Assistant Athletic Director – Business Operations

The Assistant Athletic Director for Business Operations will manage all day-to-day business operations for the athletic department. Responsibilities include the initial approval of expenditures, monitoring and assisting in monthly athletic department budget development, and to provide forecasting support for future department budgets.

Responsibilities:

• Manage day-to-day business operations of the athletic department by developing additional internal mechanisms and area-specific practices to increase organizational efficiencies.
• Serve as liaison between athletics and the University’s Financial Services department on all purchasing and payment matters to ensure efficient and timely payment process.
• Maintain credit cards for athletic department and responsibilities within Chrome River to reconcile efficient management of all department monthly credit card charges and process journal voucher entries as needed.
• Responsible for purchase requisitions for department. Includes entering requisitions into electronic system and tracking their status.
• Provides monthly reports to head coaches and department budget managers.
• Responsible for the reconciliation and resolution of financial records and files as assigned.
• Provides budget information to leadership as needed.

Qualifications:

• Bachelor’s degree.
• 3-5 years’ work experience in financial setting to organize all aspects of the daily management of business office.
• Possess strong problem-solving skills, with the ability to identify and analyze problems, as well as devise solutions.
• Must have strong organizational, planning and time management skills with the ability to multi-task and meet deadlines.
• Strong customer service orientation is essential.
• Strong working knowledge of Microsoft Office Suite.