Business Administrator
Posting Number: req23042
Department: The Honors College
Location: Main Campus
Address: Tucson, AZ USA
Position Highlights
The W. A. Franke Honors College is seeking candidates for an experienced Business Administrator. This position is responsible for overseeing day-to-day college financial activity. Submitting and tracking scholarship awards and stipends, organizing college budget and donor related financial reports, providing financial training for faculty and staff. Work is completed independently with direction from the Director of Finance, maintaining detailed financial records, and ensuring accuracy of submitted documentation and account reconciliation.The successful candidate will possess a demonstrated track record of creative problem solving, effectively assessing and responding to customer needs, and the ability to work collaboratively in a dynamic team-oriented environment. The incumbent will also have excellent organizational skills, be able to multitask in a fast-paced environment and have excellent written and verbal communication skills. Also, the incumbent should be able to maintain sensitivity with confidential information, and possess computer proficiency in Microsoft Word, Excel and Outlook.
Outstanding UA benefits include health, dental, and vision insurance plans; life insurance and disability programs; paid vacation, sick leave, and holidays; UA/ASU/NAU tuition reduction for the employee and qualified family members; retirement plans; access to UA recreation and cultural activities; and more!
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Duties & Responsibilities
Duties and Responsibilities:
- Track college accounts; review documentation for financial accuracy approve expenditures.
- Process payments.
- Prepare monthly team budget reports.
- Train employees on in-house financial policies and procedures.
- Work closely with and provide guidance to Accounting Assistant and Finance Student Assistant to ensure correct and timely reconciliations.
- Review transactions in Analytics and troubleshoot any discrepancies.
- Verify student eligibility and award qualifications; submit awards; track and troubleshoot disbursements; transfer scholarship funds from UA Foundation accounts.
- Manage college MOU agreements, process.
- Faculty multi-year contract renewals, NOA's, offer letters involving faculty contract renewals, 9/12 pay plan enrollment.
- Track and troubleshoot time and payroll related situations.
- Initiate/ track OPS forms/ Supp Comps/ DCC's status, and process position distributions.
- Assist with employee on/off-boarding; manage employee provisioning; coordinate key checkouts and returns for offices.
- Process payments/reimbursements for donor, alumni, and development related expenses; set up payees and submit annual faculty awards; organize monthly reports for UAF accounts.
Knowledge, Skills, and Abilities:
- Creative problem solving.
- Ability to effectively assess and
respond to customer needs in a timely fashion. - Ability to work collaboratively
in a dynamic team-oriented environment. - Ability to multitask, with an
openness to reprioritizing to meet the needs of the college. - Computer proficiency in Microsoft Word, Excel and Outlook.
- Ability to maintain sensitivity with confidential information.
- Excellent written and verbal communication skills.
Minimum Qualifications
- Bachelor's degree or equivalent advanced learning attained through professional level experience required.
- Minimum of 3 years of relevant work experience, or equivalent combination of education and work experience.
Preferred Qualifications
- Prior Experience with UAcess Financial.
- Prior Experience with Analytics.
FLSA: Exempt
Full Time/Part Time: Full Time
Number of Hours Worked per Week: 40
Job FTE: 1.0
Work Calendar: Fiscal
Job Category: Organizational Administration
Benefits Eligible: Yes - Full Benefits
Rate of Pay: $59,404 - $74,254
Compensation Type: salary at 1.0 full-time equivalency (FTE)
Grade
8
Compensation Guidance
The Rate of Pay Field represents the University of Arizona's good faith and reasonable estimate of the range of possible compensation at the time of posting. The University considers several factors when extending an offer, including but not limited to, the role and associated responsibilities, a candidate's work experience, education/training, key skills, and internal equity.
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Career Stream and Level
PC2
Job Family
Administrative Operations
Job Function
Organizational Administration
Type of criminal background check required: Name-based criminal background check (non-security sensitive)
Number of Vacancies: 1
Contact Information for Candidates
Angie Brinson
Abrinson@arizona.edu
Open Until Filled: Yes
Documents Needed to Apply: Resume and Cover Letter
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