Wright State University
Finance and Business Operations Manager
🇺🇸
Dayton, OH
🕑
Full-Time
💰
$75K
💻
Operations
🗓️
April 21st, 2026
Edtech.com's Summary
Wright State University is hiring a Finance and Business Operations Manager. The role requires providing strategic leadership and operational oversight for the business and fiscal affairs of assigned units, ensuring sound financial management, compliance with policies, and effective coordination of budgetary and administrative processes. The manager partners with academic and administrative leadership to support institutional objectives through financial planning, analysis, process improvement, and cross-functional collaboration.
Highlights
- Lead and oversee budgeting, financial management, and budgetary controls.
- Develop, review, and manage annual, augmentation, and capital budgets.
- Conduct financial analyses, projections, and audits of restricted budgets.
- Provide strategic fiscal advice and identify cost savings and efficiencies.
- Design fiscal processes and lead assigned staff, including benchmarking management.
- Collaborate with various university units such as human resources, payroll, and provost offices on fiscal matters.
- Required advanced knowledge of budgeting, accounting principles, and PC applications including Microsoft Excel.
- Preferred experience with Ellucian/Banner ERP system and higher education finance.
- Bachelor’s degree with at least 7 years experience or Master’s degree with 5 years related experience required.
- Minimum annual salary of $75,000 and full-time (100% FTE) appointment.
Finance and Business Operations Manager Full Description
Finance and Business Operations Manager
Position Information
Position Information (Default Section)
EEO Statement | Wright State University is an equal opportunity employer.
Faculty Rank or Job Title | Finance and Business Operations Manager
Job Category: | Administrative (exempt/non-exempt)
Department | VP-Business & Fiscal Affairs Admin
EEO number: | 26P222
Position FTE | 100%
Minimum Annual Salary | $75,000
Salary Band: | S06
Job Summary/Basic Function:
Provide strategic leadership and operational oversight for the business and fiscal affairs of assigned units. The position is responsible for ensuring sound financial management, compliance with institutional policies and external requirements, and effective coordination of budgetary, financial, and administrative processes. This role partners with academic and administrative leadership to support institutional objectives through financial planning, analysis, process improvement, and cross-functional collaboration.
Minimum Qualifications | Bachelor’s degree in business, accounting or a closely related field and at least 7 years of related work experience OR a master’s degree and 5 years of related experience.
Degree requirements must be completed at start of appointment.Advanced knowledge of budgeting; accounting principles; personal computer applications. May require specialized knowledge in a particular field of work. Skill in written and interpersonal communication. Ability to communicate effectively with all components of the University and external constituents.
Preferred Qualifications | Experience in higher education finance Experience with Ellucian/Banner ERP system and Microsoft Excel Ability to communicate effectively with all components of the University and external constituents.
Essential Functions and percent of time: | Direct and oversee activities related to budgeting and financial management. Oversee budgetary controls and policy compliance; provide complex budget/financial analysis and planning. Develop, review and manage budgets which include annual, augmentations and capital; audit finances of restricted budgets; manage and conduct financial analyses and projections on all internal and external funds. Authorize, monitor and review monthly expenditures; plan and coordinate major capital expenditures. May develop and direct the primary functions related to the financial and budgetary affairs in the absence of the management (50%).
Advise management team on appropriate mechanisms to achieve fiscal objectives while also working to identify cost savings and efficiencies (10%).
Design fiscal processes for and provide leadership to assigned staff. Development/management of benchmarking processes (10%).
Work closely with various units to collaborate on issues regarding fiscal matters including but not limited to human resources, payroll, provost and budget (20%).
Conduct special studies/research in the assigned function; collect and analyze data as required. (5%).
Other duties as assigned (5%)
Essential Functions and percent of time (cont'd):
Non-Essential Functions and percent of time: |
Working Conditions | To preserve the safety and security of the campus community and to maintain the integrity of university operations, it is the policy of Wright State University making an employment offer contingent on various background checks, such as a criminal record, credit history when job related and/or education verifications. Additionally, an administrative review shall be conducted whenever the university learns that an employee is charged with or convicted of a crime (except for minor vehicle violations). Frequently asked questions related to background checks may be found on the Human resources website at http://www.wright.edu/human-resources.
Effective July 1, 2017, per Policy 7230 Wright State University is tobacco-free. Tobacco use, including the sale, advertising sampling and distribution of tobacco products and tobacco related items is prohibited in all university facilities, on all university owned or leased grounds, university owned or operated residence halls and apartments, and at all university sponsored events regardless of location. Tobacco use is also prohibited in all university vehicles or on any equipment owned, leased or operated by Wright State University. This policy applies to anyone on campus including students, faculty, staff, visitors, consultants, vendors, patients, volunteers, and contractor employees.
Special Instructions to Applicants |
Posting Date | 04/20/2026
First Consideration Date: | 04/29/2026
Closing Date |
Open Until Filled | Yes
Faculty Rank or Job Title | Finance and Business Operations Manager
Job Category: | Administrative (exempt/non-exempt)
Department | VP-Business & Fiscal Affairs Admin
EEO number: | 26P222
Position FTE | 100%
Minimum Annual Salary | $75,000
Salary Band: | S06
Job Summary/Basic Function:
Provide strategic leadership and operational oversight for the business and fiscal affairs of assigned units. The position is responsible for ensuring sound financial management, compliance with institutional policies and external requirements, and effective coordination of budgetary, financial, and administrative processes. This role partners with academic and administrative leadership to support institutional objectives through financial planning, analysis, process improvement, and cross-functional collaboration.
Minimum Qualifications | Bachelor’s degree in business, accounting or a closely related field and at least 7 years of related work experience OR a master’s degree and 5 years of related experience.
Degree requirements must be completed at start of appointment.Advanced knowledge of budgeting; accounting principles; personal computer applications. May require specialized knowledge in a particular field of work. Skill in written and interpersonal communication. Ability to communicate effectively with all components of the University and external constituents.
Preferred Qualifications | Experience in higher education finance Experience with Ellucian/Banner ERP system and Microsoft Excel Ability to communicate effectively with all components of the University and external constituents.
Essential Functions and percent of time: | Direct and oversee activities related to budgeting and financial management. Oversee budgetary controls and policy compliance; provide complex budget/financial analysis and planning. Develop, review and manage budgets which include annual, augmentations and capital; audit finances of restricted budgets; manage and conduct financial analyses and projections on all internal and external funds. Authorize, monitor and review monthly expenditures; plan and coordinate major capital expenditures. May develop and direct the primary functions related to the financial and budgetary affairs in the absence of the management (50%).
Advise management team on appropriate mechanisms to achieve fiscal objectives while also working to identify cost savings and efficiencies (10%).
Design fiscal processes for and provide leadership to assigned staff. Development/management of benchmarking processes (10%).
Work closely with various units to collaborate on issues regarding fiscal matters including but not limited to human resources, payroll, provost and budget (20%).
Conduct special studies/research in the assigned function; collect and analyze data as required. (5%).
Other duties as assigned (5%)
Essential Functions and percent of time (cont'd):
Non-Essential Functions and percent of time: |
Working Conditions | To preserve the safety and security of the campus community and to maintain the integrity of university operations, it is the policy of Wright State University making an employment offer contingent on various background checks, such as a criminal record, credit history when job related and/or education verifications. Additionally, an administrative review shall be conducted whenever the university learns that an employee is charged with or convicted of a crime (except for minor vehicle violations). Frequently asked questions related to background checks may be found on the Human resources website at http://www.wright.edu/human-resources.
Effective July 1, 2017, per Policy 7230 Wright State University is tobacco-free. Tobacco use, including the sale, advertising sampling and distribution of tobacco products and tobacco related items is prohibited in all university facilities, on all university owned or leased grounds, university owned or operated residence halls and apartments, and at all university sponsored events regardless of location. Tobacco use is also prohibited in all university vehicles or on any equipment owned, leased or operated by Wright State University. This policy applies to anyone on campus including students, faculty, staff, visitors, consultants, vendors, patients, volunteers, and contractor employees.
Special Instructions to Applicants |
Posting Date | 04/20/2026
First Consideration Date: | 04/29/2026
Closing Date |
Open Until Filled | Yes
Supplemental Questions
Required fields are indicated with an asterisk (*).
- * Do you have advanced knowledge of budgeting, accounting principles, personal computer applications, including Microsoft Excel?
- Yes
- No
- * How did you hear about this position at Wright State University? Please check all that apply.
- WSU Careers website
- Academic Careers
- Academic Keys
- Chronicle
- Diversity in Higher Ed
- Diverse Issues in Higher Ed
- HBCU
- Higher Ed Jobs
- Inside Higher Ed
- Social Media
- Personal referral
- Women in Higher Ed
- Other
- Job Fair or Hiring Event
Required Documents
Required Documents
- Cover Letter
- Resume/CV
Optional Documents
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