Business Manager - Dept​/Unit

Business Manager

This position has a high level of responsibility and aids the Director and Associate Director in daily operations of the Center for Applied Isotope Studies. The Business Manager is essential for maintaining the Center for Applied Isotope Studies' compliance with all university, state, federal and USG/BOR regulations and functions. The Business Manager will be responsible for overseeing and coordinating all functions and personnel of the Business Office, including all aspects of financial management, sponsored projects, human resources, and employee relations.

Knowledge, Skills, Abilities and/or Competencies
- Extensive knowledge of accounting rules, regulations and procedures as well as business, budget and financial process and practices. Knowledge of UGA HR and Payroll rules, regulations, and procedures. Excellent interpersonal, written and verbal communication skills to interact with a variety of disciplines at all levels, exercising tact, confidentiality, sound judgment, diplomacy, and flexibility to promote positive working relationships and job effectiveness.

Organizational, analytical and management skills with the ability to follow through on assignments with minimal direction. Work independently and exercise judgment with sensitivity to identify matters that require higher-level management consultation. Present a positive, professional, and helpful attitude and to work as a team member. Ability to interpret policies and procedures and to propose solutions to problems.

Duties/Responsibilities
- Departmental HR and payroll representative. Process budget and direct retros. Process, approve, and reconcile payroll for all pay groups. Record benefits costs. Utilize UGAJobs to review, approve, and post non-faculty positions; modify position actions (working title & supervisor changes); and to seat/unseat current students, graduate students, and temporary employees. Coordinate all new hire and termination paperwork and training for department.

Process tuition waivers for Graduate Research Assistantships. Create secure, confidential personnel files, Workers' Comp, and FMLA. Create separation notices and exit interview forms. Coordinate with Office of Global Engagement on employee and student immigration services.

Duties/Responsibilities
- Initiate and/or Approve all financial transactions within UGA Financial systems. Responsible for ensuring compliance with UGA financial processes and standards. Provides oversight for operating budgets within the department. Compile budget information and maintain spreadsheets to balance accounts each month. Request new speed types and combo codes as needed. Oversee departmental student travel award program. Collect and report State Sales Tax monthly.

Serve as point-of-contact and co-coordinator for professional events hosted by CAIS.

Duties/Responsibilities
- Recruit, train, and supervise/evaluate office staff. Communicate approved policies and procedures to faculty and staff and provide guidance as necessary. Liaise between campus units and the department. Serve as backup whenever necessary when office staff are absent or unavailable.

Duties/Responsibilities
- Contact for Sponsored Projects Administration Pre-Award/Post-Award and Faculty. Ensures that grant proposal budgets are accurate, including salary and fringe benefits, travel, indirect cost. Reviews budget justifications for accuracy and detail. Tracks effort on projects. Tracks expenditures for compliance. Assists with close out and confirms final expenses for Post-Award.