Assistant Director/Coordinator of Business Operations & Payables

The role supports the financial and operational functions of the Athletic Business Office. The responsibilities for this position will be immersed in the business office include invoice processing for the Athletics department, researching and answering payable-related questions from Athletics and Financial Affairs staff members, entry of various finance tasks in Workday along with being the primary contact for assigned sports/units.

The ideal candidate is highly organized, detail-oriented, process-driven, and comfortable working across multiple departments while handling confidential and sensitive information.

This position is governed by Generally Accepted Accounting Principles, state and federal laws and agency/institution policy. Regular, reliable, and non-disruptive attendance is an essential job duty, as is the ability to create and maintain collegial, harmonious working relationships with others.

Regular, reliable, and non-disruptive attendance is an essential job duty, as is the ability to create and maintain collegial, harmonious working relationships with others.

Qualifications:

Minimum Qualifications

Assistant Director

• Master’s degree in Business, Finance, Accounting, or Sports Management

• OR Related Professional Certification like a CPA, CMA

• OR Bachelor’s degree in Business, Finance, Accounting, or Sports Management with 1+ years of Relevant Experience in Accounting or Athletic Business Operations

• OR Bachelor’s degree with 3+ years of Relevant Experience in Accounting or Athletic Business Operations

• Must be able to work nights and weekends as needed

Coordinator

• Bachelor’s degree in Business, Finance, Accounting, or Sports Management

• OR a Bachelor’s degree with 2+ years of Relevant Experience in Accounting or Athletic Business Operations

• Must be able to work nights and weekends as needed

Preferred Qualifications

• At least 1 year of experience working on the financial side of collegiate athletics or professional sports.

• At least 1 Year of Experience with business and fiscal related duties

• At least 1 Year of Experience with Microsoft Products (Outlook/Excel/MS Word/Teams/SharePoint)

• At least 1 Year of Experience with a cross functional environment

• At least 1 Year of Experience with Workday or similar Enterprise Resource Planning systems for procurement, accounting, or finance

Knowledge, Skills & Abilities:

• Knowledge of business operations and administrative functions within a complex professional organization, including procurement, purchasing, travel, fiscal management, and related business processes

• Knowledge of applicable University policies, NCAA, SEC, state and federal laws, regulations, and guidelines governing assigned areas of responsibility

• Knowledge of financial and business systems, computer applications, and software used to manage and analyze operational and fiscal data

• Knowledge of communication, customer service, and relationship management techniques in a cross functional department

• Ability to promote a customer friendly environment

• Ability to record, reconcile, analyze, and manipulate fiscal data to generate complex reports and support informed decision-making

• Ability to conduct research, perform quantitative and qualitative analyses, and complete quality assurance reviews to ensure accuracy and compliance

• Ability to learn in a fast-paced environment and support the advancement of the organization

• Ability to identify problems and opportunities for improvement and then develop effective solutions and alternatives