Embedded Unit Finance Partner (Hybrid)

North Carolina A&T State University; Greensboro (NC); Hybrid; USD 90,000 - 120,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Vacation and sick leave

Health benefits (Aetna)

NCFlex benefits

TSERS retirement

Job summary

North Carolina A&T State University seeks a Unit Business Officer to lead budgeting, forecasting, and financial reporting for assigned units. The role embeds finance professionals within the unit leadership team, delivering analysis and decision support to drive responsible resource allocation.

Candidates should have a business/finance degree, several years of applicable experience, and comfort with ERP systems and fund accounting.

Qualifications

• Bachelor’s degree in business, finance, accounting, or a directly related field required; 4 years of related professional experience; or a bachelor’s degree in an equivalent field with 6 years of experience.
• Experience developing and managing complex operating and capital budgets.
• Experience providing financial analysis and reporting in support of management decision-making.
• Experience in higher education finance, ideally within a public university or UNC System institution.
• Experience serving as an embedded finance or business partner within an academic or administrative unit.
• Experience supervising or providing lead direction to professional or support staff.
• Familiarity with fund accounting across state appropriations, facilities and administrative (F&A) recoveries, contracts and grants, auxiliary, and gift or endowment funds.
• Experience with Banner or a comparable ERP system and with financial reporting and analytics tools.
• CPA, CMA, CGFM, or comparable credential is preferred but not required.

Responsibilities

• Own budget development, monitoring and forecasting for assigned units.
• Provide financial reporting, analysis and decision support for leadership.
• Coordinate with central finance functions and ensure internal controls.
• Serve as embedded finance partner within the unit’s leadership team.
• Support fund accounting across various funds and grants.
• Advise on financial implications of operational decisions.

Skills

Budgeting

Financial analysis

Higher education finance

ERP systems (Banner)

Staff supervision

Financial reporting

Decision support

Education

Bachelor's degree in business, finance, accounting, or a directly related field

Bachelor’s degree in an equivalent field

Tools

Banner ERP

Reporting tools

Analytics tools

Job description

North Carolina A&T State University seeks a Unit Business Officer to lead budgeting, forecasting, and financial reporting for assigned units. The role embeds finance professionals within the unit leadership team, delivering analysis and decision support to drive responsible resource allocation.

Candidates should have a business/finance degree, several years of applicable experience, and comfort with ERP systems and fund accounting.