Business Manager II - Anthropology
Quick Summary
Manage overall processes for department administration in the following key areas: Staffing: Supervise and evaluate staff.
New hires and onboarding. I-9 and visa verification. Payroll changes such as compensation, leaves, terminations, transfers, etc. Time reporting, and paid time off. Salary sourcing, cost-sharing,
Responsibilities
~2 min readManage overall processes for department administration in the following key areas:
- →Staffing:
- →Supervise and evaluate staff.
- →Plan and allocate resources to delegate tasks effectively to meet department and school productivity and quality goals.
- →Evaluate and improve the efficiency and effectiveness of business processes and procedures.
- →Hire staff in consultation with Chair, as well as students, and assist in training new staff members.
- →Finance:
- →Manage the overall operational, budgetary, and financial activities.
- →Manage department accounts and authorize spending.
- →Assist with preparation of budget and other reporting.
- →Assist with purchasing decisions.
- →Research (Grant, fellowship, award support):
- →Ensure pre- and post-award support as required including guidance for budgeting, planning, and application.
- →Ensure processing of awards.
- →Work with OSR and payroll to insure proper sourcing and payment.
- →Provide required reporting and auditing to maintain accuracy.
- →Administration - oversee the processes for:
- →Faculty and postdoc searches.
- →Tenure cases and promotions.
- →Event planning.
- →Faculty administrative support.
- →Communications such as website, newsletters, publications, etc.
- →Coordinate faculty grant activity with accounting and grants administrators.
- →Ensure compliance with all A&S deadlines and requirements.
- →Oversee facilities and space issues.
- →HR/Payroll - ensure proper execution and good communication regarding HR issues in the department:
- →New hires and onboarding.
- →I-9 and visa verification.
- →Payroll changes such as compensation, leaves, terminations, transfers, etc.
- →Time reporting, and paid time off.
- →Salary sourcing, cost-sharing, effort reporting, deductions.
- →Payroll processing and verification.
- →Academic appointments.
- →Transactional support within each area (finance, research, academic, administrative, payroll) as needed to assist with workflow, provide cross-coverage for staffing needs, and stay current with routine systems for training and supervision needs.
- →Other duties as assigned.
Requirements
~1 min readAbout the Role
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All qualified individuals must be able to perform the essential functions of the position satisfactorily and, if requested, reasonable accommodations will be made to enable employees with disabilities to perform the essential functions of their job, absent undue hardship.What We Offer
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Location & Eligibility
About this job
- Pay per year
- $53,100–$90,600 a year
- 6% above the $68,076 median for Other jobs on Jobera (131,167 salaries).
- Posted
- 9 days ago
Listing Details
- Posted
- October 21, 2026
- First seen
- October 22, 2026
- Last seen
- October 30, 2026
Posting Health
- Days active
- 8
- Repost count
- 0
- Trust Level
- 40%
- Scored at
- October 30, 2026
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