Global Programs Finance & Administration Manager

University of Pennsylvania; Pennsylvania; On-site; USD 56,000 - 75,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Health benefits

Tuition assistance

Retirement plans

Flexible work arrangements

Wellness programs

Job summary

University of Pennsylvania is seeking a Business Administrator for Penn Global in Philadelphia. The role oversees administrative and financial operations, payroll, procurement, and reporting, ensuring compliance with university policies.

The successful candidate will coordinate pre/post-award management of Penn Global grants, support budget creation, and work with the PGBO team, using BEN Financials, Workday@Penn, and MS Office tools.

Qualifications

• Bachelor's degree and 2 to 3 years of relevant experience, or equivalent combination of education and experience required.
• Experience in higher education.
• Excellent communications skills are required, including the ability to communicate and enforce policies and procedure with tact and diplomacy.
• Strongly prefer experience with and knowledge of budget procedures and accounting systems, human resources/payroll policies/procedures, and University systems such as BEN Financials, Business Objects, Concur, Workday@Penn.
• Excellent knowledge of Microsoft Office suite of applications (Word, PowerPoint, Excel, and Access), e-mail (Outlook), web browsers (Explorer).

Responsibilities

• Manage Perry World House administrative and financial oversight including daily procurement activities, TEM, monthly reporting, HR/payroll oversight
• Manage financial stewardship of all Penn Global gifts and endowments
• Provide pre-award and post-award management of all Penn Global grand funding
• Support Director in budget creation and reporting
• Facility support on the PGBO Team

Skills

Excellent communication skills

Budget procedures knowledge

HR/payroll policies

BEN Financials

Workday@Penn

Business Objects

Concur

Excel

Education

Bachelor's degree

2-3 years relevant experience

Master's degree preferred

Experience in higher education

Tools

BEN Financials

Business Objects

Concur

Workday@Penn

Job description

University of Pennsylvania is seeking a Business Administrator for Penn Global in Philadelphia. The role oversees administrative and financial operations, payroll, procurement, and reporting, ensuring compliance with university policies.

The successful candidate will coordinate pre/post-award management of Penn Global grants, support budget creation, and work with the PGBO team, using BEN Financials, Workday@Penn, and MS Office tools.