Director of Business Operations (HR Title: Budget Analyst I)

**Salary Range: **

Salary commensurate with experience and qualifications

About SMU

SMU’s more than 12,000 diverse, high-achieving students come from all 50 states and over 80 countries to take advantage of the University’s small classes, meaningful research opportunities, leadership development, community service, international study and innovative programs.

SMU serves approximately 7,000 undergraduates and 5,000 graduate students through eight degree-granting schools: Dedman College of Humanities and Sciences, Cox School of Business, Lyle School of Engineering, Meadows School of the Arts, Simmons School of Education and Human Development, Dedman School of Law, Perkins School of Theology and Moody School of Graduate and Advanced Studies.

SMU is data driven, and its powerful supercomputing ecosystem – paired with entrepreneurial drive – creates an unrivaled environment for the University to deliver research excellence.

Now in its second century of achievement, SMU is recognized for the ways it supports students, faculty and alumni as they become ethical, enterprising leaders in their professions and communities. SMU’s relationship with Dallas – the dynamic center of one of the nation’s fastest-growing regions – offers unique learning, research, social and career opportunities that provide a launch pad for global impact.

SMU is nonsectarian in its teaching and committed to academic freedom and open inquiry.

About the Position:

This role is an on-campus, in-person position.

The Director of Business Operations reports to the Assistant A.D. for Business and Finance and supports all athletics business department functions.

The position will work primarily with coaches and staff to implement efficient and effective partnerships with University business and finance partners, budget management, purchasing, invoicing and payment protocols and budget reporting.

The position will also work to assist in developing additional internal mechanisms and area-specific practices to increase organizational efficiencies.

Essential Functions:

• Serves as liaison between athletics and the University’s Financial Services department on all purchasing and payment matters to ensure efficient and timely payment process. Manage the requisition process from creation through payment to vendor. Serves as the point of contact between vendors and the department.

• Support all athletics business department functions while working with coaches and staff to implement efficient and effective partnerships with University business and finance partners, budget management, purchasing, invoicing and payment protocols and budget reporting.

• Develop and maintain a tracking process using multiple existing technologies to ensure timely vendor payments.

• Performs other related duties related to daily financial operations of Athletics as assigned.