers. Communicates with employees regarding personnel policies and procedures and identifies training needs.
• Serves as office manager delegate. Implements and audits business procedure and trains staff on new and existing procedures. Establishes, implements and audits unit procedures for special activities and programs. Assists in special investigations, program analysis, and research studies.
• Serves as a resource to principal investigator(s) for grant development, administration, and reporting. Ensures key personnel commitments on all projects have been met and all spending is within the guidelines of the project. Monitors Time and Effort reporting for personnel to ensure compliance with System regulations.
• Participates in the hiring and training of subordinate business staff and student workers. May supervise staff and resolves staff conflicts.

Required Education:

• Bachelor’s degree or equivalent combination of education and experience.

Required Experience:

• Five years of related experience.

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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