Assistant Director, Business Operations

The College of Education and Human Development (CEHD) is an innovative, inclusive, and cutting-edge college that successfully prepares professionals to promote learning and development across the life span while contributing meaningfully to research in human and organizational performance as well as in the learning and developmental sciences. The college, with nearly 130 full-time faculty members, more than 300 part-time faculty members and four academic departments, offers 27 academic programs, at both the undergraduate and graduate levels. In addition, faculty engage in an extensive portfolio of research and are fully engaged in the community. The CEHD is ranked among the top 100 Colleges of Education in the world by the Shanghai ranking of world universities and is among the top tier in the rankings of the US News and World Report.

The Assistant Director, Business Operations facilitates the success of the College of Education and Human Development by assisting with the daily management and oversight of the financial and business operations and other administrative activities. The position is responsible for helping manage, grow, nurture and supervise the CEHD Fiscal Operations Team. The Assistant Director helps facilitate the implementation of the college’s financial and operational vision as it relates to the full range of business functions and activities. The role focuses on financial operations, oversight of revenue and expense processing, tracking, approvals and reconciliations, supervision and development of staff, workload and contract management, creation of new resources and development and implementation of policies, procedures, and guidelines to achieve desired outcomes. The Assistant Director works closely with the Executive Director and other teammates, staff and key stakeholders to ensure optimal resourcing for the College’s various activities.

Supervises the Fiscal Operations Team in the Dean’s Office that provides financial and business support services to the Academic and Administrative units of the college to ensure all fiscal activities, revenue, and expenditures are properly accounted for and in compliance with all regulations, policies and procedures;

Helps facilitate an all funds approach to supporting contracts and grants, education and general funds, state appropriations, contract course revenue programs, indirect cost recovery, gifts and endowments across 40 + programs and offices;

Supervises Senior Fiscal Administrators (SFAs) that provide comprehensive fiscal support services and are responsible for the management and oversight of the fiscal operations of assigned units; and

Ensures accuracy, timeliness, and compliance with university, state, college and departmental policies while supporting faculty, staff, programmatic operations and departmental activities.

Oversees tracking of faculty allocations and spending, including but not limited to: PDC travel (professional development); Release Time Distribution (RTD); Academic Program Coordinator (APC); Division Director (DD); Other Dean’s Awards; Start-up new faculty spending accounts through the Intranet Faculty Allocations System (FAS);

PDC travel (professional development);

Release Time Distribution (RTD);

Academic Program Coordinator (APC);

Division Director (DD);

Other Dean’s Awards;

Start-up new faculty spending accounts through the Intranet Faculty Allocations System (FAS);

Monitors certain types of charges to verify they are allowable and within budget guidelines, proactively analyzes spending and communicates any potential issues;

Conducts informal “audits” as needed;

Coordinates the Fiscal Year Closeout Schedule & Process;

Supervises and oversees roles on the team responsible for reviewing and approving financial transactions such as: Journal Vouchers; Food & Beverage Catering Requests; eVA purchase orders; Travel Authorizations & Reimbursements; Honorariums; Participant Support Stipends; Wire Transfers; Research Subject Incentives; Payment Requests, P-card transactions, Tuition payments, Consultant Services and other contracted services supported by education and general funds, state appropriations, contract revenue programs, indirect cost recovery, gifts and endowments to ensure information submitted by Fiscal Administrators is correct and in compliance with University, State, federal, and sponsor specific policies;

Journal Vouchers;

Food & Beverage Catering Requests;

eVA purchase orders;

Travel Authorizations & Reimbursements;

Honorariums;

Participant Support Stipends;

Wire Transfers;

Research Subject Incentives;

Payment Requests, P-card transactions, Tuition payments, Consultant Services and other contracted services supported by education and general funds, state appropriations, contract revenue programs, indirect cost recovery, gifts and endowments to ensure information submitted by Fiscal Administrators is correct and in compliance with University, State, federal, and sponsor specific policies;

Serves as unit lead for Payment Card Industry Data Security Standards and responsible for college-wide merchant accounts’ annual security audit;

Facilitates the Subscription Based Information Technology Arrangements (SBITAs) annual inventory;

Also oversees contracts for services that benefit whole college i.e. Tk20 (Watermark) Accreditation subscription system;

Oversees the 1098 reporting process required by student accounts for university tax reporting purposes;

Proactive in researching and resolving issues; and

Follows through and works closely with CEHD teammates, Office of Fiscal Services, Purchasing, Travel, Office of Sponsored Programs, International Tax Office, Student Accounts, etc.

For full consideration, applicants must apply for Assistant Director, Business Operations at https://jobs.gmu.edu/. Complete and submit the online application to include three professional references with contact information, and provide a Cover Letter/Letter of Intent with CV for review.

Posting Open Date: September 10, 2026

For Full Consideration, Apply by: September 16, 2026

Open Until Filled: Yes