7 business manager jobs found

Job Summary: The Business Operations and Finance Manager, HBS Foundry is responsible for leading and optimizing the department’s core administrative, financial, and operational functions. This role ensures efficient contract administration, accurate and timely invoice processing, strong budget tracking, support and preparation, and effective HR coordination. Acting as a trusted partner to Foundry leadership, the Business Operations and Finance Manager drives operational excellence, builds scalable processes, and ensures compliance with institutional policies and financial controls. This role requires a proactive, detail-oriented leader who can manage competing priorities while improving systems, managing budgets, and supporting team effectiveness.   Job-Specific Responsibilities: Financial Management & Budget Ownership Lead annual budgeting, forecasting, and ongoing financial tracking for Foundry Create budget projections, monitor performance, identify...

The Research Finance Team Lead in the Office for Sponsored Programs supervises staff and supports a team that manages post-award activities for a large volume of federal and non-federal sponsored research projects at Harvard University. Reporting to a Research Finance Portfolio Team Manager, this position encompasses a range of administrative, financial, and other tasks associated with post-award activities, including reviewing sponsored expenditures for compliance with award terms, completing timely financial reports and invoices, ensuring that funds are collected, and reconciling and closing accounts. This position supports the Portfolio Team Manager in managing client relationships, providing determinations for complex situations, managing team workload, and mentoring staff. Job-Specific Responsibilities: Portfolio Oversight and Operations Responsible for fulfilling financial reporting requirements of Harvard’s sponsors, including reporting, cash management, account...

Job Summary: Are you energized by rigorous analysis and using data to inform meaningful decisions in a mission-driven academic environment? Do you naturally ask “why,” look for patterns, and push for better ways of doing things? If you are curious, self-motivated, and ready to grow in a high-expectation setting, this is an opportunity to be a part of a team that contributes to supporting teaching, research, and institutional strategy.  The Financial Assistant, IT reports to the Associate Director of IT Financial Planning & Analysis (FP&A) and plays a central role in budgeting, forecasting, financial reporting, and long-range planning. This position supports core budgeting, forecasting, and reporting activities while enhancing the accuracy, usability, and efficiency of financial information through improved processes and automation. The role independently performs complex financial analysis, contributes to budget development, and delivers clear, data-informed insights...

Reporting to the Director of Client Support Services, the AI Enablement Lead oversees key enterprise client productivity tools that incorporate generative AI capabilities, including ChatGPT, Anthropic, and similar platforms. This role is accountable for ensuring these tools are delivered and accessed securely, sustainably, and in alignment with institutional priorities.  Working in partnership with other Harvard AI service owners and cross-university stakeholders, the AI Enablement Lead helps coordinate a cohesive approach to the adoption of AI-enabled client productivity tools across Harvard. The role blends service governance, operational oversight, financial stewardship, and stakeholder engagement to support responsible and effective use of these tools.  The AI Enablement Lead also evaluates emerging AI-enabled tools and capabilities and collaborates with partners to pilot and operationalize new services that can scale across the University. As these technologies evolve, this...

HUIT (Harvard University Information Technology) Finance is seeking a skilled Financial Reporting Analyst to develop, maintain, and enhance financial reporting and analytics to support the Finance teams and help monitor the financial performance of HUIT. This role will focus on creating multiple and regular financial reports, improving existing dashboards and tools, and advancing HUIT’s data‑driven strategy through robust analysis and reporting solutions. This role is independently responsible for all systems as it relates to all downstream reporting solutions. The ideal candidate is highly analytical, systems‑savvy, and comfortable working across multiple stakeholders in a fast‑paced environment, with proficiency in AI‑enabled tools and techniques to automate, streamline, and enhance financial reporting and analysis. Job-Specific Responsibilities: Financial Reporting & Analysis Supports the preparation, the consolidations and the distribution of weekly, biweekly and...

The Senior Associate Director is a full-time exempt employee who works to ensure optimal stewardship for our generous donors in collaboration with colleagues across the University, including senior leaders and fundraisers; FAS and Central Finance Offices, Centers, and Departments; AA&D’s Office of Gift Administration (OGA) and Operations (Ops) teams; and Stewardship and Donor Engagement colleagues. The position builds and maintains a deep understanding of the work of these departments and combines this perspective with an in-depth understanding of the business of stewardship teams to collaboratively improve processes and systems, developing innovative solutions to stewardship operations, systems, and fund finance issues that are integrated and aligned with the systems, structure, and needs of the larger organization. The Senior Associate Director oversees production of financial reports and expenditure analyses, fund information processes, and the maintenance of stewardship...

HUIT (Harvard University Information Technology) Finance is seeking a detail-oriented and experienced Financial Analyst with experience in budgets, financial modeling and multi-year project management to join our dynamic team. The ideal candidate will act as a key liaison between Finance and other business units, providing financial insights, analysis, and support to drive informed decision-making. They will play a crucial role in overseeing financial aspects related to operating and sponsored billing projects.   Job-Specific Responsibilities: Budgeting and Forecasting:   In coordination with the Director, drive the creation and execution of annual budgets, forecasts, and long-term financial plans. Help in development and implementation of strategies for budgeting; forecasting, modeling & projecting; identifying & explaining variances; financial reporting; internal controls; expense reductions; cost containment; and revenue enhancements.  Develop and provide...