How to hire a business administrator manager

How to hire a business administrator manager, step by step

Here's a step-by-step business administrator manager hiring guide:

• Step 1: Identify your hiring needs
• Step 2: Create an ideal candidate profile
• Step 3: Make a budget
• Step 4: Write a business administrator manager job description
• Step 5: Post your job
• Step 6: Interview candidates
• Step 7: Send a job offer and onboard your new business administrator manager
• Step 8: Go through the hiring process checklist

What does a business administrator manager do?

Post a business administrator manager job for free, promote it for a fee

Post free

1. Identify your hiring needs

   Before you start hiring a business administrator manager, identify what type of worker you actually need. Certain positions might call for a full-time employee, while others can be done by a part-time worker or contractor.

   Determine employee vs contractor status

   Is the person you're thinking of hiring a US citizen or green card holder?

   Yes

   No

   Hiring the perfect business administrator manager also involves considering the ideal background you'd like them to have. Depending on what industry or field they have experience in, they'll bring different skills to the job. It's also important to consider what levels of seniority and education the job requires and what kind of salary such a candidate would likely demand.

   The following list breaks down different types of business administrator managers and their corresponding salaries.

   Type of Business Administrator Manager	Description	Hourly rate
   Business Administrator Manager	Administrative services managers plan, direct, and coordinate supportive services of an organization. Their specific responsibilities vary by the type of organization and may include keeping records, distributing mail, and planning and maintaining facilities.	$22-46
   Manager Of Business Services	Business Service Managers are administrative professionals who oversee different service-related functions in the company. They manage the teams involved in serving various functions... Show more	$32-67
   Business Partner	A business partner is an individual who is involved in a legal business partnership with other individuals to manage a business as co-owners. Business partners invest their money into the business, and each partner benefits from any profits and sustains part of any losses... Show more	$31-67

   Show more

2. Create an ideal candidate profile

   Common skills:

   • Business Administration
   • Payroll
   • Human Resources
   • Oversight
   • Financial Management
   • Data Entry
   • Customer Service
   • Reconciliations
   • Trade Shows
   • Administrative Functions
   • Cash Management
   • Business Management
   • Bank Deposits
   • Business Operations

   Check all skills

   Responsibilities:

   • Streamline the company's proposal preparation team are and routinely manage the logistics of preparation of multiple complex government contracting proposals.
   • Track expenses and revenues for agency programs using QuickBooks accounting software.
   • Perform all accounting duties utilizing QuickBooks.
   • Streamline the company's proposal preparation team are and routinely manage the logistics of preparation of multiple complex government contracting proposals.
   • Process rental payments, delinquency notices, evictions, and other property specific communications.

   More business administrator manager duties

3. Make a budget

   Including a salary range in your business administrator manager job description is one of the best ways to attract top talent. A business administrator manager can vary based on:

   • Location. For example, business administrator managers' average salary in georgia is 38% less than in new york.
   • Seniority. Entry-level business administrator managers 53% less than senior-level business administrator managers.
   • Certifications. A business administrator manager with certifications usually earns a higher salary.
   • Company. Working for an established firm or a new start-up company can make a big difference in a business administrator manager's salary.

   Average business administrator manager salary

   $67,784yearly

   $32.59 hourly rate

   ---

   Entry-level business administrator manager salary

   $46,000 yearly salary

   Updated December 20, 2025

   Average business administrator manager salary by state

   Rank	State	Avg. salary	Hourly rate
   1	New York	$84,107	$40
   2	New Jersey	$83,901	$40
   3	California	$79,822	$38
   4	Ohio	$77,439	$37
   5	Virginia	$72,974	$35
   6	Washington	$72,719	$35
   7	Pennsylvania	$71,396	$34
   8	Connecticut	$70,035	$34
   9	Nevada	$69,532	$33
   10	Oregon	$67,599	$33
   11	Missouri	$67,047	$32
   12	Minnesota	$66,523	$32
   13	Texas	$60,799	$29
   14	Colorado	$58,084	$28
   15	North Carolina	$57,231	$28
   16	South Carolina	$53,742	$26
   17	Florida	$53,721	$26
   18	Georgia	$51,996	$25
   19	Tennessee	$51,241	$25

   Average business administrator manager salary by company

   Company

   Rank	Company	Average salary	Hourly rate	Job openings
   1	Citi	$106,832	$51.36	21
   2	Morgan Stanley	$87,171	$41.91	29
   3	JPMorgan Chase & Co.	$86,542	$41.61	295
   4	SRI International	$79,146	$38.05
   5	Jet Propulsion Laboratory	$70,851	$34.06
   6	Macy's	$68,176	$32.78	14
   7	Bloomingdale's	$67,575	$32.49
   8	Journal of World History	$63,845	$30.69
   9	BrightView Landscape Development Inc	$63,608	$30.58	82
   10	Duke University Health System	$62,922	$30.25	15
   11	Randstad North America, Inc.	$62,241	$29.92	17
   12	BrightView	$60,667	$29.17	66
   13	Northwest Bank	$55,482	$26.67	10
   14	City of Norfolk	$53,864	$25.90
   15	University of South Florida	$48,653	$23.39	12
   16	Chick-fil-A	$46,040	$22.13	13

4. Writing a business administrator manager job description

   A job description for a business administrator manager role includes a summary of the job's main responsibilities, required skills, and preferred background experience. Including a salary range can also go a long way in attracting more candidates to apply, and showing the first name of the hiring manager can also make applicants more comfortable. As an example, here's a business administrator manager job description:

   Business administrator manager job description example

   · Key stakeholder in the Talent Acquisition process, ensuring job postings are maintained and filled in a Created By: Helena Gubelman June 22, 2021 Version: 1 timely manner. Drive store recruitment efforts of active and passive candidates.

   · Oversee the colleague new hire orientation and onboarding processes as administered by the ASC to ensure a rapid learning curve, raise engagement of new hires, and lower turnover

   · Strategize with and support Store Leaders on staffing including schedules and workforce solutions to ensure the store is being staffed efficiently, within payroll budget - responsible for all post-schedule edits. Achieve HUR goals

   · Act as the key store contact w/ Trade Leaders and Central Business Partners; oversee adoption of technology

   · Schedule, coordinate, and confirm work order completion by 3rd Party contractors/vendors

   · Manage Cash Office operations. Daily, lead team responsible for balancing the vault and cash functions, replenish and balance registers. Perform monthly cash office self-audit; partner with AP to resolve cash shortage issues

   · Direct and organize weekly store recognition rallies; maintain store bulletin board program to drive engagement

   Qualifications and Competencies

   Bachelors Degree

   3-5 years related experience

   Strong interpersonal skills with proven ability to communicate and share information with diverse groups of customers and peers.

   Practices open and continuous communication, values keeping others informed, effectively presenting information in a clear, concise manner

   • Resourceful and able to adapt quickly to changing priorities

   • Resourceful self-starter, works well independently as well as part of a team, and able to adapt quickly to changing priorities

   Ability to think creatively, strategically and technically, anticipating and solving problems

   • Ability to work a flexible schedule with retail hours, including day, evening, weekends, and/or holidays

   Excellent leadership, facilitation, and interpersonal skills, with the ability to work across functional lines and at many levels

   Physical Requirements

   • Position requires prolonged periods of standing/walking around store or department

   • May involve reaching, crouching, kneeling, stooping and color vision

   • Frequent use of computers and other technology, necessary to perform job functions, including handheld equipment, cash register and ability to process register transactions

   • Frequently lift/move up to 25lbs

   STORES00

   LEADER00

   Copy this example

   

5. Post your job

   To find the right business administrator manager for your business, consider trying out a few different recruiting strategies:

   • Consider internal talent. One of the most important sources of talent for any company is its existing workforce.
   • Ask for referrals. Reach out to friends, family members, and current employees and ask if they know or have worked with business administrator managers they would recommend.
   • Recruit at local colleges. Attend job fairs at local colleges to recruit business administrator managers who meet your education requirements.
   • Social media platforms. LinkedIn, Facebook and Twitter now have more than 3.5 billion users, and you can use social media to reach potential job candidates.

   Post your job online:

   • Post your business administrator manager job on Zippia to find and recruit business administrator manager candidates who meet your exact specifications.
   • Use field-specific websites.
   • Post a job on free websites.

6. Interview candidates

   To successfully recruit business administrator managers, your first interview needs to engage with candidates to learn about their interest in the role and experience in the field. You can go into more detail about the company, the role, and the responsibilities during follow-up interviews.

   It's also good to ask about candidates' unique skills and talents. You can move on to the technical interview if a candidate is good enough for the next step.

   The right interview questions can help you assess a candidate's hard skills, behavioral intelligence, and soft skills.

7. Send a job offer and onboard your new business administrator manager

   Once you've selected the best business administrator manager candidate for the job, it's time to write an offer letter. In addition to salary, this letter should include details about the benefits and perks you offer the candidate. Ensuring that your offer is competitive is essential, as qualified candidates may be considering other job opportunities. The candidate may wish to negotiate the terms of the offer, and you should be open to discussion. After you reach an agreement, the final step is formalizing the agreement with a contract.

   You should also follow up with applicants who don't get the job with an email letting them know that you've filled the position.

   After that, you can create an onboarding schedule for a new business administrator manager. Human Resources and the hiring manager should complete Employee Action Forms. Human Resources should also ensure that onboarding paperwork is completed, including I-9s, benefits enrollment, federal and state tax forms, etc., and that new employee files are created.

8. Go through the hiring process checklist

   • Determine employee type (full-time, part-time, contractor, etc.)
   • Submit a job requisition form to the HR department
   • Define job responsibilities and requirements
   • Establish budget and timeline
   • Determine hiring decision makers for the role
   • Write job description
   • Post job on job boards, company website, etc.
   • Promote the job internally
   • Process applications through applicant tracking system
   • Review resumes and cover letters
   • Shortlist candidates for screening
   • Hold phone/virtual interview screening with first round of candidates
   • Conduct in-person interviews with top candidates from first round
   • Score candidates based on weighted criteria (e.g., experience, education, background, cultural fit, skill set, etc.)
   • Conduct background checks on top candidates
   • Check references of top candidates
   • Consult with HR and hiring decision makers on job offer specifics
   • Extend offer to top candidate(s)
   • Receive formal job offer acceptance and signed employment contract
   • Inform other candidates that the position has been filled
   • Set and communicate onboarding schedule to new hire(s)
   • Complete new hire paperwork (i9, benefits enrollment, tax forms, etc.)

   Sign up to download full list

   Sign up

How much does it cost to hire a business administrator manager?