Vice Chancellor Budget & Finance​/Chief Operating Officer

UNC Asheville Overview

Located in the Blue Ridge Mountains in Western North Carolina, UNC Asheville is the designated public liberal arts campus in the University of North Carolina system. UNC Asheville is nationally known for the quality of our student-centered teaching, mentoring of undergraduates in research, interdisciplinary learning, and striving to be an inclusive campus community. UNC Asheville is committed to promoting diversity and a work environment that encourages knowledge of, respect for, and the ability to engage with those of other cultures or backgrounds.

The successful candidate is expected to foster an inclusive work culture where uniqueness of beliefs, backgrounds, talents, capabilities and ways of living are respected and welcomed.

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Vice Chancellor for Budget & Finance/Chief Operating Officer

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Commensurate with experience (Anticipated hiring range $225,000-$240,000)

Typical administrative workload. Office hours are Monday-Friday from 8am to 5pm. This position will also require night and weekend work as needed and includes travel for work related activities.

Full-Time

12 Months

Reporting directly to the Chancellor, and serving as a member of the senior leadership team, the Vice Chancellor for Budget & Finance and Chief Operating Officer will be the institutional leader in the areas of Finance, Campus Operations, Human Resources, and Master Planning. This visible leadership role will be responsible for the strategic direction and effectiveness of the University’s fiscal, business, and operational affairs and those of the UNC Asheville Foundation.

The Vice Chancellor serves as a vitally important senior member of the administration and is expected to provide proactive, strategic advice to the Chancellor regarding the achievement of the mission of the University through sophisticated financial and administrative policies and procedures. This position establishes clear priorities and practices that ensure fiscal accountability at all levels. This position provides leadership to the budget development process.

The Vice Chancellor is responsible for the long-term planning and forecasting of existing and potential new revenue streams and funding opportunities, in partnership with the Chancellor and other institutional leaders. The position requires a person of high integrity who is a strategically focused, visionary leader with meaningful leadership experience in financial management, including the management of complex budgets and integrating budget decisions and strategic planning that will ensure institutional efficiency.

Exempt

• Master’s degree in a related field. May also consider a Bachelor’s and significant equivalent experience.
• Minimum of five to seven years of senior level experience in the area of budget and finance, preferably in higher education or comparable environment.
• Demonstrated leadership skills in complex environments.
• Entrepreneurial
• Demonstrated use of data-driven decisions to advanced institutional priorities related to fiscal and operational affairs.

• Master’s degree in business, accounting, finance, public administration, or equivalent.
• Career history that shows progressively increasing responsibility for financial and business operations in higher education, public administration, or in an organization of significant size and complexity.
• CPA license, or other field-related certification or credential.
• A visionary, strategic, and inclusive leader committed to the highest standards of integrity, problem solving and communication.
• Demonstrated facilities planning and construction project experience.
• Demonstrated understanding or management of information technology operations.
• Evidence of being innovative and creative, particularly related to solving complex business and financial problems that lead to cost savings, revenue generation, service enhancements, or other types of value-added innovation.

• Ability to maintain…