Assistant Athletic Director for Business Operations

UNC Charlotte

Part-Time
Closes on Monday, March 17, 2025

Job Description

Reporting to the Sr. Associate Athletic Director for Business Operations/CFO, the Assistant Athletic Director for Business Operations will oversee the day-to-day operations of the Charlotte Athletics Business Office. The Assistant Athletic Director for Business Operations must possess advanced troubleshooting skills as well as demonstrate a commitment to customer service and continuous improvement. Work must be done independently, with a strong attention to detail, to manage multiple projects and meet department deadlines.

  • Evaluate processes and make recommendations to establish an environment of continuous improvement for the Athletics Business Office.
  • Utilizes available resources to streamline workflows and create efficiencies with a focus on reducing paper-based workflows.
  • Serve as the liaison with accounts payable, general accounting, PCard, purchasing, risk and insurance management, fixed assets, tax, travel, and expense reporting.
  • Review and approve travel expenses, PCard transactions, employee reimbursements, interdepartmental transactions, and purchase order requisitions.
  • Department liaison with third-party travel agency (Shorts Travel).
  • Oversee all revenue accounting for the athletics department.
  • Reconcile Athletic Foundation accounts and monitor available balances to ensure funds are being utilized appropriately.
  • Prepare monthly budget reports for distribution to coaches, staff, and senior leadership.
  • Assist with the annual budget development process in collaboration with executive staff, department heads, and coaches.
  • Assist with the preparation of EADA/NCAA AUP reports
  • Assist with capital projects' financial tracking.
  • Complete financial reconciliations with third-party vendors and hosted events as necessary.
  • Act as best practice leader and addresses policy and process questions on UNC Charlotte, UNC System, North Carolina state and Athletics Department guidelines.
  • Stays up to date and informs coaches and staff on new initiatives, processes, and/or policy changes as dictated by the UNC System and UNC Charlotte Financial Services.
  • Creates resources, conducts training and facilitates on boarding new athletics department staff on purchasing, travel and expense policy and procedure as needed.
  • Maintains and updates Athletics Business Office policy and procedure manual as required.
  • Works with internal and external parties to ensure contracts are executed and managed in accordance with UNC Charlotte, UNC System, and North Carolina state regulations.
  • Consult with Purchasing Services, the Office of Legal Affairs, Tax, Enterprise Risk Management, and other resources, as appropriate.
  • Oversee the payment and processing of game contracts.
UNC Charlotte
Assistant Athletic Director for Business Operations - 143819