Senior Business Manager, Academic Affairs

Location: New Orleans

## Senior Business Manager, Academic Affairs Apply locations:
New Orleans, Latime type:
Full time posted on:
Posted Yesterday job requisition :
R-002101

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** Department
* * Academic Affairs## ##
** Job Summary
** The Senior Business Manager for Academic Affairs serves as the administrative and business operations leader for the Division of Academic Affairs. This position provides strategic oversight of all business managers and assistant business managers within Academic Affairs and serves as the primary liaison among academic and administrative units to ensure effective personnel, budget, and operational management.## ##
** Job Description
**** Personnel Administration and Strategic Human Capital Management
*** Provides strategic oversight of all personnel actions within the Division of Academic Affairs, ensuring compliance with university policies, applicable regulations, and institutional priorities prior to Provost approval.
* Serves as the primary business and administrative liaison among Academic Affairs, Human Resource Management, Finance, Payroll, and academic leadership to facilitate effective workforce planning and personnel administration.
* Directs and oversees faculty and staff recruitment, appointment, and employment processes across Academic Affairs, ensuring efficiency, consistency, and compliance with institutional requirements.
* Provides leadership and consultation to Deans, Department Chairs, and business managers regarding faculty appointments, personnel actions, organizational structure, and workforce management strategies.
* Oversees the administration of faculty contracts, appointments, endowed positions, professorships, chairs, stipends, and other compensation-related actions.
** Budget Planning and Fiscal Strategy
*** Serves as the financial advisor and budget administrator for the Division of Academic Affairs, providing strategic leadership in budget development, allocation, forecasting, and resource management.
* Collaborates with the Provost, Finance, and divisional leadership to develop and implement annual operating budgets that align financial resources with institutional goals and academic priorities.
* Conducts comprehensive financial analyses and develops recommendations regarding budget utilization, resource allocation, cost containment initiatives, and long-range fiscal planning.
* Monitors divisional financial performance and operational expenditures, identifying trends, risks, and opportunities to enhance fiscal stewardship and organizational effectiveness.
* Provides executive-level financial guidance and decision-support to academic and administrative leaders regarding budget planning, financial management, and resource optimization.
** Business Operations Leadership
*** Provides strategic direction and operational oversight for all business functions within Academic Affairs, ensuring consistency, efficiency, accountability, and adherence to university policies and procedures.
* Leads, mentors, and develops a network of college and departmental business managers and assistant business managers, establishing expectations, best practices, and performance standards across the division.
* Develops and implements business processes designed to improve operational efficiency, enhance internal controls, and promote continuous improvement throughout Academic Affairs.
* Serves as the divisional authority on business operations, personnel administration, and fiscal management matters.
** Compliance and Risk Management
*** Oversees divisional compliance with university policies, state and federal regulations, compensation guidelines, and internal control requirements related to personnel and financial activities.
* Reviews and evaluates additional compensation requests to ensure fiscal responsibility, policy compliance, and appropriate utilization of institutional resources.
* Provides recommendations to the provost regarding complex personnel, budgetary, and operational matters requiring executive-level review and approval.
* Ensures appropriate monitoring and reporting mechanisms are in place to support accountability, compliance, and informed decision-making.
** Academic Affairs Administration
*** Coordinates review and approval processes related to international travel and other specialized travel requests to ensure alignment with institutional requirements and operational needs.
* Supports strategic initiatives and operational priorities of the Provost's Office through planning, analysis, and implementation of administrative solutions.
** Information Systems and Process Improvement
*** Leads the strategic administration and…