Assistant Athletic Director for Business/Ticketing

REPORTS TO: Deputy Athletic Director

JOB STATUS: Exempt

PURPOSE OF THE JOB:

Responsible for oversight of athletic department business operations and budgeting procedures, management of all invoices and billings, as well as budget oversight within a Christian university setting. Will also implement strategic initiatives to sell tickets and increase attendance and revenue at intercollegiate athletic events for Houston Christian University Athletics.

ESSENTIAL FUNCTIONS AND RESPONSIBILITES:

• Manages the daily operations of the Athletic business office
• Ensures that business and financial guidelines of the department are in full compliance with university, state, conference and NCAA guidelines
• Oversees the monthly reconciliation of accounts, maintains income and expense records, and prepares financial reports
• Supervises the preparation of purchase requisitions and vouchers
• Process travel statements and reimbursements, helps develop and implement internal departmental travel policies
• Serves as the primary contact to sell tickets to all ticketed events. Duties to include setting up and managing on-line ticketing, promoting of sale of tickets to all HBU publics, sales to any walk-up traffic, staffing all ticketed events, accounting for all revenue derived from ticketed events.
• Perform other job-related duties as assigned

SUPERVISORY RESPONSIBILITIES:

• Will oversee other hourly employees and/or student workers within the business area

KNOWLEDGE AND SKILLS:

Familiarity with the following:

• athletic department functions
• general accounting principles and standards

Ability to:

• work with departmental staff to encourage timely processing of all invoices and expenses
• operate ticketing software
• monitor compliance with NCAA rules
• interact with the ticket-buying public
• help develop future budgets and projections

EDUCATION AND EXPERIENCE

• Experience working within a collegiate environment or experience in a similar environment.
• Some knowledge and understanding of sports
• Ability to work well with various constituencies within an academic setting
• Bachelor’s Degree from an accredited college or university
• Working knowledge of NCAA rules and rules compliance

PHYSICAL DEMANDS:

• Ability to sit at desk for long periods
• Ability to read and comprehend written symbols and words
• Ability to attend and address facility and operations issues at on campus events

WORKING CONDITIONS AND ENVIRONMENT:

• Normal office conditions

ADDITIONAL INFORMATION: Houston Christian University is committed to maintaining a teaching faculty and staff who share an active Christian faith. The Preamble to the By-Laws and the Foundational Documents of the University set forth a statement of belief which each University employee is expected to support and personify. Your submittal of an application for employment indicates your acceptance and affirmation of these statements.

The above statements are intended to describe the general nature and level of work being performed. They are not intended to be construed as an exhaustive list of all duties, responsibilities, and requirements of personnel.

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