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BUSINESS MANAGER

Employer
University of Pennsylvania
Location
Philadelphia, PA

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Duties: Reporting directly to the Associate Controller, the Business Manager is a key member of Wharton Finance & Administration's GAAP Team, with a focus on Wharton's business units including contracts that the Wharton Executive Education/Wharton Online business development/directors make with external companies for custom developed programs. Supervising the Business Analyst, this role is responsible for management of the financial activity, accounting and compliance, and analytics related to Wharton Executive Education, Wharton Online, Wharton Research Data Services, and Wharton Interactive. .

The complex and custom nature of these contracts involves detailed, non-standard accounting review and financial analysis, ad hoc reporting and development of custom billing arrangements across 200+ contracts annually. The Business Manager must utilize substantial interpersonal, written and analytical skills in order to provide an understanding of variances and clearly communicate complex financial information to high level stakeholders in both EE division and external customers. Given the custom arrangements that are common in Wharton's business units, the individual in this position must possess a combination of big picture, intellectual curiosity, detailed thinking, and exceptional communication skills.

Qualifications: Bachelor's degree is required and 3 - 5 years of experience or equivalent combination of education and experience. Demonstrated strong financial, analytical, and accounting skills. Demonstrated decision making and problem solving ability as well as excellent communication, interpersonal skills, and customer service oriented. Capability to independently manage multiple projects from design through final presentation. Ability to work under demanding timelines. Ability to see the big picture while effectively analyzing details. Due to the client service nature of the businesses, the ability to maintain a strong professional appearance is required. Advanced understanding of Microsoft Office Suite.

Reference Number: 07-30163

Salary Grade: 027

Employment Type: Exempt

Org: Wharton Finance and Administration

Special Requirements: Background check required after a conditional job offer is made. Consideration of the background check will be tailored to the requirements of the job.

Job Family: D-Financial

Organization

Welcome to the University of Pennsylvania! Penn is the largest private employer in Philadelphia and is a world-renowned leader in education, research, and innovation.  

Across our 12 highly-regarded schools, more than 25,000 students, and more than 4,000 faculty members, we become one university: a wide-ranging, ever-changing community that draws its strength from a multitude of races, ethnicities, genders, sexual orientations, historical traditions, ages, religions, disabilities, veteran status, interests, perspectives, and socioeconomic backgrounds. 

Penn carries on the principles and spirit of its founder, Benjamin Franklin: entrepreneurship, innovation, invention, outreach, and a pragmatic love of knowledge. Franklin's practical outlook has remained a driving force in the university's development. To learn more, visit About Penn

Vision

 

As engines of knowledge and new ideas, universities have the unique potential to define the future rather than be defined by it; to pioneer change rather than merely manage it. To do so requires a plan both visionary and pragmatic. The Penn Compact 2022 motivates community members to innovate, be radically inclusive, and positively impact their local, national, and global communities. 

 

Penn’s fundamental priorities — increasing access, integrating knowledge and engaging locally, nationally and globally — are supported by the three core values that make us uniquely Penn: inclusion, innovation, and impact. 

 

Learn about the signature initiatives of the Penn Compact 2022:  

 

Diversity 

 

Understanding and appreciating diversity is one of Penn's most important priorities and is fundamental to success in today's world. 

 

Penn adheres to a policy that prohibits discrimination on the basis of race, color, sex, sexual orientation, gender identity, religion, creed, national or ethnic origin, citizenship status, age, disability, veteran status, or any other legally protected class. 

 

To learn more about Diversity and Inclusion at Penn visit: 

 

Benefits 

 

Penn offers a wide range of benefits and perks - from Penn's retirement Matching Plan to bike repair stations to access to the full LinkedIn Learning library to adoption assistance to workshops at the letterpress and book arts studio and much more! 

 

Campus and Beyond

 

We invite you to explore our campus and its stately buildings and state-of-the-art facilities. 

 

Try our self-guided tour! Come and visit

 

Learn about sustainability at Penn

 

News 

 

Stay up-to-date with Penn's response to COVID-19: Coronavirus Information & Resources

 

Penn supports news publications that tell the ongoing story of the University community, communications services for external media, telephone and video services, and other media resources: Campus Media 

 

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Twitter: @Penn 

 

 

Company info
Telephone
(215) 898-7372
Location
3451 Walnut Street
Philadelphia
PA
19104
US

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