Position Details
Position Information
| Recruitment/Posting Title |
Business Manager (Budget) |
| Job Category |
Staff & Executive - Finance/Accounting/Purchasing |
| Department |
CINJ-Finance |
| Overview |
RUTGERS
CANCER
INSTITUTE
VISION,
MISSION,
AND
CORE
VALUES:
VISION:
Through our science, our evidence-based actions, our openness, and our respect for those we serve, we will advance cancer-focused research worldwide and reduce the burden of cancer in our catchment area. By engaging with and empowering our exceptionally diverse populations, and addressing their questions and fears, we will engender hope for cancer patients and their families and play a critical role in strengthening the fabric of our communities by gaining and protecting their trust and providing access to the outstanding oncology care each person deserves.
MISSION:
Our mission is to accelerate scientific discovery focused on understanding cancer, innovating cancer treatment, and improving cancer prevention; to provide outstanding, novel, and compassionate patient care; to provide evidence-based and culturally informed education to physicians, nurses, researchers, staff, and the community; and to achieve cancer health equity in our state through outreach to and engagement of our extraordinarily diverse communities.
CORE
VALUES:
Curiosity and Discovery: encouraging an environment of continuous inquiry, creativity, and innovation to generate new knowledge
Integrity: earning the trust of those we serve and each other through honesty, transparency, accountability, and continuous reflection
Collaboration: approaching all opportunities with an understanding that together we are better and can achieve more; promoting and maintaining an environment of teamwork and shared knowledge
Respect and Caring: consistently demonstrating caring, compassion, and respect through our words and actions
Perseverance: maintaining an unwavering commitment to our mission; embracing change, overcoming obstacles, and creating and recreating the path to achieve our goals |
| Posting Summary |
Rutgers, The State University of New Jersey is seeking a Business Manager within the Division of Finance at the Rutgers Cancer Institute.
The Business Manager role is responsible for the management, coordination, analysis, and oversight of personnel and budget information from across the Division of Finance to support the implementation and tracking of the Rutgers Cancer Institute budget. In this capacity, the Business Manager provides direction and subject matter expertise to internal and external stakeholders, ensuring the development of accurate and consistent personnel and non-personnel operating budgets.
To carry out these responsibilities, the Business Manager leverages internal resources, as well as Rutgers-provided budget and finance systems and technology tools, to optimize financial processes while ensuring alignment with institutional policies. Under the direction of Finance leadership-and in close collaboration with fellow Business Managers-this role collects and consolidates budget and financial data from areas across the finance organization.
In addition, the Business Manager performs routine checks to ensure revenues and expenditures are correctly aligned and presented in an accurate and consistent manner. The individual also works closely with leadership to develop, coordinate, and produce meaningful and useful Institute-wide analysis, forecasting, and decision support tools.
This position also includes direct supervision of a team of staff who assist in the collection, coordination, and analysis of budget information. Moreover, the Business Manager works with leaders within the Administrative and Operations areas of Rutgers Cancer Institute to directly develop and track budgets for those areas of the Institute.
Among the key duties for this position are the following:
- Works collaboratively across Finance to support the coordination of the development, implementation and submission of the annual revenue and expense budget for Rutgers Cancer Institute. Serves as the liaison to the University Budget Office and Rutgers Health for technical budget questions and data uploads into Rutgers University systems.
- Creates effective work plans and works closely with staff by supervising and addressing their training needs in order to achieve competency of work performance and understanding of personnel and non-personnel operating budgets.
- Serves as primary business partner, coordinates data collection within Finance and performs routine financial reviews of data to ensure complete, accurate, and consistent allocation of all revenues and expenses across sponsored, non-sponsored, and clinic-related activities funded through the Integrated Practice Agreement with RWJ Barnabas Health. Works with Supervisor and finance colleagues to address issues as they arise.
- Assists as needed in the development and reporting of budgets and expenditures associated with NJ State Budget Appropriations for submission by the Financial Reporting group within Finance.
- Works with staff to manage, track, and support the development of the personnel and non-personnel budgets of all sections within the Institute's Division of Administration and Operations.
- Assists with developing budgets and forecasts for the Institute Director's recruitment and commitment financial package from Rutgers Health. Tracks and reviews that appropriate expenditures are applied and coordinates timely reimbursement from Rutgers Health. Provides ad hoc modeling of related expenses to Institute leadership as needed.
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| Position Status |
Full Time |
| Hours Per Week |
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| Daily Work Shift |
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| Work Arrangement |
This position requires a fully on-site work arrangement. |
| FLSA |
Exempt |
| Grade |
32S |
| Position Salary |
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| Annual Minimum Salary |
112658.00 |
| Annual Mid Range Salary |
142513.00 |
| Annual Maximum Salary |
172367.00 |
| Offer Information |
The final salary offer will be determined by several factors, including the candidate's qualifications, experience, and expertise, and availability of department or grant funds to support the position. We also take into consideration market benchmarks, if and when appropriate, and internal equity to ensure fair compensation relative to the university's broader compensation structure. We are committed to offering competitive and flexible compensation packages to attract and retain top talent. |
| Standard Hours |
37.50 |
| Union Description |
MPSC - Legacy UMD |
| Payroll Designation |
PeopleSoft |
| Benefits |
Rutgers offers a comprehensive benefit program to eligible employees. For details, please go to
http://uhr.rutgers.edu/benefits/benefits-overview. |
| Seniority Unit |
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| Terms of Appointment |
Staff - 12 month |
| Position Pension Eligibility |
ABP |
Qualifications
| Minimum Education and Experience |
- Bachelor's Degree in Accounting, Finance, Business Administration, or a related field is required. Five (5) years of related experience in budget preparation, administration and control in a health care/academic environment required; including two (2) years in a supervisory role.
- Equivalent education, experience and/or training may be substituted for the degree requirement.
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| Certifications/Licenses |
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| Required Knowledge, Skills, and Abilities |
- Maintaining confidentiality is required.
- Must be computer literate with proficiency and advanced knowledge of Microsoft Excel, Word, Access and PowerPoint.
- Effective oral and written communication skills.
- Outstanding human relations and leadership skills, and the ability to function in a team environment are required.
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| Preferred Qualifications |
- Knowledge of how to accomplish superior performance in a unionized environment is preferred.
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| Equipment Utilized |
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| Physical Demands and Work Environment |
PHYSICAL
DEMANDS:
- Standing, sitting, walking, talking and hearing.
- No special vision requirements.
- Lifting up to 25 lbs.
WORK
ENVIRONMENT:
- Office environment.
- Moderate noise.
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| Special Conditions |
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Posting Details
| Posting Number |
25ST1172 |
| Posting Open Date |
05/23/2025 |
| Special Instructions to Applicants |
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| Regional Campus |
Rutgers Biomedical and Health Sciences (RBHS) |
| Home Location Campus |
Rutgers University - New Brunswick |
| City |
New Brunswick |
| State |
NJ |
| Location Details |
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Pre-employment Screenings
All offers of employment are contingent upon successful completion of all pre-employment screenings. Immunization Requirements
Under Policy 100.3.1 Immunization Policy for Covered Individuals, if employment will commence during Flu Season, Rutgers University may require certain prospective employees to provide proof that they are vaccinated against Seasonal Influenza for the current Flu Season, unless the University has granted the individual a medical or religious exemption. Additional infection control and safety policies may apply. Prospective employees should speak with their hiring manager to determine which policies apply to the role or position for which they are applying. Failure to provide proof of vaccination for any required vaccines or obtain a medical or religious exemption from the University will result in rescission of a candidate's offer of employment or disciplinary action up to and including termination. Affirmative Action/Equal Employment Opportunity Statement
It is university policy to provide equal employment opportunity to all its employees and applicants for employment regardless of their race, creed, color, national origin, age, ancestry, nationality, marital or domestic partnership or civil union status, sex, pregnancy, gender identity or expression, disability status, liability for military service, protected veteran status, affectional or sexual orientation, atypical cellular or blood trait, genetic information (including the refusal to submit to genetic testing), or any other category protected by law. As an institution, we value diversity of background and opinion, and prohibit discrimination or harassment on the basis of any legally protected class in the areas of hiring, recruitment, promotion, transfer, demotion, training, compensation, pay, fringe benefits, layoff, termination or any other terms and conditions of employment. For additional information please see the Non-Discrimination Statement at the following web address: http://uhr.rutgers.edu/non-discrimination-statement |
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May 24, 2025