Chief Business Officer

Leadership

Serve as a member of the Deans leadership team and work collaboratively with the Dean and school leadership to advance the schools strategic goals and the Deans priorities in business, personnel, facilities and technology operations. Carry initiatives through to successful completion.

Lead, develop, and retain high-performing business and administrative professionals providing business, human resources, IT and other administrative support. Serve as a resource to faculty and staff.

Serve as liaison to the Provosts Office, Budget Office, Financial and Administrative Services and other administrative offices of the University. Serve as a member of the Council of University Business Officers (CUBO) and the TX Admin Group (a subset of CUBO and is comprised of CBOs of academic units) and participate on committees and workgroups as required.

Financial Oversight

Provides strategic counsel on initiatives, resources, opportunities, and challenges while ensuring that daily business operations advance the mission of the school and that resources are deployed wisely and efficiently. Oversee all business and financial matters including accounting, reporting, forecasting, purchasing, business contracts, accounts payable, travel, and cash management. Maintain internal controls and compliance with institutional, state, and federal policies and regulations. Execute the annual representation letter and oversee account certifications and review of balances for the school. Review and approve account requests, transfer of funds, official occasion expenses, and other transactions as required. Prepare, review and monitor the schools budget to ensure compliance with institutional policies and procedures. Coordinate the preparation of five-year planning documents. Ensure regular financial reports and analyses are provided to stakeholders to support informed decision making. Provide ad hoc financial analyses and other statistical reports to the Dean and other senior leaders.

Human Resources

Oversee the Human Resources (HR) administration and ensure compliance with institutional, state, and federal policies and regulations including clinical compliance for faculty and staff. Serve as a member of HR Leadership Council. Work with the Dean to implement HR goals and priorities. Develop and enforce consistent and equitable policies and procedures, and ensure the school continuously responds to rapidly evolving labor markets in a competitive and sustainable manner. Collaborate with university-wide HR and business offices to implement HR priorities and goals that support the HR goals and priorities of the Dean. Oversee the schools merit and performance appraisal process. Manage financial faculty hiring commitments.

Building Management

Oversee the school's facility operations and management, including coordination and / or support of renovation projects. Provide input and guidance relating to facilities operations and space allocation. Work with security contractors to provide security staffing; oversee on-site security operations. Mobilize both within the School of Nursing building to monitor facilities and coordinate with staff and vendors and across campus to attend in-person meetings.

Information Technology

Oversee the schools technology needs and operations, including setting goals and priorities for technology operations and budget. Work with School of Nursing technology personnel and Liberal Arts Instructional Technology Services (LAITS) to ensure the desktop and technology needs of faculty and staff are met.

Other related functions as assigned.