"Business Specialist"

Position Summary

Rutgers, The State University of New Jersey is seeking a Business Specialist for the NB Chancellor's Business and Admin Services. The NB Chancellor's Business and Admin Services department reports to the Associate Vice Chancellor for Finance of the New Brunswick Campus. The department provides business operations support to multiple departments reporting to the New Brunswick Chancellor as well as direct business support to the Office of the New Brunswick Chancellor. The Business Specialist will report to the New Brunswick Chancellor Business Manager. The Business Specialist will also support the NB School of Graduate Studies, with a dotted line to the SGS Business Manager.

Among the key duties of the position are the following:

• Reviews and approves business transactions including requisitions, expense reports, CONCUR, cash deposits, general ledger adjustments and payroll commitment accounting instructions for multiple departments as assigned by the New Brunswick Business Manager.
• Uses broad discretion to approve or reject transactions based on compliance with university policies and procedures.
• Establishes positive relationships with the administrative staff in the departments he/she oversees, ensuring adherence to university policy and communication of changes in policies or procedures.
• Provides training to new staff on department specific GL and project codes and will ensure that they have appropriate access to university business systems needed to perform their job responsibilities.
• Performs monthly reconciliations of department payroll distribution, outstanding commitment reports, and transaction reports.
• Analyzes reports and assist departments with the interpretation of financial data.
• Ensures department adherence to budget.
• Handles projects as assigned related to implementation of New Brunswick wide processes such as annual department budget preparation, effort certification, and financial reporting.
• Maintains positive relationships with department administrative staff, program coordinators, directors, managers, and the Vice Provosts in the New Brunswick Chancellor's Office.
• Exercises good judgement and tact in resolving a diverse range of issues.
• Maintains a high level of professionalism while providing very precise, conscientious attention to details and have the ability to multi-task.

Minimum Education and Experience

Bachelor's degree in accounting, finance, or business administration, or a related field and a minimum of two years in a financial/accounting function or an equivalent combination of education and/or experience that demonstrates knowledge and understanding of generally accepted accounting principles and practices.

Posted: 02-Dec-25

Location: New Brunswick, New Jersey

Internal Number: 263763

Posting Number: 25ST2413