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Vice Chancellor for Budget & Finance/Chief Operating Officer

The University of North Carolina at Asheville

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October 26, 2025

Location:

Asheville, North Carolina

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UNC Overview :

Located in the Blue Ridge Mountains in Western North Carolina, UNC Asheville is the designated public liberal arts campus in the University of North Carolina system. UNC Asheville is nationally known for the quality of our student-centered teaching, mentoring of undergraduates in research, interdisciplinary learning, and striving to be an inclusive campus community.
UNC Asheville is committed to promoting diversity and a work environment that encourages knowledge of, respect for, and the ability to engage with those of other cultures or backgrounds. The successful candidate is expected to foster an inclusive work culture where uniqueness of beliefs, backgrounds, talents, capabilities and ways of living are respected and welcomed.

Classification Title : Vice Chancellor for Budget & Finance/Chief Operating Officer

Department: Budget & Finance - Office of the Vice Chancellor

Full-Time/Part-Time: Full-Time

Months per Year: 12 Months

Position Summary :

Reporting directly to the Chancellor, and serving as a member of the senior leadership team, the Vice Chancellor for Budget & Finance and Chief Operating Officer will be the institutional leader in the areas of Finance, Campus Operations, Human Resources, and Master Planning. This visible leadership role will be responsible for the strategic direction and effectiveness of the University's fiscal, business, and operational affairs and those of the UNC Asheville Foundation.

The Vice Chancellor serves as a vitally important senior member of the administration and is expected to provide proactive, strategic advice to the Chancellor regarding the achievement of the mission of the University through sophisticated financial and administrative policies and procedures. This position establishes clear priorities and practices that ensure fiscal accountability at all levels. This position provides leadership to the budget development process. The Vice Chancellor is responsible for the long-term planning and forecasting of existing and potential new revenue streams and funding opportunities, in partnership with the Chancellor and other institutional leaders.

The position requires a person of high integrity who is a strategically focused, visionary leader with meaningful leadership experience in financial management, including the management of complex budgets and integrating budget decisions and strategic planning that will ensure institutional efficiency.

Minimum Education/Experience/Skill :

Master's degree in a related field. May also consider a Bachelor's and significant equivalent experience.
Minimum of five to seven years of senior level experience in the area of budget and finance, preferably in higher education or comparable environment.
Demonstrated leadership skills in complex environments.
Entrepreneurial
Demonstrated use of data-driven decisions to advanced institutional priorities related to fiscal and operational affairs.

Preferred Education/Experience/Skill :

Master's degree in business, accounting, finance, public administration, or equivalent.
Career history that shows progressively increasing responsibility for financial and business operations in higher education, public administration, or in an organization of significant size and complexity.
CPA license, or other field-related certification or credential.
A visionary, strategic, and inclusive leader committed to the highest standards of integrity, problem solving and communication.
Demonstrated facilities planning and construction project experience.
Demonstrated understanding or management of information technology operations.
Evidence of being innovative and creative, particularly related to solving complex business and financial problems that lead to cost savings, revenue generation, service enhancements, or other types of value-added innovation.

Quick Link for Positing: 8583

EO/AA/ADA Employer:

Responsible for overall supervision of the Division of Budget and Finance.

Internal Number: 8583

About The University of North Carolina at Asheville

As the only dedicated liberal arts institution in the University of North Carolina system, UNC Asheville kindles learning by offering students an intellectually rigorous education that builds critical thinking and workforce skills to last a lifetime. Small class size, award-winning faculty and a nationally acclaimed undergraduate research program foster innovation as well as recognition. The cornerstone of a liberal arts education is the ability to explore the connections between many different subjects as well as the options available. So, learning here expands well beyond the classroom walls. Focusing on undergraduate studies, we help students dig into learning, whether they participate in faculty-mentored research projects, undertake career-related internships, study abroad, or join service projects aimed at improving the quality of life at home and around the world. We encourage everyone to seek challenges, seize opportunities and become a doer as well as a thinker. At UNC Asheville, we’ve created an environment for exploring the world as well as more than 20+ different majors. About 3,500 undergraduate students and about 600+ full- and part-time faculty bring the campus alive ...with a genuine hunger to understand and contribute to the human experience. Amid the culturally rich setting of Asheville, North Carolina, in the Blue Ridge Mountains.

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Vice Chancellor for Budget & Finance/Chief Operating Officer

The University of North Carolina at Asheville

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