Business Manager

Rutgers University; Piscataway Township (NJ); On-site; USD 96,000 - 147,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Medical coverage

Dental coverage

Vacation & leave

Retirement benefits

Education benefits

Life insurance

Employee discounts

Job summary

Rutgers University, located in Piscataway, NJ, seeks a Business Manager for the Office of Business and Finance within the School of Public Health. This role oversees fiscal activities, budget development, and financial reporting, ensuring compliance with university and agency policies.

Responsibilities include budgeting for SPH, managing revenue streams, and implementing cost controls. Strong leadership, communication, and collaboration across departments are essential for success.

Qualifications

• Bachelor's degree plus five years of progressive fiscal experience including budget development, review, and grant administration.
• Proficiency in Microsoft Office; Oracle Cloud and PeopleSoft experience required.
• Strong leadership and teamwork skills; ability to work with diverse stakeholders.

Responsibilities

• Prepares annual budget (all funds) for SPH, with updates, projections, and schedules as required by the University Budget Office.
• Manages financial planning, analysis, and administration of all SPH funds; reviews and controls expenditures on a daily basis.
• Ensures cost efficiencies by monitoring fiscal and administrative operations and procedures.
• Manages all revenue resources including tuition, continuing education fees, service fees, grants and contracts, and oversees inter-School agreements and funds exchange.
• Oversees cross-registration, tuition sharing, and tuition exemptions where applicable.

Skills

Leadership

Teamwork

Communication

Education

Bachelor's Degree in Accounting or Finance

Tools

Oracle Cloud

PeopleSoft

Microsoft Office

Job description

Position Details

Recruitment/Posting Title: Business Manager

Job Category: Staff & Executive - Finance/Accounting/Purchasing

Department: SPH - Fiscal Services

New Jersey's academic health center, Rutgers Biomedical and Health Sciences (RBHS) takes an integrated approach to educating students, providing clinical care, and conducting research, all with the goal of improving human health. Aligned with Rutgers University-New Brunswick and collaborating university wide, RBHS includes eight schools, a behavioral health network, and six centers and institutes that focus on cancer treatment and research, neuroscience, clinical and translational research, advanced biotechnology and medicine, environmental and occupational health, and health care policy and aging research.

Our faculty are teachers, clinicians, and scientists with unparalleled experience who advance medical innovation and provide patient care informed by the latest research findings. We offer an outstanding education in medicine, dentistry, pharmacy, public health, nursing, biomedical research, and the full spectrum of allied health careers.

Our clinical and academic facilities are located throughout the state including New Brunswick, Piscataway, Newark, Scotch Plains, Somerset, Blackwood, and other locations. Clinical partners include Robert Wood Johnson University Hospital in New Brunswick, University Hospital in Newark, and other affiliates.

Through this community of healers, scientists, and scholars, Rutgers is equipped as never before to transform lives

Rutgers, The State University of New Jersey, is seeking a Business Manager for the Office of Business and Finance within the School of Public Health, located in Piscataway, NJ. Under the direction of the Associate Dean for Finance & Administration, manages the fiscal activities for the School of Public Health including implementing fiscal and administrative policy and procedures and managing the day-to-day fiscal activities.

Duties include:

• Prepares annual budget (all funds) for the School of Public Health (SPH), provides updates, projections, and ongoing analysesand all other related schedules as required by the University Budget Office.
• Manages financial planning, analysis, and administration of all SPH funds. Reviews, approves and controls all School salaryand non-salary expenditures (grant and operating) on a daily basis. Ensures expenses are properly coded and charged to the correctfunds and in compliance with Rutgers or other agency policy.
• Ensures that all cost efficiencies are attained by closely monitoring department fiscal and administrative operations andprocedures.
• Manages all revenue resources including tuition income, continuing education fees, service fees, and grants and contracts. This also includes oversight of inter-School collaborative and articulated agreements and the exchange of funds relating tocross registration, tuition sharing and tuition exemptions

FLSA: Exempt

Grade: 28S

Salary Details: VS28 salary scale

Minimum Salary: 95926.000

Mid Range Salary: 121346.000

Maximum Salary: 146766.000

Offer Information: The final salary offer may be determined by several factors, including, but not limited to, the candidate's qualifications, experience, and expertise, and availability of department or grant funds to support the position. We also take into consideration market benchmarks, if and when appropriate, and internal equity to ensure fair compensation relative to the university's broader compensation structure. We are committed to offering competitive and flexible compensation packages to attract and retain top talent.

Benefits: Rutgers provides a comprehensive benefits package to eligible employees. The specific benefits vary based on the position and may include:

• Medical, prescription drug, and dental coverage
• Paid vacation, holidays, and various leave programs
• Competitive retirement benefits, including defined contribution plans and voluntary tax-deferred savings options
• Employee and dependent educational benefits (when applicable)
• Life insurance coverage
• Employee discount programs

Position Status: Full Time

Working Hours: 37.50

Standard Hours: 37.50

Daily Work Shift: Day

Union Description: MPSC - Legacy UMD

Payroll Designation: PeopleSoft

Terms of Appointment: Staff - 12 month

Position Pension Eligibility: ABP

Qualifications

• Bachelor's Degree in Accounting or Finance plus five (5) years of progressively more responsible experience in managing fiscal activities including budget development and review, financial statement preparation, and grant application preparation, of which three (3) years' experience shall have been in Grants and Contracts administration with a variety of funding agencies.
• Computer requirements: Proficient in Microsoft Office including Excel, PowerPoint and Word. Oracle Cloud and PeopleSoft experience
• Outstanding human relations and leadership skills, and the ability to function in a team environment required.

• Supervisory experience preferred.

Posting Details

Posting Number: 26ST2049

Regional Campus: Rutgers Biomedical and Health Sciences (RBHS)

Home Location Campus: Piscataway (RBHS)

City: Piscataway

State: NJ

Pre-employment Screenings

All offers of employment are contingent upon successful completion of all pre-employment screenings.

Immunization Requirements

Under Policy 100.3.1 Immunization Policy for Covered Individuals, if employment will commence during Flu Season, Rutgers University may require certain prospective employees to provide proof that they are vaccinated against Seasonal Influenza for the current Flu Season, unless the University has granted the individual a medical or religious exemption. Additional infection control and safety policies may apply. Prospective employees should speak with their hiring manager to determine which policies apply to the role or position for which they are applying. Failure to provide proof of vaccination for any required vaccines or obtain a medical or religious exemption from the University will result in rescission of a candidate's offer of employment or disciplinary action up to and including termination.

Equal Employment Opportunity Statement

It is university policy to provide equal employment opportunity to all its employees and applicants for employment regardless of their race, creed, color, national origin, age, ancestry, nationality, marital or domestic partnership or civil union status, sex, pregnancy, gender identity or expression, disability status, liability for military service, protected veteran status, affectional or sexual orientation, atypical cellular or blood trait, genetic information (including the refusal to submit to genetic testing), or any other category protected by law. As an institution, we encourage all qualified applicants to apply. For additional information please see the Non-Discrimination Statement at the following web address: http://uhr.rutgers.edu/non-discrimination-statement