Business Services Specialist, Theatre

Department:

Department of Theatre

At UMBC's Department of Theatre, we believe that theatre is an ever-changing art form, responding to and creating new ideas that confront our ethical, political, and artistic ideas and practices. https://theatre.umbc.edu/

Position Overview:

The Business Services Specialist serves as the primary administrative and financial support for the Department of Theatre, a unit of 11 full-time faculty, 4 staff and contingent employees, 100 majors, numerous adjunct instructors and guest artists, and a heavy schedule of production and curricular activities. Reporting to the Chair, the BSS is responsible for administering, overseeing, and processing activities in three main areas: financial and budget, faculty activities, and overall department support. The BSS is the principal liaison between the department, CAHSS and UMBC administrative and financial services, and serves as the department's resource on UMBC policies on purchases, travel, human resources, and other financial business. The BSS also supervises Contingent I and student employees.

Why Work at UMBC?

UMBC offers competitive compensation. This role starts at $49,582 and has 14 days of vacation for regular full time roles. Tuition remission is also available.

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Responsibilities:

• Assisting and planning the department's budget, and assisting with all financial activities for the department
• Administering and processing personnel searches, including onboarding new adjunct faculty and Contingent I staff and working with CAHSS Shared Services on human resources and payroll functions
• Serving as the principal liaison between the Department of Theatre and CAHSS, outside vendors, as well as all other University administrative and financial services, and serving as the department resource on UMBC policies on purchases, travel, payroll and other financial business
• Maintaining budgets and paperwork for the overall operation of the department, department-supported faculty and staff travel, theatre performances and faculty/student events, working fund transactions, foundation and donor accounts, student scholarship funds and student research grants and other payable/receivables
• Generating contracts for adjunct faculty, guest artists and contingent staff
• Administering faculty hiring searches, onboarding new hires and providing payroll information to new employees
• Processing department purchases through Procurement, including PAW and P-card transactions, creating requisitions, receipts and requesting invoices
• Handling incoming calls, emails, and correspondence, responding to …