External Affairs Operations & Budget Lead

Qcell; Cartersville (GA); On-site; USD 60,000 - 90,000; Full time

Job summary

Qcells is seeking an External Affairs Operations Specialist in Cartersville to coordinate and execute core operational processes across budget administration, financial processing, sponsorship operations, and procurement coordination. You will partner with External Affairs, Finance, Treasury, and Procurement to ensure efficient, well-documented cycles from initiation through closeout.

The ideal candidate will be highly organized, process-driven, analytical, and accountable, capable of managing

Qualifications

• Experience managing operational workflows and approvals.
• Strong analytical and organizational skills.
• Experience with invoices, budgets, and reconciliations.
• Excellent written and verbal communication.

Responsibilities

• Own and coordinate day-to-day External Affairs operational workflows, ensuring requests are prioritized, documented, routed, and completed on schedule.
• Maintain operating processes, trackers, calendars, templates, procedures, and documentation that support consistent department execution and visibility.
• Coordinate department procurement and resource needs, including office supplies, PPE, meeting materials, stakeholder materials, and other operational requirements.
• Monitor open action items, pending approvals, payment requests, and operational dependencies; proactively resolve issues or escalated delays as needed.
• Coordinate operational requirements for special projects, stakeholder visits, and leadership priorities while identifying opportunities to improve efficiency, controls, and service delivery.

Skills

Operational workflows

Budget tracking

Cross-functional collaboration

Financial reconciliation

Communication skills

Education

Bachelor's degree

Equivalent experience

Tools

Excel

Cleverse

ERP systems

Procurement software

Job description

Qcells is seeking an External Affairs Operations Specialist in Cartersville to coordinate and execute core operational processes across budget administration, financial processing, sponsorship operations, and procurement coordination. You will partner with External Affairs, Finance, Treasury, and Procurement to ensure efficient, well-documented cycles from initiation through closeout.

The ideal candidate will be highly organized, process-driven, analytical, and accountable, capable of managing