Senior Assistant Business Administrator - Chemical Engineering - (496542 )

University of Houston; Houston (TX); On-site; USD 43,000 - 49,000; Full time

Job summary

The University of Houston in Houston, TX seeks a Business Administrator to support the college's budgetary, financial, personnel and administrative functions.

You will ensure financial accountability, manage monthly reconciliations, prepare reports, supervise staff, assist with annual budgets, and train colleagues on university policies.

Qualifications

• Requires a 4-year degree or equivalent professional training.
• Minimum 3 years of directly job-related experience.
• Knowledge of university financial and personnel procedures preferred.

Responsibilities

• Assist with day-to-day management of budgetary, financial, personnel and administrative functions for a college.
• Provide financial accountability and ensure compliance with State and university guidelines as certifying signature authority.
• Manage monthly reconciliation of accounts and generate monthly financial and budget reports.
• Administer personnel and payroll activities including reconciliation of payroll records and salary reallocations.
• Assist staff with personnel issues and maintain personnel files.
• Participate in the development of the annual budgets.
• Train and guide staff on university forms and policies.
• Supervise support staff and student workers in central business office or Dean's Office.
• Develop and maintain informational databases for the college.
• Represent the college on behalf of the Business Administrator as required.
• Perform other job-related duties as assigned.

Education

Bachelor's degree or equivalent

Job description

Department: ChemicalEngineering Salary: 43,000 - 48,900

Description:

Assists the Business Administrator with the day-to-daymanagement of budgetary, financial, personnel and administrativefunctions for a college.

• Provides financial accountability and ensures compliance withState and university guidelines by functioning as certifyingsignature authority.
• Manages the monthly reconciliation of accounts and generatesmonthly financial and budget reports for departments andcenters.
• Administers personnel and payroll activities to includereconciliation of payroll records and salary reallocationprocess.
• Assists department staff with personnel issues and maintainspersonnel files.
• Participates in the development of the annual budgets.
• Trains and provides guidance to departmental staff regarding theuse of university forms and the application of university andcollege policies and procedures.
• Supervises support staff and student workers as assigned in thecentral business office and/or Dean's Office.
• Develops and maintains informational databases for thecollege.
• Represents the college on behalf of the Business Administratoras required.
• Performs other job-related duties as assigned.

Experience will be considered in lieu ofeducation.

Education will be considered in lieu ofexperience.

MQ: Requires a thorough understanding of both theoretical andpractical aspects of an analytical, technical or professionaldiscipline; or the basic knowledge of more than one professionaldiscipline. Knowledge of the discipline is normally obtainedthrough a formal, directly job-related 4 year degree from a collegeor university or an equivalent in-depth specialized trainingprogram that is directly related to the type of work beingperformed. Requires a minimum of three (3) years of directlyjob-related experience.

All positions at the University of Houston-System are securitysensitive and will require a criminal history check.

The University of Houston System and its universities are EqualOpportunity Institutions. Everyone is encouraged to apply.