Associate​/Senior Associate Athletic Director for Business and Administrative Operations

Associate/Senior Associate Athletic Director for Business and Administrative Operations

The Associate/Senior Associate Athletic Director for Business and Administrative Operations serves as a member of the department's Athletics Executive Team and is responsible for providing strategic oversight, implementation, and management of the Department of Athletics financial functions, procedures, and policies. The position serves the role of chief financial and administrative officer (CFAO), maintains collaborative decision-making authority regarding the organization's financial health, financial liaison to the University, conducts strategic financial analysis, and advises the Director of Athletics about the financial implications of operational, capital, and other strategies for the multi-million-dollar annual budget.

This position provides senior level oversight of the business and administrative operations and human resources units. This position is expected to maintain a focus on continual process improvements to ensure operational efficiencies and sound financial practices. In addition, this position will provide oversight of assigned athletic sport programs, collaborating with coaches, review and monitor time management plans, develop action plans, set strategic goals, performance management and professional development, establish sport program schedules, and conduct annual performance evaluations of programs and coaches.

Oversees, plans, manages, implements and/or evaluates the operations of a college, division, or department in the areas of human resources, compliance, financial, and additional services. Identifies and establishes financial and operational systems to monitor, control, and improve efficiency and effectiveness, not limited to, processes, procedures and policies.

Responsible for the management of a unit that performs diverse but related tasks. Handles work and budget planning, ensuring efficient allocation of resources to achieve team objectives. Contributes to divisional or departmental operational plans by aligning unit goals with broader institutional strategies. Accountable for meeting short-term objectives and driving continuous improvement.

Manages a large team or multiple teams. Directly oversees at least 2.0 FTE employees or one or more supervisors. Has authority to hire, transfer, suspend, promote, manage performance, discharge, assign duties, reward, and discipline employees.

Oversees large budgets, including departmental and program-level budgets.

Solves strategic, organizational problems and ensures continuous improvement.

High degree of autonomy in decision-making, accountable for large areas.

Collaborates with executive leadership and external partners to drive organizational goals.

This role is primarily desk-based and involves extensive use of desktop computers. Occasionally, the job may require travel to attend meetings and programs.

Requires a Master's degree in a related field, 8 or more years of related professional experience, and 5 or more years of supervisory experience, or equivalent education and experience.

Experience in college athletics and serving as a sport administrator.