Description

The Associate Vice President for Financial Operations & Controller provides executive leadership for the university’s core financial, transactional, and compliance functions, with a strong mandate to modernize operations, lead enterprise change, and leverage technology to improve efficiency, accuracy, and service delivery.

Reporting directly to the Vice President/CFO, this role oversees student financial services, accounting, financial reporting, payroll, grant accounting, and supply chain management. The AVP serves as the university’s chief steward of financial integrity while acting as a change leader responsible for transforming financial operations into a streamlined, data enabled, customer centric organization.

For more information on essential duties and responsibilities, visit https://uta.peopleadmin.com/postings/34096

Requirements

Minimum Qualifications:   

• Bachelor’s degree in Accounting, Finance, Business Administration, or a related field.
• Minimum of ten (10) years of progressively responsible leadership experience in financial operations, accounting, or a related discipline.
• Demonstrated experience leading complex organizations, large teams, and enterprise level change initiatives.

Preferred qualifications:   

• Master’s degree in Accounting, Finance, Business Administration, or related field.
• CPA or equivalent professional certification.