Business Manager, Wharton School
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Posted Job Title
Business Manager, Wharton School
Job Profile Title
Business Manager B
Job Description Summary
The Business Manager reports directly to the Associate Director, Fiscal Operations. The Business Manager will serve as an integral member of the Fiscal Operations team at Wharton Finance & Administration, providing centralized, comprehensive, and sophisticated financial analyses for the various departments and centers.
Job Description
The position will have primary responsibility for the operating budget and financial analysis/modeling, working with stakeholders to manage their budgets, allocating school funds, gift and endowment funds appropriately and reporting to the senior leadership on trends, cash positions, financial performance, and cash flow management for the various departments and centers. The Business Manager will be responsible for all budgets, forecasting, reconciliations, monthly payroll, Workday integrations, new employee on-boarding and associated HR tasks. This includes providing financial models, spend and trend analysis, budget variance reporting, and prioritizing recommendation's for the division's planning decisions. The Business Manager will also provide support for year end closing and tax reporting preparation. The position will be knowledgeable and comfortable standardizing business processes and resource planning tools and leveraging technology to improve efficiency and effectiveness to enable fact-based, timely, and collaborative decisions that enhance the mission of Wharton and its respective departments and centers.
Qualifications:
-Bachelor's Degree with 3 to 5 years of related experience or equivalent combination of education and experience is required
-Previous financial planning and analysis, budgeting and forecasting experience required, preferably in an academic institution
-Experience in Ben Financials, Hyperion, Workday, SAP Business Objects and other enterprise-related applications
-Excellent interpersonal and communication skills are essential, including professional email writing skills and the ability to diplomatically but assertively enforce policies and guidelines, including with those at higher levels.
Job Location - City, State
Philadelphia, Pennsylvania
Department / School
Wharton School
Pay Range
$50,684.00 - $77,716.00
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