Real Estate Finance & Ops Administrator

University of Pennsylvania; Fargo (ND); On-site; USD 56,000 - 76,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Health benefits

Tuition assistance

Retirement plans

Flexible work options

Job summary

The University of Pennsylvania’s Wharton School in Philadelphia seeks a Business Administrator in the Real Estate Department to oversee financial and administrative operations for faculty, staff, and students. You will manage budgets, payroll processes, purchasing, and reporting, ensuring compliance and timely service.

Reporting to the Department Chair and partnering with the Finance and Administration teams, you will monitor funds across operating, gift, endowment, and grant accounts, prepare

Qualifications

• Bachelor’s degree in business administration, finance, or related field.
• 2-3 years of relevant experience in financial management, budgeting, or administrative operations.

Responsibilities

• Administer budgets across operating, gift, endowment, grant, research, and discretionary funds.
• Manage payroll, Workday processes, and faculty personnel actions.
• Coordinate purchasing, payables, travel, expense reporting, and reimbursements with accuracy and compliance.
• Prepare routine and ad hoc financial reports and journal entries.
• Administer faculty research accounts and coordinate funding activity with faculty and centers.
• Support day-to-day departmental office operations and onboarding transactions.
• Serve as liaison with Wharton’s Finance and Administration Department and other partners on financial matters.
• Identify opportunities to improve administrative processes and service delivery.

Skills

Financial analytics

Communication

multitasking

Education

Bachelor’s degree in business administration/finance or related field

2-3 years of financial management/budgeting/administrative operations experience

Job description

The University of Pennsylvania’s Wharton School in Philadelphia seeks a Business Administrator in the Real Estate Department to oversee financial and administrative operations for faculty, staff, and students. You will manage budgets, payroll processes, purchasing, and reporting, ensuring compliance and timely service.

Reporting to the Department Chair and partnering with the Finance and Administration teams, you will monitor funds across operating, gift, endowment, and grant accounts, prepare