What are the responsibilities and job description for the Business Manager position at Western Michigan University?
Position Details
Posting Summary
College
VP University Advancement-DIV
Executive Area
VP University Advancement
Department
University Advancement
Posting Detail Information
Posting Number
S1375P
Job Type
Full Time, Regular
Pay Type
Exempt/Salaried
Pay Grade
G
Campus Location
WMU-Kalamazoo - East Campus
Salary Range
Pay is commensurate with qualifications and experience, combined with an excellent benefits package.
General Summary
- Oversees business operations within a moderately large or complex department, college or division.
Major Duties
- Monitors department, college or division finances to ensure appropriate resource allocation, consistency and coherency. Reports and researches significant deviations from approved budgets. Forecasts financial performance using projection and statistical methodologies.
- Ensures integrity of financial operations.
- Conducts research and provides financial analysis and support on issues with financial implications.
- Develops business plans and controls major projects and operational analyses.
- Evaluates and manages fiscal aspects of contracts, budgets and negotiated agreements.
- Establishes and interprets department policy.
- Develops short and long-term planning models and methodologies.
- Oversees and administers human resources functions for the department, college or division to ensure compliance with university policies, procedures, applicable laws, regulations and contractual requirements.
- May participate in capital project planning and development.
- May train and supervise staff.
Minimum Qualifications
- Bachelor’s degree in related field from an accredited institution.
- Three years’ relevant experience.
- Budget management including fiscal analyses.
Desired Qualifications
- Administration/budget experience in higher education.
Special Instructions to Applicants
- External applicants should use the WMU – Application.
- Internal applicants should use the WMU – Internal Application.
Additional Position Information
- This is a two-year terminal position, with the potential to be renewed.
- Western Michigan University offers generous benefits to its employees including health, dental, vision, life and disability insurance, retirement, and tuition discount for the employee and tuition remission for eligible dependents. To access information about the specific benefits available for this position, s://www.wmich.edu/hr/enrollment-staff.
- Staff Compensation System pay grades and rates are available at: https://wmich.edu/hr/staffcompensation.
Physical requirements and working conditions
- Office or other indoor work with minimal physical demands such as occasionally lifting/moving materials less than 25 pounds.
- Work is generally performed in a well lit, temperature-controlled indoor environment with occasional exposure to the outdoors and/or any number of elements.