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Description

The Laney Graduate School is looking for a highly motivated Business Manager with strong analytical skills and a growth mindset. A quick learner and team player that is self-driven with the willingness to go above and beyond to ensure outstanding service to graduate school students, partners and leaders while ensuring the basics of the day to day job responsibilities.

JOB DESCRIPTION:

• Assists in coordinating, providing input for, monitoring and improving the human resources and business operational activities.
• Assists in planning, implementing and evaluating a variety of activities and special projects affecting area's operations.
• Coordinates or assists in preparing departmental budgets and forecasts of future budget requirements.
• May ensure that awarded grants conform to defined budget parameters. Negotiates new and renewal contracts with vendors.
• Directs logistical and clerical support activities, and coordinates specific data collection efforts and special projects.
• Designs and generates reports.
• May supervise staff.
• Performs related responsibilities as required.
• Manage and monitor Laney Graduate School student funding.
• Gather and submit funding source information for both scholarship and stipend support
• Assists in coordinating, providing input for, monitoring and improving the human resources and business operational activities.
• Interface with graduate program faculty, staff, and students to execute funding packages, and ensure external awards are allocated according to budget.
• May maintain grant agreements, policies and guidelines, and coordinate grant reporting requirements.
• Prepare operational reports for management and other related parties.
• Responsible for student funding expense and budget analysis, fiscal financial closing, reporting, forecasting, and annual budgeting.
• Champion ad hoc projects for finance and business operations that require effective communication with financial and non-financial audiences including coordinating specific data collection efforts.
• Ensure accuracy, resolve funding issues, and maintain proper accounting controls and procedures per university, sponsor, and internal policies and guidelines.
• Serve as the subject matter expert on internal financial systems, processes, and reports.
• Identify opportunities for efficiencies and automation; make and implement recommendations to optimize financial outcomes and operations.
• Collaborate across teams, while supporting necessary changes and proactively leading new initiatives and process changes.
• Coordinates action necessary to correct account balances and maintain proper accounting controls and procedures.
• May assist in preparing, developing and monitoring budgets.
• Prepare and submit financial impacted entries to ensure student’s support and expenses are charged to the correct funding sources.

MINIMUM QUALIFICATIONS:

• Bachelor's degree in business, finance or related field and three years of professional business or management experience, OR equivalent combination of experience, education, and training.
• Some positions in this classification may require previous supervisory experience.

PREFERRED QUALIFICATIONS:

• Master’s degree or Bachelor’s degree in Accounting, or Finance. Grant and sponsored research experience in a higher education setting.
• Knowledge of Microsoft Office suite (especially Excel and PowerPoint) and ability to quickly grasp new Financial Reporting & Planning systems.
• Proficiency with analyzing, interpreting, and succinctly synthesizing large amounts of financial, statistical, and operational data.
• Organizational skills, attention to detail, and the ability to prepare a variety of financial reports in a timely and effective manner.
• Intellectual and technological curiosity with ability to grasp information, make recommendations, and a drive for problem-solving, knowledge-sharing, and collaboration, with minimal supervision.
• Excellent oral and written communication skills with a positive attitude.
• Experience working with students a plus as this position may hire, train, and supervise students.

NOTE: Position tasks are generally required to be performed in-person at an Emory University location. Remote work from home day options may be granted at department discretion. Emory reserves the right to change remote work status with notice to employee.

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