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University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill

University Controller and Executive Director of Enterprise Financial Accounting

🇺🇸 Chapel Hill, NC

🕑 Full-Time

💰 TBD

💻 Finance

🗓️ December 10th, 2025

Edtech.com's Summary

The University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill is hiring a University Controller and Executive Director of Enterprise Financial Accounting. This role leads the preparation of the university's comprehensive financial reports, manages payroll, accounting, and financial reporting services, and provides strategic financial guidance to senior leadership while collaborating across departments to ensure sound fiscal management and accounting practices university-wide.

Highlights
  • Lead preparation and completion of the University's Annual Comprehensive Financial Report and manage payroll, accounting, and financial reporting functions.
  • Provide strategic guidance on accounting policies, financial systems, and fiscal policies to the Vice Chancellor for Finance and Operations and Associate Vice Chancellor for Finance.
  • Collaborate with executive leadership, deans, vice chancellors, and department heads to deliver excellent customer service and add institutional value.
  • Maintain oversight of the General Ledger, Chart of Accounts, and capital accounting.
  • Minimum 10 years senior finance professional experience in complex higher education, government, non-profit, or public corporations.
  • Require 5 years experience preparing annual financial reports for higher education or similar entities, with knowledge of GAAP and financial system implementations.
  • Preferred CPA license and experience working with public governance entities such as public boards or legislative bodies.
  • Strong leadership skills with an emphasis on staff development and managing financial business process improvements.
  • Position type: Full-time permanent staff (EHRA Non-Faculty), with start date January 5, 2026.
  • Compensation dependent on qualifications and experience.