Job Details
The Business Manager is a key member of the Jefferson College of Rehabilitation Sciences (JCRS) Office of the Dean leadership team. This individual oversees the daily operations of the college. They will be responsible for the business functions within the departments and programs, including human resources management, facility operations, strategic planning, and project management. They will support college leaders to improve efficiency with processes and systems to enhance student, staff, and faculty experiences.
Job Description
ESSENTIAL FUNCTIONS:
- Assists with preparing budgets pertaining to clinical and administrative activities in accordance with university guidelines. Prepares supporting budget schedules and performs budget reconciliation and analysis.
- Monitors the activity of the department’s accounts. Analyzes and reports variances to prior year and budget, as applicable. Provides summary data to the Dean and Department Chairs on an ongoing basis.
- Manage and optimize best practices for various financial, human resources, contractual, and operational academic systems.
- Provide vision and leadership with efforts to streamline daily operations through collaboration with departments chairs, center directors, and dean’s office leadership.
- Responsible for oversight and implementation of a sustainable plan for JCRS to have social media presence.
- Collaborate with college leadership on institutional and college level strategic planning and employee engagement.
- Work with the Associate Dean of Student Affairs, Academic Affairs, and Research on college operations as needed.
- Support the growth of research infrastructure within JCRS, including space, administrative support and operations.
- Supervise dean’s office administrative staff; provide administrative support for the supervision of operations staff and experiential learning team administrative staff.
- Interacts with co-workers, visitors, and other staff consistent with the values of Jefferson.
OTHER FUNCTIONS AND COMPETENCIES:
- Other duties as needed and assigned to maintain the efficient operation of JCRS.
EDUCATIONAL/TRAINING REQUIREMENTS:
- Master’s Degree required in Business, Health Administration or related field.
EXPERIENCE REQUIREMENTS:
- 5 years of supervisory/management experience in finance and business in an academic/clinical setting Required.
ADDITIONAL INFORMATION:
- Proficient PC skills in MS Word, Excel and database software are required.
Work Shift
Workday Day (United States of America)
Worker Sub Type
Regular
Employee Entity
Thomas Jefferson University
Primary Location Address
901 Walnut Street, Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, United States of America
Nationally ranked, Jefferson, which is principally located in the greater Philadelphia region, Lehigh Valley and Northeastern Pennsylvania and southern New Jersey, is reimagining health care and higher education to create unparalleled value. Jefferson is more than 65,000 people strong, dedicated to providing the highest-quality, compassionate clinical care for patients; making our communities healthier and stronger; preparing tomorrow's professional leaders for 21st-century careers; and creating new knowledge through basic/programmatic, clinical and applied research. Thomas Jefferson University, home of Sidney Kimmel Medical College, Jefferson College of Nursing, and the Kanbar College of Design, Engineering and Commerce, dates back to 1824 and today comprises 10 colleges and three schools offering 200+ undergraduate and graduate programs to more than 8,300 students. Jefferson Health, nationally ranked as one of the top 15 not-for-profit health care systems in the country and the largest provider in the Philadelphia and Lehigh Valley areas, serves patients through millions of encounters each year at 32 hospitals campuses and more than 700 outpatient and urgent care locations throughout the region. Jefferson Health Plans is a not-for-profit managed health care organization providing a broad range of health coverage options in Pennsylvania and New Jersey for more than 35 years.
Jefferson is committed to providing equal educational and employment opportunities for all persons without regard to age, race, color, religion, creed, sexual orientation, gender, gender identity, marital status, pregnancy, national origin, ancestry, citizenship, military status, veteran status, handicap or disability or any other protected group or status.
Benefits
Jefferson offers a comprehensive package of benefits for full-time and part-time colleagues, including medical (including prescription), supplemental insurance, dental, vision, life and AD&D insurance, short- and long-term disability, flexible spending accounts, retirement plans, tuition assistance, as well as voluntary benefits, which provide colleagues with access to group rates on insurance and discounts. Colleagues have access to tuition discounts at Thomas Jefferson University after one year of full time service or two years of part time service. All colleagues, including those who work less than part-time (including per diem colleagues, adjunct faculty, and Jeff Temps), have access to medical (including prescription) insurance.
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