Employment Opportunity
Business Manager -- Department of Industrial and Information Engineering
The University of Tennessee-Knoxville
The Department of Industrial and Information Engineering invites applications for a full-time Business Manager. Reporting to the department head, the business manager is responsible for managing all fiscal and human resources operations of the department.
Primary duties and responsibilities include coordinating the departmental budget as well as research and non-research expenditures and income accounts, general ledger accounting, accounts payable and receivable, procurement, facility space inventory, payroll and supervision of designated department support staff. The business manager will also be involved in gathering data and preparing reports for the purposes of strategic planning.
Required Qualifications
- Bachelor's degree with accounting/finance major OR a work history that includes 4-6 years of hands-on accounting/financial management
- Demonstrated leadership, administrative, and problem-solving skills
- Strong interpersonal, communication, and organizational skills
- Proficiency with spreadsheets, databases and Microsoft Office software
- 2 years experience with a large accounting software package
- 3 years work experience related to fiscal post-award management of federal, state, and private grants and contracts
- Experience in a supervisory role Preferred Qualifications
- Prior accounting experience at a comprehensive research university
- Experience with SAP software
Individuals interested in applying should forward a cover letter, resume, and a list of three or more professional references with complete addresses and telephone numbers to: Chair, Business Manager-IIE, UT College of Engineering, 118 Perkins Hall, Knoxville, TN, 37996-2003.
Screening of applicants will begin immediately and will continue until the positions have been filled.
All qualified applicants will receive equal consideration for employment and admissions without regard to race, color, national origin, religion, sex, pregnancy, marital status, sexual orientation, gender identity, age, physical or mental disability, or covered veteran status. Eligibility and other terms and conditions of employment benefits at The University of Tennessee are governed by laws and regulations of the State of Tennessee, and this non-discrimination statement is intended to be consistent with those laws and regulations. In accordance with the requirements of Title VI of the Civil Rights Act of 1964, Title IX of the Education Amendments of 1972, Section 504 of the Rehabilitation Act of 1973, and the Americans with Disabilities Act of 1990, The University of Tennessee affirmatively states that it does not discriminate on the basis of race, sex, or disability in its education programs and activities, and this policy extends to employment by the University. Inquiries and charges of violation of Title VI (race, color, national origin), Title IX (sex), Section 504 (disability), ADA (disability), Age Discrimination in Employment Act (age), sexual orientation, or veteran status should be directed to the Office of Equity and Diversity (OED), 1840 Melrose Avenue, Knoxville, TN 37996-3560, telephone (865) 974-2498 (V/TTY available) or 974-2440. Requests for accommodation of a disability should be directed to the ADA Coordinator at the Office of Equity and Diversity.
Posted September 19, 2008