Executive Director, Financial Shared Services (Hybrid)

University of North Carolina - Chapel Hill; Elkins Hills (NC); Hybrid; USD 120,000 - 160,000; Full time

Job summary

The University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill is seeking an Executive Director of Finance and Procurement for its Academic Shared Services Center. This senior role leads financial and procurement services across participating schools and units, ensuring accuracy, timeliness, and strong financial stewardship.

You will shape strategy, staffing, performance expectations, and drive process improvements while partnering with deans and central leadership to allocate resources effectively.

Qualifications

• Master's degree in business administration, finance, accounting or related field.
• Minimum of 10 years of progressive management-level experience.
• Technologically savvy with strong leadership and stakeholder skills.
• Experience leading a shared services organization and process reengineering.
• Experience in a university setting strongly preferred.

Responsibilities

• Provide strategic and operational leadership for finance and procurement services.
• Lead a high-performing organization delivering accurate, timely, and customer-focused financial services.
• Establish operational priorities, staffing models, performance expectations and accountability measures.
• Serve as a senior financial partner to deans and school leaders on resource allocation.
• Lead efforts to streamline processes and leverage technology to improve efficiency.

Skills

Strategic leadership

Financial management

Shared services leadership

Change management

Project management

Communication

Collaboration

Education

Master's degree in business/admin/finance

Bachelor's degree

Job description

The University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill is seeking an Executive Director of Finance and Procurement for its Academic Shared Services Center. This senior role leads financial and procurement services across participating schools and units, ensuring accuracy, timeliness, and strong financial stewardship.

You will shape strategy, staffing, performance expectations, and drive process improvements while partnering with deans and central leadership to allocate resources effectively.