About the College

The College of Education, Criminal Justice, Human Services and Information Technology (CECH) is dedicated to making a difference in our communities through outreach, academic programs, and community partnerships. Our students and faculty work side-by-side with educators, athletic directors, community wellness experts, cybersecurity analysts, and local, state and federal law enforcement officials. We value experiential learning as an important element of our degree programs. Current research is incorporated into every course to ensure our graduates are prepared to address the most urgent challenges of our society.

About the Business Office

CECH's Business Office is responsible for administering financial, human resources, external funding, data analytics, and facility services to the College.  We offer a wide range of services to leaders, faculty, staff, students, and internal/external partners.

Job Overview

The Business Officer is an integral member of the College of Education, Criminal Justice, Human Services and Information Technology (CECH) senior leadership team and acts as the Chief Financial Officer for CECH to direct and coordinate a broad range of business/fiscal activities and human resource functions to ensure effective operations and the achievement of organization objectives. The Business Officer reports directly to the Dean of CECH and serves on the Dean’s Leadership Team. The CECH Business Officer is responsible for financial functions of CECH. The financial structure of CECH is complex and includes management of general funds, designated gift funds, endowment funds as well as an array of grant funds. May include Human Resource functions.

This position will be hired at a Business Officer or Sr Business Officer level, dependent upon candidate experience.

Essential Functions

• Responsible for long-range financial and strategic planning as well as overseeing the day-to-day business operations.
• Formulate budget and monitor expenditures in accordance with university rules, and federal and state regulations.
• Responsible for the management of complex budgets. Responsible for the management and oversight of both general funds and development funds. May be responsible for managing grant funding.
• Advise college/unit leadership and other leaders in the university on financial and administrative matters.
• Ensure effective operation of the school/unit’s finances and administrative operations in order to achieve objectives.
• Responsible for ensuring the college/unit is following appropriate spending, contracting and reconciliation protocols including compliance with university guidelines.
• Provide regular budget and expense reports for each area within the college/unit including providing support for members of the leadership team in reviewing in interpreting the reports.
• May manage Human Resources function to ensure that the college/unit has an appropriate and diverse workforce including oversight of organizational development, position planning, recruitment and hiring, training and staff development, and evaluation. Provide oversight for performance management and escalated employee relation cases.
• May provide general oversight for other administrative and business units.
• Evaluate operational activities to ensure compliance and make recommendations.
• Manage and direct special projects on behalf of the Dean.
• Serve as liaison with internal and external constituents.
• May provide direct and/or indirect supervision to exempt and non-exempt staff (i.e., hiring/firing, performance evaluations, disciplinary action, approve time off, etc.).
• Perform related duties based on departmental need.
• This job description can be changed at any time.

Required Education

• Bachelor's Degree must be in Business Administration, Finance, Accounting, or related field.

Required Experience

• Seven (7) years of relevant work experience to include three (3) years supervision.

Additional Qualifications Considered

• Master’s Degree/MBA.
• Experience managing large, complex budgets and financials within higher education.

Application Process

Interested and qualified applicants must apply online and include a cover letter of interest and a resume. Applications without a cover letter and resume will not be considered for the position. Please use the additional documents feature as needed for these items.

Physical Requirements/Work Environment