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Business Manager
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Position Number: 2575507
Location: DeKalb, IL
Position Type: Business and Financial Management

Business Manager

Primary Function:
The Business Manager will assist the Business Administrative Associate and is responsible for the coordination of the business and service operations of the College of Liberal Arts and Science college level office. They will also support CLAS departments during office staff shortages.

Duties and Responsibilities:
This position reports to the college Business Administrative Associate (BAA) and interacts daily with the CLAS Business Office team (including the BAA, Business Manager II and Office Administrator) and CLAS unit office staff throughout the college.

Oversee college funds and complete all necessary paperwork related to expending funds in the college office. Prepare transactions including journal entries and accounts payable forms as needed. Maintain a record of expenditures and reconcile financial information monthly for college office cost centers. Analysis college cost center, moving expenses via journal entry as needed.
Maintain expert knowledge of University procedures and other regulation pertaining to the business operation of the College and audit purchase and expenditures for their conformity to the procedures and regulations .
Review all financial paperwork sent to the college office for accuracy and completeness, making decisions on accuracy and use of account codes. Direct office managers/administrators on corrective actions to paperwork submitted to the college office before submitting paperwork to BAA for approvals.
Review and process civil service, extra help and student personnel transactions (paper and electronic) on all funding sources for hires in the College office.
Assist in training new office support staff in the College and assist in addressing the operational needs to the College .

Communication with department office managers and central unit (Accounting, Procurement and Human Resource) personnel is common.

Minimum Required Qualifications:
A. Bachelors degree in accountancy, business administration, management, or a closely related field.
OR -
B. Three (3) years (36 months) of work experience in accounting, business administration, fiscal management, or closely related experience.
OR -
C. A combination of such education and/or work experience totaling three (3) years (36 months), as measured by the following conversion table or its proportional equivalent:

30 semester hours equals one (1) year (12 months)
60 semester hours or an Associates Degree equals eighteen months (18 months)
90 semester hours equals two (2) years (24 months)

Education and Experience Preferred:
Experience working with fund accounting.
Experience in higher education setting.
Experience with Microsoft Suites, particularly excel.

Working Hours: M-F 8:00 - 4:30
Hiring Rate/Range:
Posting Date: 10/19/2021
Closing Date: 10/28/2021
Priority Review Date:
Open Until Filled:

Special Instructions to Applicants:

Fully complete the Education and Work History sections of the application. Be specific on your entire work history, including employment dates and duties for all positions held. Applicable part-time work experience will be considered toward qualifying for this position, however, it will be converted to a full-time equivalency to determine combined length of experience.

If you have education and/or training in excess of what is required, we encourage you to upload your unofficial transcripts.

After the posting has closed, your submission will be reviewed to determine if you meet the minimum qualifications for the classification, including any specialty factors associated with this particular position.

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The Civil Service examination for this classification is a Credentials Assessment, and is based on your application materials as submitted for this posting. If you meet the minimum required qualifications for this position, you will receive a score based on your education and experience, and your name will be placed on the active employment register. After the application deadline, the names within the top three scores will be referred to the hiring department for interview.

If eligible for Veterans Preference Points, DD214/DD215/NGB22/DD256 paperwork reflecting an Honorable Discharge MUST be uploaded to this application in order to receive the maximum eligible points on the Civil Service examination.

Click on Business Manager for more information including salary ranges, typical duties, minimum acceptable qualifications, and testing requirements.

Please click Human Resource Services Benefits for detailed information about Northern Illinois Universitys benefits package.

Employment is contingent upon your passing a criminal background investigation. You may not begin work until the criminal background investigation results have been received and cleared by Human Resources.

To apply, visit https://employment.niu.edu/postings/59868

In accordance with applicable statutes and regulations, NIU is an equal opportunity employer and does not discriminate on the basis of race, color, national origin, ancestry, sex, religion, age, physical and mental disability, marital status, veteran status, sexual orientation, gender identity, gender expression, political affiliation, or any other factor unrelated to professional qualifications, and will comply with all applicable federal and state statutes, regulations and orders pertaining to nondiscrimination, equal opportunity and affirmative action.

The following person has been designated to handle inquiries regarding the non-discrimination policies:

Ethics and Compliance Officer, Title IX Coordinator
Health Services 230
TitleIXCoordinator@niu.edu
815-753-5560