TBO Team Lead - Team 3

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Bachelor's degree in a related field or equivalent and 2 years of professional experience

The Terry Business Office Team Lead oversees and coordinates fiscal operations for assigned departments and units. The position has supervisory responsibility and serves as liaison between other Terry teams to facilitate effective workflow and operations. This role will focus on master's programs and International Business for Terry. This includes the Full-Time MBA, Executive MBA, Professional MBA, Online MBA, Master of Science in Business Administration, and the programs coordinated by International Business. This position reports to the Terry Business Office under the leadership and supervision of the Administrative Financial Director. This role will receive guidance from the Unit Heads to ensure faculty, staff, and departmental needs are met.

* Strategic vision and operational knowledge, and the ability to remain flexible and adaptable, revising strategies as needed, independent decision-making ability.
* Effective interpersonal, communication, and analytic skills.
* Ability to develop and manage key relationships and create networks of people to accomplish objectives.
* Commitment to issues of diversity and the ability to work effectively with a wide range of constituencies in a diverse community.
* Ability to gather data, compile information, and prepare reports, investigate and analyze information to draw conclusions, perform complex tasks and to prioritize multiple projects, make administrative/procedural decisions and judgments.
* Ability to apply advanced techniques in spreadsheet, database, online, and presentation software.

Working in a normal office environment.

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* Prepares and administers all departmental accounts and budgets-this includes monitoring and reviewing all expenditures for funding, reporting, and policy compliance, performing analyses, processing requisitions, and providing projections.
* Participates as a critical member of departments senior administration team.
* Assists Department/Units Heads in the preparation of the annual departmental budget; monitors spending rates and adjusts fund allocations in consultation of the Department/Unit Heads; oversees year-end closing.
* Oversee daily processing and accounting for revenue and expenditures; audits and reports financial transactions to funding sources; ensures accuracy and availability of funding and compliance with the standard accounting and audit procedures - including independent review of departmental purchasing card transactions.
* Analyzes budget expenditures for compliance with approved budget, research problems and handles accordingly.
* Ensures proper internal controls are in place for all applicable administrative functions.
* Serves as liaison between the assigned department/units and the Terry College of Business business staff as well as other central University units.

* Supervises assigned staff; assigns work and special projects; monitors workload and productivity; evaluates performance and makes recommendations; promotes staff training and development; provides assistance in analyzing and resolving complex issues.
* Assists, resolves, and reviews fiscal related matters with department budgetary units via email, webinar, & phone conferences with extended campus personnel.
* Works with Administrative specialist and team members in day-to-day operations of department/units.
* Coordinates and facilitates feedback from Department/Unit Heads of assigned units.

* Assists Terry College of Business Administrative Financial Director with special projects and initiatives to improve business operation.
* Provides interim support to other Terry departments and units when directed by supervisor as needed for vacancies and personnel changes.

* Advises departmental staff and faculty on changes in financial policies and procedures.
* Collaborates with Terry HR and Terry Payroll Team to support the management of human resources related activities.
* Engages regularly in professional development opportunities.
* Performs miscellaneous job-related duties as assigned.