Budget & Operations Lead for Academic Affairs

WU Wesleyan University; United States; On-site; USD 76,000 - 91,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Employee benefits package

Job summary

Wesleyan University in Middletown, CT seeks an Associate Director for Budget and Operations to provide day-to-day leadership for financial and administrative operations across Academic Affairs. You will oversee budgets, policy implementation, and staffing support for Administrative and Accounting Assistants, coordinating with chairs and departments.

The role requires a Bachelor’s degree plus 7+ years in budget management or related operations, with demonstrated ability to collaborate with senior

Qualifications

• Bachelor’s degree and 7+ years of budget, financial operations or equivalent experience.
• Experience managing operating budgets, approvals, and expenditures across accounts.
• Experience coordinating training programs for staff on policies or systems.
• Experience coordinating hiring and onboarding processes.
• Ability to build collaborative relationships with senior leaders and staff.

Responsibilities

• Lead fiscal management and oversight of Academic Affairs budgets and purchases.
• Review expenditures, vouchers, journals, and budget transfers; act as cost center manager.
• Coordinate staffing, recruitment, onboarding and job descriptions across departments.
• Provide training and guidance to Administrative and Accounting staff on processes.
• Collaborate with Finance, HR, ITS, and Labor Relations on operational matters.

Skills

Budget management

Financial operations

Operations management

Cross-functional collaboration

Policy implementation

ERP systems

Workday HCM

SAP

Oracle

Microsoft Office

Education

Bachelor's degree in a related field

Tools

Workday HCM

SAP

Oracle

Microsoft Office

Job description

Wesleyan University in Middletown, CT seeks an Associate Director for Budget and Operations to provide day-to-day leadership for financial and administrative operations across Academic Affairs. You will oversee budgets, policy implementation, and staffing support for Administrative and Accounting Assistants, coordinating with chairs and departments.

The role requires a Bachelor’s degree plus 7+ years in budget management or related operations, with demonstrated ability to collaborate with senior