FBS Assistant Manager

** Job Title
** FBS Assistant Manager
** Agency
* * Texas A&M University
** Department
* * Academic Accounting and Business Services
** Proposed Minimum Salary
** Commensurate
* * Job Location
** College Station, Texas
** Job Type
** Staff
* * Job Description
**** A Glimpse of the Job
** The FBS Assistant Manager, under direction, performs work administering the daily operations and activities of Texas A&M Centralized Finance and Business Services.

** Essential Duties and Tasks
**** Management and Administration
*** Manages activities of staff in a business function, division, or department. Establishes goals and objectives
* Monitors unit’s budget and assists with long range unit planning activities
* Manages schedules, priorities, and standards for achieving goals. Coordinates and evaluates business function, division, or departmental activities
* Reviews, and updates policies and procedures for functional area
* Plans, assigns, and supervises the work of others. Represents the department on committees and at meetings around the campuses
** Planning and Compliance
*** Monitors unit’s budget and assists with long range unit planning activities
* Reviews and updates policies and procedures for functional area
** Supervision
* ** Plans, assigns, and supervises the work of others. Represents the department on committees and at meetings around the campuses
** Departmental tasks
*** Provides courteous, timely and effective customer service to assigned departments by serving as the primary point of contact for day-to-day accounting and transactional inquiries, resolving processing issues and coordinating with AABS team members to ensure accurate and consistent service
* Meets with assigned department leadership to review financial activity, account status, and operational issues impacting day-to-day business functions
* Advises customers on purchasing, travel, and financial guidelines. Maintaining working knowledge of Texas A&M University delegation of authority, procurement requirements, contract review processes, applicable university and System policies

What You Need to Know
** Salary:** $65,000-$75,000
** Special Instructions:
** A cover letter and resume are strongly recommended. You may upload these in the CV/Resume section.
** Required

Education and Experience *
* • Bachelor’s degree or equivalent combination of education and experience
• Four years of related experience
** Preferred Qualifications
*** Bachelor's degree in Accounting, Finance, Business Administration, or a closely related field
* Four or more years of business services experience in higher education
* Experience in preparing and analyzing financial reports, budgeting and forecasting
* Experience providing executive-level reporting and customer service to senior leadership
* Two or more years of supervisory experience
* Fluent in conversational and written Spanish
* Familiarity in how business is conducted and how to budget in multiple currencies
** Knowledge, Skills, and Abilities
*** Ability to multitask and work cooperatively with others
* Knowledge of word processing, spreadsheet, and database applications
* Strong verbal and written communication skills
* Ability to work independently
* Ability to interpret and apply federal, state, and TAMU rules and regulations
** Other Requirements and Factors
*** This position will collaborate with our Costa Rica center and Mexico office which is why Spanish fluency is preferred
* This position is security sensitive
* This position requires compliance with state and federal laws/codes and Texas A&M University System/TAMU policies, regulations, rules and procedures
* All tasks and job responsibilities must be performed safely without injury to self or others in compliance with System and University safety requirements
** Instructions to Applicants:*
* * Applications received by Texas A&M University must either have all job application data entered or a resume attached. Failure to provide all job application data or a complete resume could result in an invalid submission and a rejected application. We encourage all applicants to upload a resume or use a Linked In profile to pre-populate the online application.
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