Manager, Business Operations

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Oversees, coordinates, and manages the business and administrative operations of the Toppel Career Center, including budgeting, finance, facilities, and office management. Provides strategic and operational support to the Associate Dean and Executive Director by managing financial planning, monitoring departmental performance, and implementing process improvements to enhance efficiency and effectiveness. Serves as a key liaison with university departments on matters related to purchasing, contracts, and facilities.

Ensures compliance with university policies and supports the successful execution of departmental programs and events. Handles multiple projects simultaneously in a fast-paced, confidential environment.
** Purchasing and Budget Tasks
*** Manage, implement, coordinate, plan, and evaluate the business operations for the department, which may include statistical, performance, and managerial reporting, budget support, capital planning, and process improvement
* Develop and ensure adherence to the department’s annual budget by university guidelines and policies. Participate in financial analysis and planning, including monitoring and reporting on monthly budget variances and opportunities to improve performance
* Oversee the review, approval, and reporting of all expenditures.  Review and approve financial transactions
* Plan, organize, and oversee purchasing operations of the office
* Analyze budget and monitor and authorize expenditures daily
* Oversee and reconcile Workday expenses for the senior leadership team
* Manage contract process in collaboration with respective internal and external stakeholders
* Use Workday to generate reports for the Associate Dean, Executive Director, and Directors monthly
* Meet with Directors monthly to discuss events and expenses related to events to ensure we stay within budget and make budget-conscious choices
* Oversee the proper completion and submission of all purchase order requisitions, work orders, check requisitions, travel expense reports, and other purchasing documents
* Manage accounts receivable process at Toppel, ensuring that all funds for Toppel services are collected on time
* Investigate, analyze, and reconcile departmental accounts
* Formulate and provide revisions to the department’s annual budget; generate justification letter for budget increases
* Approve student assistant salary expenditures to ensure the office functions within budget
* Oversee submission of student time sheets to ensure students are working within hours according to budget
** OPERATIONS management
*** Oversee the maintenance and upkeep of the Toppel building and all equipment, as well as the layout, arrangement, and housekeeping of office facilities
* Serve as liaison to the various departments within Facilities, including Access Control, HVAC, Design, Environmental Health and Safety, Landscape Design, and ABM
* Submit and troubleshoot work orders for any building maintenance and follow up as needed
* Submit work orders to activate Cane  access the building and request alarm codes for new staff members
* Create and manage support systems to ensure availability of cost-effective supplies, equipment, and management information
* Evaluate existing internal controls and approval processes and make recommendations on how to improve fiscal integrity and operational efficiency
* Establish and continuously assess the effectiveness of the internal controls within the unit and compliance with university policies and procedures;
Ensure employees are trained on controls within the function and on university policy and procedures
** PERSONNEL
* ** Support supervisors with the department hiring process, including processing all the required documents with Human Resources through Workday
* Responsible for hiring all student staff within Workday
* Serve on a committee to plan and implement Toppel Student Training in…