"Director of Athletic Business Operations"

Posted: 04-Dec-25

Location: Charlotte, North Carolina

Internal Number: 65382

Position Number: 012582

Department: Athletics (Adm)

Employment Type: Permanent - Full-time

Months Per Year: 12

Essential Duties and Responsibilities:

• Oversight of department purchasing lifecycle. Function as best practice leader and address policy and process questions to assist departmental staff with complex purchasing requests.
• Provide training and resources to effectively manage the purchasing process.
• Review all purchase requisitions within the university purchasing system (49er Mart) to ensure accurate accounting and documentation.
• Works with internal and external parties to ensure contracts are executed and managed in accordance with UNC Charlotte, UNC System, and North Carolina state regulations.
• Consult with Purchasing Services, the Office of Legal Affairs, Tax, Enterprise Risk Management, and other resources, as appropriate.
• Serve as the primary business office liaison for purchase orders, invoices, and reimbursement processing for Charlotte 49ers Ventures
• Prepare monthly budget reports for distribution to Charlotte 49ers Ventures and Athletic Foundation leadership.
• Create invoices and track accounts receivable for Charlotte 49ers Ventures Corporate Sponsorship billing lifecycle.
• Oversee all revenue accounting for the athletics department.
• Partner with the Athletics Ticket Office to reconcile all ticketing and game parking sales to third third-party ticket sales system (Paciolan).

Minimum Experience / Education:

• Bachelor's degree in business, finance, accounting, or a related field and
• Two years of experience in accounting, business operations, and/or finance roles, or an
• Equivalent combination of education and experience.

Preferred Education Skills and Experience:

• Accounting or business operations experience within the higher education, athletics, or entertainment/hospitality industry.
• NCAA Division I athletics business office.
• Familiarity with Banner Finance and Concur Travel or a related enterprise level system.
• Familiarity with Paciolan ticketing system or a related enterprise-level system.
• Strong people skills and the ability to work collaboratively.
• Professionalism, composure, and an ability to communicate clearly, and effectively.