"Business Manager"

Business Manager

Company: Virginia Tech

Job Location: Blacksburg, Virginia

Category: Business and Financial Services

Type: Full-Time

Job Description

The School of Communication seeks a full-time Business Manager to administer day-to-day business operations, purchasing, budget and fiscal activities, and fixed asset and inventory control. Responsibilities include assisting with planning, allocation, and monitoring of all School funds, drafting the School's operating budgets each year, overseeing the reconciliation of all School accounts, monitoring established budgets to ensure spending is on track, and proposing budget adjustments as necessary. This position is responsible for fund management for multiple accounts.

Required Qualifications

• Business or operational management experience in an academic or professional office environment.
• Experience in bookkeeping, including budget development and preparation of financial reports using Excel spreadsheets and/or finance accounting applications and databases. management systems.
• Knowledge of general accounting principles.
• Knowledge of procurement/purchasing policies and procedures.
• Experience with inventory and fixed-assets control.
• Experience using various Microsoft Office software products, such as Outlook, Word, Excel, and PowerPoint.
• Strong interpersonal, writing and communication skills as well as the ability to maintain strict confidentiality and secure documents.
• Experience collaborating with financial teams across multiple levels of authority on business practices.

Preferred Qualifications

• Bachelor's degree in business, accounting, management, or related field.
• Experience with Virginia Tech Equipment Trust Fund process.
• Experience with Virginia Tech's Travel and Expense Management system, Banner Finance system.
• Knowledge of PageUp People, TimeClock Plus, MicroStrategy, Emergency Action Plan systems, and Canvas.
• Knowledge of Virginia Tech fiscal policies.

Pay Band 4

Overtime Status Exempt: Not eligible for overtime

Appointment Type Regular

Salary Information Commensurate with experience; range: $60,000 to $65,000

Hours per week 40

Review Date March 24, 2026

Additional Information The successful candidate will be required to have a criminal conviction check.

If you are an individual with a disability and desire an accommodation, please contact Branden King at brandenk@vt.edu during regular business hours at least 10 business days prior to the event.

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