Job Description

University of Utah Job Description

Job Summary

Handles administrative matters relating to the total functioning of an academic or administrative unit.

Qualifications

Bachelor’s degree in Business, Finance, or a related field, or equivalency (one year of education can be substituted for two years of related work experience); three years experience that includes specific involvement in maintaining complex financial records, developing and monitoring departmental budgets and preparing related reports; and demonstrated organizational, human relation and effective communication skills.

Applicants must demonstrate the potential ability to perform the essential functions of the job as outlined in the position description.

Disclaimer

This job description has been designed to indicate the general nature and level of work performed by employees within this classification.  It is not designed to contain or be interpreted as a comprehensive inventory of all duties, responsibilities and qualifications required of employees assigned to the job.

Essential Functions

1. Handles the administrative matters regarding day-to-day operations and procedures of a University department.
2. Maintains accounts and billings.
3. Prepares income statements and financial reports.
4. Assigns costs and analyzing alternative line items.
5. Monitors budgets and expenditures to ensure limitations are not exceeded.
6. Makes budgetary recommendations and adjustments.
7. Projects cost estimates and writing assigned portions of grant proposals.May provide supervision over staff members including hiring and salary recommendations and/or decisions.
8. Coordinates details such as purchasing activities, personnel actions, document control, account coding for financial transactions and overseeing the maintenance of departmental records.
9. Reviews changes in university policy, federal regulations and contractual requirements and coordinates implementation procedures
10. May develop departmental procedures as needed.

Problem Solving

Incumbents may interview, hire and make salary decisions on support staff they directly supervise. Disciplinary actions generally require coordination with the Department Chair or other administrator. Officers may make hiring recommendations on other departmental employees. There exists a very broad authority in the decision-making process regarding procedural decisions in record maintenance, the application of appropriate accounting classifications, approving expenditures and/or the commitment of unit resources. Non-routine problems may be handled independently but it is expected that such actions will be coordinated with the appropriate officials.

Problems encountered in this position may involve the interpretation and application of university policy, federal and state regulations affecting the use of available funds, reconciling varied and complex financial data and assuring the orderly flow of information into the university's automated systems.

Comments

Work Environment and Level of Frequency typically required

Nearly Continuously: Office environment.

Physical Requirements and Level of Frequency that may be required

Nearly Continuously: Sitting, hearing, listening, talking.

Often: Repetitive hand motion (such as typing), walking. 

Seldom: Bending, reaching overhead.