Business Manager

Business Manager 1

The Business Manager serves as a strategic and operational resource for the department, actively supporting financial and administrative functions in a dynamic research environment. This role is responsible for processing and approving purchasing, personnel forms, travel vouchers, and departmental expenditures. The Business Manager also plays a key role in financial forecasting and compliance with sponsor regulations, ensuring accurate financial reporting and supporting grant closeouts while managing the financial portfolios for a group of principal investigators.

• Lead budget planning and financial forecasting for research programs, including both restricted and unrestricted funding sources.
• Monitor and report on departmental and grant-related expenditures, ensuring accuracy and alignment with institutional and sponsor guidelines.
• Meet with assigned principal investigators on a monthly or quarterly basis to review their financial portfolio, maintaining financial systems for tracking, projecting, and closing out grant accounts in a timely and compliant manner.
• Ensure proper cost allocation across multiple research projects and funding streams to maximize resource utilization.
• Coordinate re-budgeting efforts and prepare expenditure justifications in accordance with federal and sponsor regulations.
• Serve as a liaison with granting agencies and advise faculty and staff on financial policies related to gifts, grants, and contracts.
• Stay current on funding agency regulations and support compliance with all applicable grant requirements.

• Bachelor's degree in Business Administration, Finance, Accounting, or a related field.
• Minimum of two (2) years of experience in financial management, preferably in a research or academic setting.
• Demonstrated experience with budget planning, grant administration, and financial reporting.
• Effective communication and interpersonal skills, with experience advising faculty or research staff.
• Ability to manage multiple priorities and deadlines in a fast-paced, collaborative environment.
• Excellent organizational, analytical, and communication skills.
• Ability to work collaboratively with faculty, staff, and external funding agencies.

• Three (3) to five (5) years of experience in financial management, preferably in a research or academic setting.
• Knowledge of federal grant regulations (e.g., NIH, NSF, DOE) and experience with grant budgeting and compliance.
• Proficiency in financial systems and tools; experience with Workday is strongly preferred.
• Excellent analytical skills with the ability to interpret complex financial data and provide strategic insights.
• Proficiency in financial systems and tools (e.g., Excel, ERP systems, grant management software).

Pennington Biomedical Research Center seeks to recruit a highly productive workforce with a broad range of backgrounds and perspectives and will provide equal employment opportunities to all employees and prospective employees. Employment decisions shall be based strictly on merit and without regard to religious or political beliefs, sex, race, or any other non‑merit factor.

Background Check – An offer of employment is contingent on a satisfactory pre‑employment background check.

Benefits – Pennington Biomedical Research Center offers outstanding benefits to eligible employees and their dependents including health, life, dental, and vision insurance; flexible spending accounts; retirement options; various leave options; paid holidays; wellness benefits; tuition exemption for qualified positions; training and development opportunities; employee discounts; and more!