FBS Assistant Manager

Job Title

FBS Assistant Manager

Agency

Texas A&M University

Department

Academic Accounting and Business Services

Proposed Minimum Salary

Commensurate

Job Location

College Station, Texas

Job Type

Staff

Job Description

A Glimpse of the Job
The FBS Assistant Manager, under direction, performs work administering the daily operations and activities of Texas A&M Centralized Finance and Business Services.

Essential Duties and Tasks

Management and Administration

• Manages activities of staff in a business function, division, or department. Establishes goals and objectives

• Monitors unit’s budget and assists with long range unit planning activities

• Manages schedules, priorities, and standards for achieving goals. Coordinates and evaluates business function, division, or departmental activities

• Reviews, and updates policies and procedures for functional area

• Plans, assigns, and supervises the work of others. Represents the department on committees and at meetings around the campuses

Planning and Compliance

• Monitors unit’s budget and assists with long range unit planning activities

• Reviews and updates policies and procedures for functional area

Supervision

• Plans, assigns, and supervises the work of others. Represents the department on committees and at meetings around the campuses

Departmental tasks

• Provides courteous, timely and effective customer service to assigned departments by serving as the primary point of contact for day-to-day accounting and transactional inquiries, resolving processing issues and coordinating with AABS team members to ensure accurate and consistent service

• Meets with assigned department leadership to review financial activity, account status, and operational issues impacting day-to-day business functions

• Advises customers on purchasing, travel, and financial guidelines. Maintaining working knowledge of Texas A&M University delegation of authority, procurement requirements, contract review processes, applicable university and System policies

What You Need to Know

Salary: $65,000-$75,000

Special Instructions: A cover letter and resume are strongly recommended. You may upload these in the CV/Resume section.

Required Education and Experience
• Bachelor’s degree or equivalent combination of education and experience

• Four years of related experience

Preferred Qualifications

• Bachelor's degree in Accounting, Finance, Business Administration, or a closely related field

• Four or more years of business services experience in higher education

• Experience in preparing and analyzing financial reports, budgeting and forecasting

• Experience providing executive-level reporting and customer service to senior leadership 

• Two or more years of supervisory experience

• Fluent in conversational and written Spanish 

• Familiarity in how business is conducted and how to budget in multiple currencies

Knowledge, Skills, and Abilities

• Ability to multitask and work cooperatively with others

• Knowledge of word processing, spreadsheet, and database applications

• Strong verbal and written communication skills

• Ability to work independently

• Ability to interpret and apply federal, state, and TAMU rules and regulations

Other Requirements and Factors

• This position will collaborate with our Costa Rica center and Mexico office which is why Spanish fluency is preferred

• This position is security sensitive

• This position requires compliance with state and federal laws/codes and Texas A&M University System/TAMU policies, regulations, rules and procedures

• All tasks and job responsibilities must be performed safely without injury to self or others in compliance with System and University safety requirements

Instructions to Applicants: Applications received by Texas A&M University must either have all job application data entered or a resume attached. Failure t