COE Business Manager

Clemson University; Clemson (SC); On-site; USD 46,000 - 58,000; Full time

Job summary

Clemson University in Clemson, SC is seeking a COE Business Manager to oversee budget, accounting, procurement, revenue, and HR transactions for assigned cost centers within the College of Education. You will analyze and monitor budgets, review funding requests, and provide recommendations to cost center leadership.

This full-time position requires preparing reports for stakeholders, maintaining confidentiality, and ensuring transactions align with university policy.

Qualifications

• High school diploma and professional experience in accounting, auditing, finance or related area.
• Experience with budgeting, reporting and financial oversight.
• Familiarity with procurement processes and HR/payroll workflows.

Responsibilities

• Budgeting & reporting for assigned cost centers, including salary roll and amendments.
• Financial management: procurement, revenue activities, reimbursements, and reconciliations.
• Sponsored project management from award to close-out, ensuring allowable and allocable expenditures.
• HR/payroll support: review payroll and summer pay authorizations, and cost allocations.
• College support: back-up for other business managers and ongoing duties as assigned.

Skills

Budgeting

Reporting

Financial management

Procurement

HR/payroll

Sponsored project management

Cost center management

Education

High school diploma

Tools

Workday

Job description

COE Business Manager

Full Time

JR-10889

JOB SUMMARY:

Under the direction of the college Associate Business Officer, serve as Business Manager for assigned cost centers within the College of Education. Analyze and monitor budgets, review funding requests, and provide recommendations to cost center leadership. Prepare budgetary, accounting, procurement, revenue, and HR transactions. Generate reports for relevant stakeholders. Maintain a high level of confidentiality. Performs other duties as assigned.

JOB DUTIES:

25% - Budgeting & Reporting: Prepares annual budget, including salary roll for assigned cost centers. Prepares budgetary actions such as amendments & revisions. Monitors expenditures, provides feedback to clear budget check errors, reviews funding requests from faculty & advises cost center leadership. Reviews monthly detailed budget status reports, Statement of Changes, and ensures transactions are accounted for properly. Prepares corrections as needed & promptly identifies discrepancies. Prepares reports as necessary to help cost center leadership make informed financial decisions. 35% - Financial Mgmt: Coordinates all procurement, disbursement, and revenue activities for assigned cost centers. Assists employees with procurement for ordering, ensuring compliance with policies & procedures. Prepares financial transactions for all funding sources following federal, state, university, and college guidelines. Serves as the procurement card liaison for assigned cardholders. Reviews and approve Workday tasks. Ensures adequate funding is available prior to processing expenditures or reimbursements. Ensures all supporting documentation is maintained for valid & authorized purchases. Oversees deposits & reconciliations of revenues to ensure compliance with CU policies. Maintains auditable files. Attends required training. 25% - Sponsored Project Management: Manages sponsored programs accounts from award to close-out, including required cost-sharing. Works closely with the college business office, college grants office, and Grants & Contracts Administration (GCA). Ensures PI approval is obtained on all expenditures and that expenditures are both allowable and allocable on the project to which they are being charged 10% - Human Resources/Payroll Support: Reviews payroll, ensuring proper distribution of pay. Prepares payroll corrections as needed. Reviews summer pay authorization forms for eligible employees & monitors summer payroll. Coordinates costing allocation changes with college HR Liaison. 5% - College Support: Provides back-up to other college Business Managers when necessary. Other duties as assigned.

JOB CODE:

AD22

EMPLOYEE TYPE:

Regular FTE Staff

Minimum Requirements:

A high school diploma and professional experience in a related area such as accounting, auditing, finance or commercial lending.

RESPONSIBILITIES:

JOB KNOWLEDGE

Firm working knowledge of concepts, practices and procedures and ability to use in varied situations.

SUPERVISORY RESPONSIBILITIES

Not responsible for supervising employees.

BUDGETARY RESPONSIBILITIES

Provides input into the budgeting process, and manages fund allocation.

PHYSICAL REQUIREMENTS:

Extends hands or arms in any direction: % Communicate, converse, give direction, express oneself: % Walk or move about: % Sit (stationary position) for prolonged period: % Recognize or inspect visually: % Perceive, observe, clarity of vision: %

WORKING CONDITIONS:

None: %

WORK SCHEDULE:

Standard Hours: 37.5

COMPENSATION INFORMATION:

Expected Salary Range

$46,206.00 - $58,101.00

Salary is dependent upon several factors including, but not limited to, a candidate's previous experience, knowledge, skills and performance in accordance with Clemson's compensation guidelines.

ESSENTIAL PERSONNEL LEVEL:

Normal Operations - Required to follow emergency facility closure and modified operations directives, and not normally expected to work on-site during emergency situations.

JOB LOCATION:

Clemson, SC

APPLICATION DEADLINE:

Open until filled.

MILITARY AND VETERAN:

Military Equivalency

Clemson University is proud to allow educational equivalency for military technical certifications and trainings that directly relate to the job duties.

Veteran Preference:

South Carolina provides employment preference to eligible veterans for qualifying full-time permanent positions. To be considered, applicants must meet the minimum qualifications, have been discharged under honorable conditions, and indicate their veteran status in the application by uploading a DD-214 for confidential review. A request for Veteran Preference can be made via the application process. Please contact [e-mail] with any questions or issues.

CLOSING STATEMENT:

Clemson University is an EEO/AA employer. Employment decisions are made without regard to characteristics protected by applicable law including disability and protected veteran status.