Carnegie Mellon University · 1 day ago
Business Manager - College of Engineering - Department of Engineering And Public Policy
Pittsburgh, PA
Full-time
Onsite
Senior Level, Lead/Staff
8+ years expCarnegie Mellon University is a private, global research university that stands among the world’s most renowned education institutions. The Department of Engineering and Public Policy is seeking a Business Manager to manage and direct all financial functions for the academic department while ensuring compliance and efficiency across various administrative and academic units.
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Responsibilities
Leading the department’s engagements with administrative and academic units across the university to ensure efficiency, compliance, and best practices
Analyzing and presenting financial reports to the department head, College of Engineering (CoE), and others, and ensuring financial data and financial resources are steady and supporting operational and academic requirements
Attending regular CoE Department Administrator (DA) meetings, faculty meetings, staff leadership meetings, Office of Human Resource meetings, and other meetings pertinent to the role
Managing all staff reporting to the position to effectively recruit, train, evaluate, motivate, delegate, and monitor their activities
Ensuring compliance with University, College of Engineering, and departmental policies, and guidelines. This includes approving a vast array and high volume of transactions including Workday, Oracle delegate access, Purchase Orders, Non-Employee Expense Reimbursement, Sponsored Programs and Research Compliance Systems, HR recruiting, Purchasing Card Verification Report, and others for faculty, staff, and students
Directing and leading policy development for departmental programs and university programs administered at the department level
Overseeing and leading the budgeting and planning process in conjunction with the department head
Directly and indirectly supervising all accounting transactions to include purchase orders, P-Card transactions, reimbursements, transfers, journal entries, labor scheduling, recharge center billing, deposits, award processing, donor gift processing, and Workday transactions
Managing the departmental hiring system in conjunction with the Office of Human Resources (OHR) and the College of Engineering
Proactively working to improve business operations as a key academic department within the CoE and the University
Ensure the sharing of information and ideas and facilitate problem solving methods
Engage department, CoE and University stakeholders to identify issues, solutions, and support for continuous improvement
Supervising robust management processes to purchase materials and supplies for research labs, academic programs and events, course buying, and departmental needs
Managing departmental space and facilities by assigning offices, developing and implementing policies for managing shared spaces such as lounges, study areas, conference and other meeting rooms
Updating and implementing all necessary business policies and accounting practices
Understands and respects all roles in the department: faculty, staff, students. Works to ensure success for all
Other duties as assigned
Qualification
Required
Bachelor's degree in accounting, finance, or business administration required
8-10 years of accounting and finance experience
A combination of education and relevant experience from which comparable knowledge is demonstrated may be considered
Successful background check
Preferred
Master's degree
Benefits
Comprehensive medical, prescription, dental, and vision insurance
Generous retirement savings program with employer contributions
Tuition benefits
Ample paid time off and observed holidays
Life and accidental death and disability insurance
Free Pittsburgh Regional Transit bus pass
Access to our Family Concierge Team to help navigate childcare needs
Fitness center access
Company
Carnegie Mellon University
Carnegie Mellon University is a private research university that offers degrees in technology, arts, and various other fields.
5001-10000 employees
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Funding
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Late StageTotal Funding
$488.58MKey Investors
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2025-05-29Grant· $0.45M
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Leadership Team
Amy Coutu
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Chirag Patel
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