MANAGER / BUSINESS SERVICES / COLLEGE OF LIBERAL ARTS & SOCIAL SCIENCES

The manager of business services is responsible for the planning, coordination, and oversight of the financial and business operations of the College of Liberal Arts and Social Sciences (CLASS). This position provides leadership and accountability in resource management, including financial analysis and planning, budget management, and personnel transaction administration for the college. The business services manager serves as the financial advisor to the dean and as the building coordinator for the college. As a member of the CLASS leadership team, this position also assumes responsibility for special projects related to the college’s financial and business operations as directed by the dean.

Bachelor’s degree, preferably in accounting, finance, business administration, or a related field, or a combination of education and experience that equates to four years.
Three years of professional experience in accounting, fiscal planning, or a related field.
Demonstrated experience with SAP or a comparable enterprise resource planning (ERP) system.
Ability to understand and perform accounting functions, statistical analysis, and financial projections.
Demonstrated proficiency with spreadsheets, databases, and standard office productivity software.
Demonstrated organizational skills and strong attention to detail.
Demonstrated ability to maintain confidentiality and exercise independent judgment.
Demonstrated problem-solving and critical-thinking skills.
Demonstrated positive interpersonal skills and ability to communicate effectively.

Bachelor’s degree in accounting, finance, or a related field.
Five years of related professional experience.
Demonstrated experience with various software, systems, and business processes (e.g., SAP Financial Management & Controlling, Data Warehouse, Cayuse).
Demonstrated experience with grant administration and grant accounting.
Demonstrated experience with university budget models.

Creates, oversees, and reports on the college budget, including general, designated, grant, endowment, and gift accounts.
Prepares and analyzes financial statements, revenue and expense statements, and internal budgets for the dean and department chairs/directors.
Provides financial forecasting, projections, and data to support college financial planning.
Develops budget recommendations and student credit hour (SCH) projections.
Develops and maintains budget-tracking tools and provides related guidance to department chairs, directors, and staff.
Designs and implements business plans and strategies to support the college’s financial goals; evaluates program performance through data analysis.
Reviews and approves personnel transactions for college faculty, staff, and graduate assistants.
Designs, maintains, and administers faculty personnel consideration workflows and templates.
Reviews and approves college expenditures and oversees reconciliation of college accounts.
Oversees the college’s payroll.
Provides oversight, reporting, and compliance review for grants and contracts.
Provides budgetary oversight and reporting for CLASS centers and new development projects.
Serves as the building coordinator for the college and liaison to Facilities Management.
Serves as the financial advisor to the dean and as a member of the CLASS leadership team.
Serves as the liaison to Human Resources, Faculty Personnel Services, Financial Planning & Budgets, and other university offices on budgetary, personnel, and business matters.
Ensures fiscal compliance with university policies and applicable contractual agreements; serves as the college’s point of contact for internal and external audits.
Represents the college on university committees and task forces as directed by the dean.
Performs detailed financial analysis, budgeting, forecasting, and account reconciliation with a high degree of accuracy.
Meets recurring and time-sensitive financial reporting deadlines.
Maintains the confidentiality of sensitive financial, personnel, and salary information.
Communicates financial information clearly to administrators, faculty, and staff with varying levels of financial expertise.
Performs other duties as assigned.

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Central Michigan University is dedicated to fostering an environment that is reflective of the communities we serve. We are especially interested in highly qualified candidates who will advance and promote CMU’s mission, vision, and leadership standards.

This posting is open to internal applicants only. To determine if you are considered an internal applicant, please read the definition HERE.

You must submit an on-line application in order to be considered as an applicant for this position.

Cover letters may be addressed to the Hiring Committee.

Applicants are strongly encouraged to submit letters of recommendation. If you wish to include recommendation letter(s) that are not required, please utilize the Recommendation Letters upload field.

Professional & Administrative -Salary

$65,000 - $75,000 per year

Academic Affairs

College of Liberal Arts & Social Sciences

Regular

Full-Time

1.0

12 month

Mon-Fri, 8:00 a.m. - 5:00 p.m. / weekends and evenings as needed

Mount Pleasant, MI

Central Michigan University has a more than 125-year legacy of preparing students to become leaders and changemakers in their communities and in their personal and professional lives.

We serve nearly 15,500 students on our Mount Pleasant campus, in satellite locations around the state and throughout the country, and through flexible online programs. Many of our approximately 300 undergraduate, master’s, specialist and doctoral programs in the arts, media, business, education, human services, health professions, liberal arts, social sciences, medicine, science and engineering are nationally ranked for excellence.

CMU leads the nation in leadership development programming through our Sarah R. Opperman Leadership Institute, and we are proud to be among only 5% of U.S. universities in the top two Carnegie research classifications. Our faculty work with graduate and undergraduate students in areas such as Great Lakes research, medical innovation, engineering technology and more.

Central is home to 17 men’s and women’s Division 1 sports including football, basketball, gymnastics, baseball, wrestling and more. Our student-athletes achieve great success in competition and in the classroom, capturing Mid-American Conference championships and maintaining an average cumulative GPA of 3.17.

CMU is located in Mount Pleasant, a community that blends the best of small-town living with big-city amenities. It’s part of the culturally varied and vibrant Great Lakes Bay Region that also includes Saginaw, Bay City, Midland and the state’s largest Native American community, centered on the Saginaw Chippewa Isabella Reservation in Mount Pleasant.

Area residents enjoy the mix of outdoor activities, cultural events, shopping and dining options, and family attractions. Other major Michigan destinations and attractions — Lansing, Grand Rapids, Detroit, Traverse City, wineries, beaches, golf and ski resorts, and many more — are within easy reach of the city’s central location in Michigan’s Lower Peninsula.

CMU employees enjoy access to a nationally recognized wellness program along with health care and benefits that exceed regional, state and national norms.

Central Michigan University is a place where we value students and work for their success, where we act as family, and where employees are engaged, appreciated and have extraordinary opportunities to make a difference.

We intentionally maintain and strengthen the hallmark CMU culture that sets us apart from our peers by expecting CMU leaders and employees to model the following Leadership Standards and develop them within their teams.

Please review the Leadership Standards before applying for this position.