Business Manager

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Job Posting Title : Business Manager

Position Type :

Professional / Unclassified

Department :

LSUAM CMDA - School of Music (James L Byo (00010414))

Work Location :

0102 Music School Building

Pay Grade : Professional

Job Description :

The LSU School of Music invites applications for a full-time Business Manager position. This person will serve within the College of Music and Dramatic Arts, executing daily business office operations including financial accounting and reporting, budget development and management, reconciliation, purchasing, and personnel activities.

Job Responsibilities :

• Overseeing the School of Music Business office and all financial functions. Monitoring unit and sub-unit budgets and preparing budget reports for the School of Music Director. Reconciling accounts monthly. Serving as a liaison between the School of Music and the LSU Foundation and managing all associated Foundation and agency accounts. Serving as a delegate for all financial functions for SOM faculty, staff, and students. Overseeing purchase requisitions. - 50%
• Managing SOM state and private scholarships. - 10%
• Supervising one Business Officer who manages LaCarte spending for all SOM faculty / staff; processes all personal services contracts; processes all faculty travel (not group related); and tracks all expenditures as budgeted by the Business Manager. - 10%
• Working with School of Music Director to orient all new employees, as well as train new faculty on financial responsibilities such as LaCarte management, travel procedures, etc. - 10%
• Developing, recommending, and implementing policy and procedures relating to the financial management of the School of Music. - 10%
• Oversees all aspects of the School of Music Opera budget. - 10%

Minimum Qualifications

Preferred Qualifications

Application review will begin May 30, 2022.

LSU's College of Music and Dramatic Arts is a performing arts community that trains, cultivates, prepares, and rewards excellent artists, educators, scholars, and performers, fostering passion for the arts, collaboration, and the creation of new works. We engage with our community, heightening our collective ability to communicate with expressive power and purpose. Louisiana State University and Agricultural and Mechanical College is a national flagship institution with world-class intellectual and creative resources. Located in a dynamic city situated on the Mississippi River, Baton Rouge represents the best of Louisiana's vibrant, evocative and diverse culture. The state capital, Baton Rouge is a thriving city that is home to both LSU and Southern University and numerous businesses and industrial facilities, with a metropolitan area population of over 700,000.

The LSU School of Music offers a comprehensive music program with nearly 500 majors. It has over 50 faculty, 10 professional staff, and 75 graduate assistants. It sponsors nearly 300 recitals, concerts, operas, and lectures each academic year. Degrees offered include the Ph.D. (with concentrations in composition, experimental music and digital media, music education, musicology, and music theory), DMA (concentrations in music performance and choral, orchestral, and wind conducting,), MM, BM, BME, and BA (Liberal Arts).

LSU has a vibrant and collaborative media arts community. The Center for Computation & Technology (CCT) supports LSU's Cultural Computing Focus area, and includes Experimental Music & Digital Media, Digital Media Arts & Engineering, and Digital Arts, offering opportunities to compose for video games, digital animations, and film.

LSU has an enrollment of nearly 30,000 students and is located in Baton Rouge, the state capital of Louisiana and a city with a metropolitan area population of approximately 500,000. The city supports a vibrant performing arts scene, including : symphony orchestra, several dance companies, various eclectic concert series, and a professional theatre company.

Additional Job Description :

Special Instructions :

Applicants should submit a cover letter, resume, and three references. For questions, please contact Susannah Knoll at cmdadeansoffice@lsu.edu.

Posting Date : March 22, 2024

Closing Date (Open Until Filled if No Date Specified) :

Additional Position Information :

Background Check - An offer of employment is contingent on a satisfactory pre-employment background check.

Benefits - LSU offers outstanding benefits to eligible employees and their dependents including health, life, dental, and vision insurance; flexible spending accounts; retirement options; various leave options; paid holidays; wellness benefits; tuition exemption for qualified positions; training and development opportunities; employee discounts; and more!

Positions approved to work outside the State of Louisiana shall be employed through Louisiana State University's partner, nextSource Workforce Solutions, for Employer of Record Services including but not limited to employment, benefits, payroll, and tax compliance. Positions employed through Employer of Record Services will be offered benefits and retirement as applicable through their provider and will not be eligible for State of Louisiana benefits and retirement.

Essential Position (Y / N) :

LSU is an Equal Opportunity Employer and SAME Agency :

LSU is designated as a State As a Model Employer (SAME) agency and provides assistance to persons needing accommodations or with the accessibility of materials. For those seeking such accommodations or assistance related to this search, we encourage you to contact the Office of Human Resource Management (hr@lsu.edu).

HCM Contact Information :

For questions or concerns related to updating your application with attachments (e.g., resumes, RS : 17 documents), date of birth, or reactivating applications, please contact the LSU Human Resources Management Office at 225-578-8200 or email HR@lsu.edu. For questions or concerns regarding the status of your application or salary ranges, please contact the department using the information provided in the Special Instructions section of this job posting.