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Financial Services provides central accounting for UNC Charlotte and its financial affiliates, such as foundations and related entities. The service units are the Controller's Office, Treasury Services, and Materials Management, which includes Purchasing, Receiving and Stores, and Inventory Control and Surplus.

The University of North Carolina at Charlotte (UNC Charlotte) is the state's urban research university and a driving force of growth, discovery, and innovation for the metro Carolinas. UNC Charlotte leverages its location in the state's largest city to offer internationally competitive programs of research and creative activity, exemplary undergraduate, graduate, and professional programs, and a pioneering learning experience that prepares graduates to become active citizens of the world. UNC Charlotte is home to more than 30,000 students, including approximately 6,000 master's and doctoral candidates. Founded in 1946, the campus sits on 1,000 wooded acres just eight miles from Uptown Charlotte, rated the number one "Most Up and Coming City in America" by Yelp. The University is the largest institution of higher education in the Charlotte region and the third largest of 17 constituent members of the University of North Carolina System.

Reporting to the Vice Chancellor of Business Affairs, the Associate Vice Chancellor (AVC) for Finance is a senior campus leader and part of the Chancellor's Leadership Team. This position is responsible for the management of all University and related entities' financial services and serves as principal advisor to the Vice Chancellor in the areas of finance. The AVC has been delegated signature authority to bind the University in contractual agreements and to approve payments for the related entities. The AVC works with vice chancellors, deans, and department heads in administering the following duties and responsibilities of the position.

Administration and Planning:

The AVC Finance is responsible for administration of a department of about 80 authorized positions consisting of professionals and technical/clerical personnel. The AVC Finance is responsible for all personnel decisions (hiring, training, evaluation, affirmative action, corrective discipline, dismissal) that affect Financial Services' department employees. The AVC Finance must plan and schedule the work to ensure that reports to state and federal agencies are timely and accurate, and is responsible for meeting audit standards of federal circulars, North Carolina statutes, and UNC System Administrative Memoranda. The AVC Finance provides vital input to the University for long-range and short-term financial planning and analysis.
Major tasks include:

Investments:

Responsible for ensuring timely and accurate execution of guidance developed for effective investment of all University and related entities' funds, including endowments, required reserves (bond funds), surplus current funds, and prior year institutional fund balances. Major responsibilities include:

Controllership and Accounting:

Manage the traditional controllership functions for all University funds (appropriated, institutional trust, and special funds). Major duties and responsibilities include:

Treasury Services:

Coordinate fiscal support activities for related entities. Major responsibilities in this area are listed below:

Bursar Operations:

This office performs the billing, cashiering, and collection operation for UNC Charlotte's student accounts, student loans and other receivables, and is the campus depository of all cash and cash equivalents received by any University department or unit. Additionally, this office functions as a central collection agency for all inter-agency, student loans, and outside billings. Major responsibilities include:

Materials Management:

The AVC Finance is responsible for ensuring efficient and timely acquisition of goods and services, ensuring the appropriate handling of physical asset inventories and surplus property, and maintaining and delivering office supplies, stock orders and software licenses. These activities are tightly controlled by the State of North Carolina and the AVC Finance is responsible for ensuring that all appropriate regulations are adhered to.

Special Assignments:

At UNC Charlotte, the incumbent is expected to perform certain extra duties that may not be associated with the duties of the financial manager at UNC constituent institutions. These duties frequently change but are always demanding. Duties from time-to-time include serving on
various University- and system-wide committees and on NACUBO/SACUBO boards or committees, and serving as Acting Vice Chancellor for Business Affairs in the event that employee is away from the office.

UNC Charlotte Benefits Information:

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