Financial Operations Leader Nanotech Center

Purdue University; West Lafayette (IN); On-site; USD 95,000 - 130,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Purdue benefits

Job summary

Purdue University’s Birck Nanotechnology Center seeks a skilled Business Manager to oversee finances and business office support for an annual operating budget over $20 million. You will guide financial analysis, reporting, and strategic planning to help the unit achieve its goals and serve as a resource for peers and leadership.

The role emphasizes analytical rigor, policy interpretation, and strong collaboration with department directors to drive efficient operations and compliance across

Qualifications

• Bachelor's degree in Business Administration, Management, Finance or related field.
• 2 years of business administration, financial management, or related experience.
• Ability to analyze, interpret, implement and communicate University policies and procedures.
• Demonstrated oral and written communication skills.
• Excellent planning, problem-solving, analytical, organizational, project management, financial analysis, supervisory, and customer service skills.
• Ability to influence and build work relationships among a diverse workforce at all levels.
• Must be able to foster a participative supervisory style that utilizes accountability, respect and teamwork.
• Must possess a learning orientation to changing technology impacting business processes, e.g. SAP, etc.

Responsibilities

• Directing the management of finances and the delivery of business management for assigned area.
• Assisting department with analyzing financial data to prepare for upcoming projects.
• Working with department leadership and business office in establishing annual rates for services.
• Providing leadership with historical reports, projections and analytical studies that facilitate decision-making processes.
• Creating and preparing routing and specialized reports utilizing systems to gather needed data.
• Providing staff and customers with historical reports, projects and analytical studies that facilitate decision-making processes.
• Maintaining proper fiscal and administrative controls; ensuring that funds are expended in accordance with University and sponsor policy and procedures.
• Establishing and maintaining departmental procedures to effectively and efficiently handle business functions and ensure that sufficient documentation exists to support appropriateness of all business transactions.
• Anticipating potential problems and opportunities and solve problems with little or no precedent.
• Recommending changes in financial and operating policies and procedures.
• Assisting department directors in planning, developing, and preparing each department’s annual operating budget.
• Overseeing the preparation of financial reports in support of long-range planning.
• Analyzing financial report data and making recommendations to fiscal and operational leadership.
• Interpreting, administering, and communicating federal, state and University/Unit policies and procedures.
• Analyzing systems, procedures, policies, and resources; taking appropriate leadership action to provide the most effective business support for the Unit.
• Advising department heads and directors regarding University policies and procedures.
• Identifying the unique needs of a self-supporting activity within the context of the University environment.
• Responsible for Business Manager level fiscal approval roles which include but are not limited to: Procurement, Travel, Property Accounting forms, Property Off-campus forms, Role Requests for new hires, new P-cards/limit increases, etc.
• Serving on a variety of committees to review, recommend, and implement changes to policies and procedures.
• Solving unique business problems without precedent.
• Assisting in training and development of other Business Managers in department and/or organizational unit.

Skills

Oral communication

Written communication

Analytical

Project management

Financial analysis

Supervisory

Customer service

Education

Bachelor's degree in Business Administration/Management/Finance

2 years business administration/financial management experience

Tools

Microsoft Office (Word, Excel, Outlook)

SAP

Cognos

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Job description

Purdue University’s Birck Nanotechnology Center seeks a skilled Business Manager to oversee finances and business office support for an annual operating budget over $20 million. You will guide financial analysis, reporting, and strategic planning to help the unit achieve its goals and serve as a resource for peers and leadership.

The role emphasizes analytical rigor, policy interpretation, and strong collaboration with department directors to drive efficient operations and compliance across