Strategic Operations Manager

7 days ago


Lubbock, Texas, United States Texas Tech University Full time
About the Role

**Job Summary:**

We are seeking a highly skilled and experienced Strategic Operations Manager to join our team at Texas Tech University. As a key member of our Accounting Services department, you will play a crucial role in supporting our research initiatives and driving our growth.

Key Responsibilities:

  • Assist in strategic planning for Research Accounting, aligning with the goals and objectives of Accounting Services and the University.
  • Supervise and oversee the daily operations of sponsored projects, post-award management, including staff hiring and training, workload management, performance reviews, and fostering a culture of sustainable excellence.
  • Engage with university central offices and other research institutions to establish best practices for managing sponsored projects.
  • Represent the office in the absence of the Managing Director.
  • Assist in developing and tracking key performance indicators for Research performance evaluation, integrating performance metrics into AS operations.
  • Lead major research projects supporting the university's mission, including managing interdepartmental relationships, while managing a grant portfolio, serving as a back-up within the team as needed, and serving as a sponsor-specific expert.
  • Develop and maintain internal and campus-wide Cognos reports to assess business operations, analyze trends, and monitor compliance and performance; report to department management on operational efficiency and effectiveness.
  • Promote institutional compliance with laws, policies, and regulations that govern sponsored project activities by assisting in policy development, regulation interpretation, and risk assessment.
  • Oversee project management compliance reviews, co-lead compliance committees as assigned, provide input on award T&Cs when needed, and assist with internal and external audits as assigned.

Requirements:

  • Bachelor's Degree required and five years administrative or management experience. Additional education may substitute for experience on a year for year basis.
  • Accounting or finance degree, CPA or CPA candidate, CRA/CFRA/CPRA or candidate.

About Texas Tech University

Texas Tech University is a Carnegie R1 (very high research activity) Doctoral/Research-Extensive, Hispanic Serving, and state-assisted institution. Located on a beautiful 1,850-acre campus in Lubbock, a city in West Texas with a growing metropolitan-area population of over 300,000, the university enrolls over 40,000 students with 33,000 undergraduate and 7,000 graduate students.

What We Offer:

  • A dynamic and supportive work environment.
  • Opportunities for professional growth and development.
  • A comprehensive benefits package.


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