Executive Assistant

Want to become a soaring UNCW Seahawk and work at one of the best universities on the East Coast? Want to put your toes in the sand after a day of work? The University of North Carolina Wilmington offers a wonderfully vibrant university community along with a beautiful location just miles from the beach.

Employees of UNCW are provided a comprehensive benefits package as well as other programs, resources, policies, and practices that help to support a work/life balance. Our programs have been designed to provide a variety of choices to best fit your needs and the needs of your family. Full time employees are eligible for dental, vision and health insurance plans. Health insurance benefit plans eligibility begins on the first of the month following date of hire. Retirement plan contributions begin on the eligibility date following election and include employer contributions for either a defined contribution or a defined benefit plan. Optional disability plans are also available.

Full time employees are also eligible for the tuition waiver program which covers the cost of tuition and fees for up to three (3) undergraduate or graduate courses per academic year at UNCW or any other university within the UNC System. In addition, UNCW covers the cost of tuition and fees for one UNCW course each summer session.

As a full time employee, UNCW also offers a free membership to the Campus Recreation Center, free vaccine and booster shots offered on campus, meditation and yoga sessions, voluntary supplemental insurance coverages, pretax flexible spending accounts, 12 paid holidays, 24 hours of paid community service leave time, paid vacation and sick leave accrual and family medical leave after 12 months of continuous service.

We also offer an abundance of training and development programs through our Dare to Learn Academy,and the employee assistance program, many of which are offered free of charge.

The Business Affairs Division is responsible for a wide range of business and administrative functions of the university, including but not limited to procurement, financial affairs, physical resources, capital management, security and safety services, building management and construction, information technology services, and auxiliary services.

The Finance team within the Division of Business Affairs supports the University's mission, strategic vision, goals, and objectives by providing key financial services efficiently and effectively. The Finance team provides financial services directly to students and the campus community. The Associate Vice Chancellor for Finance ( AVCF) is responsible for UNCW's financial operations, including the Controller's Office: Financial Reporting, General Accounting, Payroll, Accounts Payable, Travel, Non-Student Billing; Student Accounts and Cashiers, Budget, Financial Systems, Tax, Financial Analytics, and Purchasing.

The University of North Carolina Wilmington, the state's coastal university, is dedicated to the integration of teaching, mentoring, research and service. Widely acknowledged for its world-class faculty and staff and continuously recognized at a national level for scholarly excellence and affordability, UNCW offers a powerful academic experience that stimulates creative inquiry and critical thinking and a community rich in diversity, inclusion and global perspectives.

A public institution with nearly 18,000 students, UNCW offers a full range of baccalaureate- and graduate-level programs, as well as doctoral degrees in educational leadership, marine biology, nursing practice and psychology; and many distance learning options, including clinical research, an accelerated RN-to- BSN program, an Executive M.B.A. program structured for working professionals, and the nation's only bachelor's degree program focused on coastal engineering.

The university's efforts to advance research and scholarly activities have earned UNCW the elevated designation of "Doctoral Universities: High Research Activity" institution (R2 University) by the Carnegie Classification of Institutions of Higher Education.

UNCW has been part of the University of North Carolina System since 1969.

The Executive Assistant to the Associate Vice Chancellor for Finance supports the AVCF, Finance Team, and Business Affairs Office by providing administrative support, customer service, basic accounting services, and more to members of these teams. The Executive Assistant supports the AVCF with administrative support including managing the AVCF's calendar, travel, taking minutes at Finance Leadership, Divisional Business Officers, Business Leadership Team meetings, and other administrative support as requested such as CITI meetings.

This position acts as the Human Resources Liaison, Leave Keeper, Designated Key Custodian ( DKC), and Senior uShop Requester for the Finance department and acts as support in Finance personnel searches. The Executive Assistant monitors and maintains 10+ Finance funds through weekly reconciliation, budget revisions, SRCI flexes, creating special funds budgets annually, and other budget and accounting-related duties as needed. Serves as the Finance main page website content manager and the back-up content manager for the Controller area and Finance Training websites.

The position also acts as the Finance Training Coordinator for the University which involves class scheduling, retrieving monthly Percipio completion reports, assigning course credit to participants, coordinating the semi-annual Finance Training ceremony, and addressing Finance Training related requests and questions as needed.

Graduation from high school and three years of progressively responsible administrative/office management experience; or graduation of a two-year secretarial science or business administration program and one year of experience as described above; or graduation from a four-year college or university, preferably with major emphasis on Business administration or a related field; or an equivalent combination of training and experience. Degrees must be received from appropriately accredited institutions.

Business Administration or Accounting Degree preferred or equivalent training and experience.

Notary - can acquire upon hire.

PLEASE NOTE: This posting will close at 11:59PM (Eastern time) on the posted closing date. To receive full consideration, please be sure you have fully completed the entire application, including the 'Work History' section before you apply for this position. Applications must be submitted through the online application system to be considered.

At the University of North Carolina at Wilmington ( UNCW), our culture reflects our values of inclusion, diversity, globalization, ethics and integrity and innovation and we are committed to providing equality of educational and employment opportunity for all persons without regard to race, sex (such as gender, gender identity, marital status, childbirth, and pregnancy), age, color, national origin (including ethnicity), religion, disability, sexual orientation, political affiliation, veteran status, military service member status, genetic information, or relationship to other university constituents - except where sex, age, or ability represent bona fide educational or occupational qualifications or where marital status is a statutorily established eligibility criterion for State funded employee benefit programs. UNCW believes that embracing the unique contributions of our faculty, staff and students is critical to our success and paramount in being recognized for our global mindset.

Final candidates are subject to criminal & sex offender background checks. Some vacancies also require credit or motor vehicle checks. UNC Wilmington 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.