Business Manager
 Texas Tech University | |
 United States, Texas, Lubbock | |
 Oct 24, 2025 | |
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Lubbock Business Manager 42562BR Chemistry Position Description Manages personnel and budgetary matters for a department or college. Exercises discretion and independent judgment to oversee the activities of staff and the financial processes to ensure fiscal responsibility of department/college. Ensures staff and faculty have the resources to complete their work. Usually serves as a hiring manager and employee service coordinator. About the University Established in 1923, Texas Tech University is a Carnegie R1 (very high research activity) Doctoral/Research-Extensive, Hispanic Serving, and state-assisted institution. Located on a beautiful 1,850-acre campus in Lubbock, a city in West Texas with a growing metropolitan-area population of over 300,000, the university enrolls over 40,000 students with 33,000 undergraduate and 7,000 graduate students. As the primary research institution in the western two-thirds of the state, Texas Tech University is home to 10 colleges, the Schools of Law and Veterinary Medicine, and the Graduate School. The flagship of the Texas Tech University System, Texas Tech is dedicated to student success by preparing learners to be ethical leaders for a diverse and globally competitive workforce. It is committed to enhancing the cultural and economic development of the state, nation, and world. Major/Essential Functions 1. Ensures accurate record keeping of all financial activities
for the department, including separation of duties and adherence to policies and procedures. 2. Give oversight to all aspects of finance for all Chemistry
& Biochemistry Service Centers X-ray, NMR, Machine Shop, Glass Shop, Mass Spec, etc., including rate development, weekly and monthly billings, quarterly reconciliations, and budget revisions. Facilitates and compiles responses for any audit request: internal, state, federal and private. 3. Monthly general ledger reconciliations operating
expenditures and monthly FOP updates of all departmental, grant and individual faculty FOPs for the department. (Does not include any payroll reporting). 4. Facilitate training for all new employees faculty, staff,
research and graduate students on any (related aspect of financial operations including but not limited to purchasing, travel, procurement, allowable expenditures, etc.). 5. Performs oversight operations in all phases of
purchasing, procurement, travel and payroll. 6. Forecasting, planning and preparation for Annual
Budget Prep and Salary Planner, including data entry. 7. Assist with financial data for grant proposals, including
projections and estimations needed for grant budgets. 8. Give oversight to open items report/reconciliation.
Give oversight to functions pertaining to the financial operations of the Chemistry and Biochemistry department. 9. Budget management, planning and awarding
Endowments/Scholarships. 10. Manage/edit the departmental quarterly
postcard (the Test Tube). 11. Assist Chair with startup budgets for faculty
position candidates during offer letter process. 12. Assist Chair with alumni relations and development.
13. Supervise business office personnel (finance team).
14. Support the department objective by performing
other duties as assigned by Department Chair. Knowledge, Skills, and Abilities Administration and management, mathematics knowledge, basic clerical skills, accounting knowledge, critical thinking, judgment and sound decision making, oral comprehension and expression, deductive reasoning. Required Qualifications Bachelor's degree and four years of experience developing or managing programs or projects. Additional job related education may be substituted for the required experience on a year-for-year basis. Preferred Qualifications Bachelor's degree plus three years supervisory experience; OR a combination of education and/or supervisory experience to equal seven years. Safety Information Adherence to robust safety practices and compliance with all applicable health and safety regulations are responsibilities of all TTU employees. Does this position work in a research laboratory? No Required Attachments Cover Letter, Professional/Personal References, Resume / CV Optional Attachments Other Documents Supporting Qualifications Job Type Full Time Pay Basis Monthly Job Family Organizational Administration Job Sub Family Administrative Operations Annualized Pay Range $53,900 - $70,100 - $86,200 Pay Statement Compensation is commensurate upon the qualifications of the individual selected and budgetary guidelines of the hiring department, as well as the institutional pay plan. For additional information, please reference the institutional pay plan by visiting www.depts.ttu.edu/hr/payplan. Travel Required None Shift Day Grant Funded? No EEO Statement All qualified applicants will receive consideration for employment without regard to race, color, religion, sex, national origin, age, disability, genetic information or status as a protected veteran. | |