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University of Houston

Department Business Administrator - Technology Admin

🇺🇸 Sugarland, TX

🕑 Full-Time

💰 TBD

💻 Other

🗓️ July 28th, 2025

Edtech.com's Summary

University of Houston is hiring a Department Business Administrator - Technology Admin. The role involves managing the administrative, financial, and human resources operations of a moderately complex university department, overseeing office administration, budget planning, grant and contract expenditures, payroll, and serving as a liaison with various university departments.

Highlights
  • Oversee office administration and supervise support staff within the Technology Admin department.
  • Plan and monitor the annual department budget, ensuring expenditures align with authorized limits.
  • Manage financial activities, including grant and contract expenditures, monthly account reconciliations, and budget allocations.
  • Administer personnel and payroll functions, maintaining accurate database records.
  • Serve as liaison with central payroll, human resources, Office of Sponsored Programs, and other department business managers.
  • Interpret university policies and procedures for faculty and staff.
  • Prepare financial and budget reports for internal use.
  • Requires a minimum of three years of directly related experience or equivalent education.
  • Requires knowledge obtained through a formal four-year degree or equivalent specialized training.
  • Salary is commensurate with experience and education.

Department Business Administrator - Technology Admin Full Description

Department: Technology Admin
Salary: Commensurate with Experience/Education
Description: Manages the administrative, financial and human resources operations of a moderately complex university department.

This position will be based out of UH Sugarland campus.

1. Oversees overall office administration for the department, including the coordination and supervision of support staff.
2. In conjunction with the department head, plans the annual budget and monitors it throughout the year to ensure that expenditures are within authorized budget.
3. Oversees expenditures of grants and contracts and maintains related fiscal records in coordination with the Office of Sponsored Programs.
4. Oversees all financial activities and accounts for the department, including the monthly reconciliation of accounts.
5. Authorizes and oversees all activities related to budget allocations, revenue and expenditures.
6. Manages department personnel and payroll functions and activities.
7. Serves as the department liaison with central payroll, human resources, OSP, and other department business managers.
8. Oversees the management and maintenance of database for all personnel and payroll records.
9. Interprets university policies and procedures for faculty and staff.
10. Reviews and approves the reconciliation of accounting records with university reports/financial statements and prepares recurring financial/budget reports for internal purposes.
11. Performs other job-related duties as assigned.

This position will be based out of UH Sugarland campus.

Experience will be considered in lieu of education.
Education will be considered in lieu of experience. 

MQ: Requires a thorough understanding of both theoretical and practical aspects of an analytical, technical or professional discipline; or the basic knowledge of more than one professional discipline. Knowledge of the discipline is normally obtained through a formal, directly job-related 4 year degree from a college or university or an equivalent in-depth specialized training program that is directly related to the type of work being performed. Requires a minimum of three (3) years of directly job-related experience.
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