The Business Manager serves as the fiscal agent for CULLS and manages the daily financial activities for the College of University Libraries & Learning Sciences (CULLS), which include budget preparation and control, accounting, purchasing, and business planning and management; ensures compliance with university policies and procedures, state, and federal regulations. Serves as liaison to and coordinates with UNM Fiscal Shared Services.

Duties and Responsibilities:

1. Manages the daily financial activities for CULLS, which include budget preparation and control, accounting, purchasing, and business planning and management; ensures compliance with university policies and procedures, state, and federal regulations. Serves as liaison to and coordinates with UNM Fiscal Shared Services.
2. Coordinates, designs, and implements internal financial reporting systems, financial controls, and management information systems in coordination with the automated financial reporting systems of the university. Develops and implements systems and processes to establish and maintain records for CULLS.
3. Supervises personnel, which includes work allocation, training, promotion, enforcement of internal procedures and controls, and problem resolution; evaluates performance and makes recommendations for personnel actions; motivates employees to achieve peak productivity and performance.
4. Approves financial and HR transactions and manages approval queues.
5. Manages cash, cash-related receipts, accounts receivable and credit and collection functions, ensuring timely processing of billings, payments, and collection of program revenue.
6. Prepares, in conjunction with the UNM budget office and CULLS administration, budget requests, operating budgets, legislative budget requests, and formal budget revisions.
7. Coordinates financial aspects of research proposals, contracts, and sub-contracts, including the development of budget, proposal preparation, and adherence to funding requirements; serves as a liaison with university administrators, state, federal, and private funding sources.

The University Environment

UNM is a Tier I Research Institution and the flagship university. To support UNM’s diverse campus constituents and colleagues, the College affirms its commitment to honor diversity, ensure fairness and access, and create an environment where all employees are treated respectfully.

Founded in 1889, the University of New Mexico sits on the traditional homelands of the Pueblo of Sandia. The original peoples of New Mexico – Pueblo, Navajo, and Apache – since time immemorial, have deep connections to the land and have made significant contributions to the broader community statewide. We honor the land itself and those who remain stewards of this land throughout the generations and also acknowledge our committed relationship to Indigenous peoples. We gratefully recognize our history.

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Bachelor's degree; at least 3 years of experience directly related to the duties and responsibilities specified.

Completed degree(s) from an accredited institution that are above the minimum education requirement may be substituted for experience on a year for year basis.

1.  Knowledge and demonstrated experience of finance, budget development and/or fiscal oversight within a complex   organization such as the University of New Mexico.
2.  Ability to analyze, interpret, and prepare detailed financial reports and projections for a wide range of stakeholders in a   complex organization.
3.  Demonstrated experience with University of New Mexico financial policies related to procurement and travel.
4.  Demonstrated experience in analyzing and implementing administrative policies and procedures.
5.  Demonstrated experience in managing effective recordkeeping systems aligned with university administrative   standards.
6.  Strong leadership skills, including the ability to supervise and foster staff success in a collaborative work environment.
7.  Demonstrated commitment to serving a diverse population of students, and student, staff, and faculty employees.
8.  Excellent written and verbal communication skills with the ability to explain financial policies and procedures effectively   to a wide range of stakeholders in a complex organization.

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Positions posted with a Staff Type of Regular or Term are eligible for the Veteran Preference Program. See the Veteran Preference Program webpage for additional details.

The University of New Mexico is committed to hiring and retaining a diverse workforce. We are an Equal Opportunity Employer, making decisions without regard to race, color, religion, sex, sexual orientation, gender identity, national origin, age, veteran status, disability, or any other protected class.

The University of New Mexico requires all regular staff positions successfully pass a pre-employment background check. This may include, but is not limited to, a criminal history background check, New Mexico Department of Health fingerprint screening, New Mexico Children, Youth, and Families Department fingerprint screening, verification of education credentials, and/or verification of prior employment. For more information about background checks, visit https://policy.unm.edu/university-policies/3000/3280.html. Refer to https://policy.unm.edu/university-policies/3000/3200.html for a definition of Regular Staff.