Assistant Director for Finance and Business Operations

Assistant Director for Finance and Business Operations
About the Department:
About the NC State College of Education : As one of the nation's top-ranked colleges of education, NC State's College of Education leads the way in North Carolina in preparing extraordinary educators, conducting transformational research, and engaging communities where they are to improve the educational outcomes of all learners and advance the greater good. The college's faculty are widely-recognized thought leaders who use their research to transform the practice of teaching, learning, and leading.

They have particular strengths in improving technology-enhanced learning and teaching; fostering community-based learning and PK-16 partnerships; and innovating leadership and workforce development, educational policy, and evaluation. About two-thirds of the faculty are grant active. They are engaged in over 225 active projects totaling $151 million, making them the most productive in terms of research activity compared with other colleges of education in North Carolina and among the Top 5% in the nation.

In FY24, the college's research expenditures exceeded $20 million.
The college has over 1,600 students studying across five graduate certificates, seven undergraduate majors, two undergraduate minors, 13 master's degrees, three Ph.D., and two Ed.D. programs housed in three academic departments:
Educational Leadership, Policy, and Human Development;
Science, Technology, Engineering, and Mathematics Education; and Teacher Education and Learning Sciences, with approximately 130 tenure-track and professional-track faculty, 110 support and professional staff, and about 160 graduate and teaching assistants. The College of Education is also home to the Belk Center for Community College Leadership and Research, the Friday Institute for Educational Innovation, and Elevate, NC State's postsecondary education program for students with intellectual and developmental disabilities.
The college has over 18,000 living alumni, with over 6,000 working in public schools in every county in North Carolina. Those who are teachers rate among the highest in effectiveness on surveys of school employers in North Carolina.
NC State promotes an integrated approach to problem solving that transforms lives and provides leadership for social, economic, and technological development across North Carolina and around the world. NC State's land grant mission of teaching, research and service is dedicated to the service of North Carolina and its people. Applicants are encouraged to review the institution's mission, vision and strategic plan, and consider how their background, interest and experience would enable them to support the university.
About the Belk Center: As a trusted resource for North Carolina's community college leaders, the Belk Center delivers actionable research and tailored leadership programming to advance college and student success. We support leaders at every stage of their careers, equipping them with timely insights and practical tools focused on improving the experiences and outcomes of their students. Our work is both nationally informed and deeply focused on North Carolina's unique community college landscape.

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Job Duties:


The Assistant Director for Finance and Business Operations serves as a key operational and financial partner for the Belk Center, providing oversight of budgets, sponsored projects, gifts and endowments, and business operations. Reporting to the Assistant Dean of Operations for the College of Education, this role exercises independent judgment and works closely with Center and College leadership to ensure compliant, sustainable financial management across a broad portfolio of funding sources.
As the Assistant Director, you will regularly collaborate with the Executive Director and Deputy Director of the Belk Center, the Director of Research Management, and the College of Education Finance Director, and play an important role in supporting leadership decision-making through clear financial insight and operational stewardship.
Core responsibilities are organized within the four functional areas outlined below.
Financial & Business Operations Management:

• Provide operational oversight of the Center's financial and business activities, ensuring strong internal controls, fiscal accountability, and compliance with applicable requirements.
• Monitor and manage financial activity across state, sponsored projects, F&A, fee-for-service, and gift/endowment funding sources.
• Oversee day-to-day business transactions, including accounts payable/receivable, vendor payments, travel, PCard activity, journals, and purchasing.
• Manage gift and endowment funds to ensure alignment with donor intent, approved spending plans, and applicable policies.
• Supervise and provide work direction to the Business Services Coordinator and support effective workload management.
• Partner with Center leadership to evaluate funding strategies and financial scenarios that…