Unit Business Officer

North Carolina Agricultural and Technical State University; Greensboro (NC); Hybrid; USD 95,000 - 135,000; Full time

Job summary

North Carolina A&T State University seeks a Unit Business Officer to lead professional financial management for one or more units, serving as the embedded finance partner on the unit’s leadership team while reporting to the Vice Chancellor for Business and Finance. The role owns budget development, monitoring, forecasting, financial reporting, analysis, and decision support.

This position emphasizes applying internal controls and common standards to advise leadership on financial implications of

Qualifications

• Bachelor’s degree in business, finance, accounting, or a directly related field; 4 years of progressively responsible professional experience in budgeting, financial management, accounting, or financial operations; or a bachelor’s degree in an equivalent field and 6 years of such experience.
• Experience developing and managing complex operating and capital budgets.
• Experience providing financial analysis and reporting in support of management decision-making.

Responsibilities

• Develop, monitor and forecast unit budgets and financial plans.
• Provide financial reporting, analysis and decision support to unit leadership.
• Advise on financial implications of operational decisions and internal controls.

Skills

Budgeting

Financial analysis

Forecasting

Financial reporting

Decision support

Internal controls

ERP systems

Education

Bachelor’s degree in business/finance/accounting

Tools

Banner ERP

Job description

Primary Purpose Of Position

The Unit Business Officer provides professional financial leadership for one or more assigned units or divisions of North Carolina A&T State University, serving as the embedded finance partner on the unit’s/division’s leadership team while reporting and remaining accountable to the Vice Chancellor for Business and Finance. Reporting to the VC for Business and Finance, the Unit Business Officer owns budget development, monitoring, forecasting, financial reporting, analysis, and decision support for the assigned units or division; applies common standards, methods, and internal controls; and advises unit/division leadership on the financial implications of operational decisions. Depending on size and complexity, a Unit Business Officer serves a single larger unit/division or is shared across several smaller units. Authority centers on the budget and financial management of the assigned units; university-level central finance functions remain with the respective central offices, with whom the Unit Business Officer coordinates closely.

Posting Details

Classification Information

Classification Type EHRA

Position Overview

The Unit Business Officer provides professional financial leadership for one or more assigned units or divisions of North Carolina A&T State University, serving as the embedded finance partner on the unit’s/division’s leadership team while reporting and remaining accountable to the Vice Chancellor for Business and Finance. Reporting to the VC for Business and Finance, the Unit Business Officer owns budget development, monitoring, forecasting, financial reporting, analysis, and decision support for the assigned units or division; applies common standards, methods, and internal controls; and advises unit/division leadership on the financial implications of operational decisions. Depending on size and complexity, a Unit Business Officer serves a single larger unit/division or is shared across several smaller units. Authority centers on the budget and financial management of the assigned units; university-level central finance functions remain with the respective central offices, with whom the Unit Business Officer coordinates closely.

Primary Function Of Organizational Unit

The Division of Business and Finance, led by the Vice Chancellor for Business and Finance / Chief Financial Officer, stewards the university’s financial resources and provides the budget, accounting, treasury, procurement, facilities, human resources, public safety, and related services that sustain institutional operations. Within Business and Finance, this shared model provides centralized budget and financial management to the university’s schools and divisions through finance professionals who are embedded in the units they serve and accountable to the Vice Chancellor. This model will deliver consistent financial practices, stronger internal controls, reliable continuity of service, and decision-useful analysis to Unit/Division leadership.

Minimum Requirements

• Bachelor’s degree in business, finance, accounting, or a directly related field and 4 years of progressively responsible professional experience in budgeting, financial management, accounting, or financial operations; or a bachelor’s degree in an equivalent field and 6 years of such experience; or an equivalent combination of education and experience.
• Experience developing and managing complex operating and capital budgets.

Experience providing financial analysis and reporting in support of management decision-making.

Preferred Years Experience, Skills, Training, Education

• Experience in higher education finance, ideally within a public university or a 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 enterprise resource planning ( ERP ) system and with financial reporting and analytics tools.

CPA , CMA , CGFM , or comparable credential is preferred but not required.

Required License Or Certification

No professional license or certification is required to perform the duties of this position.

Is this position eligible for a remote or hybrid work arrangement, consistent with university and state policies. On-site (Employees are primarily in the office and/or have a critical job requirement that requires dedicated office space on-site)

Position Information

Working Title Unit Business Officer

Position Number 007833

Recruitment Salary Range Commensurate with experience

FLSA Exempt

Appointment Type Permanent - Full-time

Tenure Track No

Organizational Division VC for Business & Finance

Organizational Location VC for Business & Finance

Organizational Unit VC for Business & Finance

Posting Detail Information

Posting Number EPA3128

Open Date 07/07/2026

Close Date - for postings that do not use Open Until Filled Open Until Filled Minimum Application Period Postings: Positions remaining posted after this date are continuing to accept applications, but may close at any time. Applications received by this date will receive full consideration, applications received after this date may receive consideration depending upon the status of the search

Open Until Filled Yes

Date Position Available 8/1/2026

Employee Benefits available to NC A & T permanent employees include the following and more;

• Accrued Vacation and Sick Leave for Eligible Employees
• Community Service Leave
• Aetna – State Health Benefits of North Carolina
• NCFlex – Vision, Dental, Flexible Spending Account, Life Insurance and more
• 12 Paid Holidays
• Teachers and State Employees Retirement System ( TSERS )
• Optional Supplemental Plans – 401k, 403b, 457b and 457
• Employee Assistance Program ( EAP )
• Campus Recreation Center Discount
• University Bookstore Discount
• and more

This position may be eligible for a remote or hybrid work arrangement, consistent with university and state policies. N.C. A&T employees are generally required to reside in North Carolina, within a 2-hour commuting distance of their assigned duty station.

North Carolina A&T State University participates in E-Verify.

Federal law requires all employers to verify the identity and employment eligibility of all persons hired to work in the United States.

North Carolina A&T State University is an Equal Opportunity and Affiliated Action Employer.

No one who applies or seeks employment will be denied admission to or employment at North Carolina A&T State University on the basis of race, religion, color, national origin, sex, age, disabling condition, veteran status, political affiliation, genetic information or sexual orientation and sexual identity.