Business Manager

Title: Business Manager

Agency: Rappahannock Community College

Location: Gloucester - 073

FLSA: Exempt

Hiring Range: The anticipated hiring range is $75,000-$85,000, commensurate with experience.

Full Time or Part Time: Full Time

Additional Detail

Job Description:

Rappahannock Community College (RCC), founded in 1970, provides high-quality educational and training opportunities throughout a 12-county service region an hour east of Richmond on the beautiful western shore of the Chesapeake Bay with access to fresh local seafood and water activities. RCC delivers accessible and affordable educational opportunities, including for-credit transfer and career technical programs, robust distance education coursework, quality dual enrollment courses, and award-winning workforce training and credentialing programs. RCC's annualized enrollment of 3,259 credit students and over 1,000 workforce and community development students are supported by over 120 full-time employees and 200 part-time/adjunct employees across two main campuses and four satellite sites.

RCC is a two-campus institution serving a rural and diverse 12-county area in the Chesapeake Bay region of Virginia, whose mission is to provide inclusive access to exceptional training and educational opportunities meeting the community's needs and preparing individuals for success as learners, employees, and citizens.

RCC seeks applicants for the Business Manager position who share RCC's values of integrity, diversity, equity, and inclusion, excellence, access, and learning for life. This is a full-time 12-month classified staff position. RCC has an excellent benefits package, and the salary range will be $75,000 - $85,000, commensurate with experience. This position supervises staff and will be located on the Glenns campus.

The College desires candidates with a commitment to the community college mission. The successful candidate will be committed to academic excellence, continuous improvement through professional development, and creating a collegial environment of civility, collaboration and open communication. The College strives for staff with expertise in best practices and innovative strategies that support teaching and learning and who are well connected to the communities we serve.

Reporting to the Vice President of Finance and Administrative Services, the Business Manager will provide overall management of the accounting, budgeting and purchasing functions of the college business office. The college Business Manager plays a key role in overseeing the financial, operational and administrative aspects of the college, ensuring efficient and effective business management. This position will prepare financial reports and associated budget analyses, and cost projects. The incumbent will review and implement internal policies and procedures, assure that all revenue is properly managed, review and approve expenditures, monitor cash and allotment allocations, state appropriations, and post grant management controls. The Business Manager will also serve as a liaison to auditors, lead in the annual ARMICS preparation and provide information and data to various state agencies.

Minimum Qualifications:

• Demonstrated knowledge of and experience in financial accounting, administrative and business processes

• Extensive experience in financial reporting, budget development and projections

• Ability to analyze and interpret financial data

• Advanced level computer skills and knowledge of software applications, such as Microsoft Excel

• Experience in supervising employees

• Knowledge of grant administration

• Experience with year-end closing and audit preparation

• Excellent written and oral communication skills

• Demonstrated ability to develop, interpret and apply policies and procedures

• Ability to work in a fast-paced environment

• Ability to work effectively in a team and independently

• Ability to manage time effectively and prioritize work

Preferred Qualifications:

• Experience in higher education

• Fund Accounting experience

• PeopleSoft experience (AIS and SIS)

• Experience working with a shared service center