Business Manager

Recruitment/Posting

Title:

Business Manager I

Job Category:
Staff & Executive

Department:
Budget & Finance Office

Overview:
Ranked #43 in U.S. News & World Report's list of Best Public Colleges and Universities, Rutgers University-Camden is a diverse, research-intensive campus of approximately 6,100 students at the undergraduate, graduate, and doctoral levels and 1,100 faculty and staff members. Located in Camden, N.J., directly across the Delaware River from Philadelphia, the university is uniquely situated to serve the local community while achieving global reach.

A U.S. Department of Education-designated Minority Serving Institution, the university thrives due to a supportive culture that helps students achieve their goals and fosters collaboration among employees. Rutgers-Camden is recognized as a national model for civically engaged urban universities and was selected by the Carnegie Foundation for the Advancement of Teaching for a Community Engagement classification. Washington Monthly magazine has ranked Rutgers University-Camden among its "Best Bang for the Buck" universities and best national research universities.

Recently, Rutgers-Camden earned Carnegie classification as an R2 research university due to a high volume of internationally recognized research, creative output, and scholarly activity.

Posting

Summary:

Rutgers University
- Camden seeks a dynamic Business Manager I. The Business Manager I reports to the Director of Budget, Planning and Financial Assessment, with a strong collaborative relationship to the Dean of the School of Arts and Sciences - Camden. As the Camden Campus's largest academic unit, SASC offers the broadest portfolio of undergraduate, graduate, and doctoral programs and requires proactive financial leadership to support its diverse academic mission.

The Business Manager serves as the lead financial planning and analysis (FP&A) partner for the School of Arts and Sciences and functions as the principal financial advisor to the Dean and academic leadership. The position is responsible for leading the school's financial planning, budgeting, forecasting, financial performance analysis, and resource allocation activities to support strategic decision-making and long-term financial sustainability.

Working in partnership with the Dean, Associate Deans, Department Chairs, Director of Operations, and the Director of Budget, Planning and Financial Assessment, the Business Manager provides financial leadership by translating institutional and academic unit priorities into financial strategies, evaluating the financial impact of new initiatives, identifying risks and opportunities, and developing recommendations that support the school's academic and operational objectives.

The Business Manager oversees the financial stewardship of the school's operating resources by ensuring sound fiscal management, compliance with University policies, and effective coordination with Accounting & Shared Services, Procurement, Human Resources, Payroll, Financial Aid, Student Accounting, the University Budget Office, the University Controller, Internal Audit, and other central administrative offices. The position leads the development of the annual operating budget, monthly and quarterly forecasts, financial performance reviews, and long-range financial planning for the school.

The Business Manager develops executive-level financial analyses, scenario models, and recommendations that support informed decision-making by school and campus leadership. The Business Manager is accountable for the consolidated financial position of the assigned school or division, integrating departmental and portfolio-level budgets, forecasts, financial analyses, and resource needs into…