Duke University: Duke University was created in 1924 through an indenture of trust by James Buchanan Duke. Today, Duke is regarded as one of America’s leading research universities. Located in Durham, North Carolina, Duke is positioned in the heart of the Research Triangle, which is ranked annually as one of the best places in the country to work and live. Duke has more than 15,000 students who study and conduct research in its 10 undergraduate, graduate and professional schools. With about 40,000 employees, Duke is the third largest private employer in North Carolina, and it now has international programs in more than 150 countries. Be You. The Assistant Vice Provost for Business Services leads the Business Services division within the Duke University Provost’s Office, the hands-on, unit-facing finance team responsible for budgeting, financial reporting, transaction processing, and financial customer service for the units it serves. The position ensures personnel and processes are oriented towards providing an exceptional level of service, supporting the needs of academic and administrative leaders and personnel within the Business Services-assigned units, while ensuring Provost’s Office budgetary and fiscal expectations are achieved. This position reports to the Vice Provost for Finance & Administration and serves as a member of the VPFA’s finance and human resources senior leadership team. The Assistant Vice Provost leads a team of directors, associate directors, business managers, financial management analysts, and accountants who serve academic and administrative support units at Duke. This position and its team own the execution layer of unit financial support: preparing unit budgets, processing accounting transactions, and serving as each assigned unit's day-to-day finance partner. The role requires strong financial and people leadership, the ability to manage a sizeable and distributed team across a wide range of unit types, and sound judgment in balancing consistent, auditable practice with the particular needs of individual units. Education/Training: Work requires a bachelor’s degree in accounting, finance, business administration, or a related field. Experience: Work generally requires a minimum of ten years of progressively responsible experience in financial management, budget development and analysis, or business operations, including at least five years in a supervisory or leadership capacity overseeing professional staff, sufficient to acquire considerable knowledge of accounting and general business practices and the ability to monitor and analyze fiscal operations, budget preparation, financial forecasts, and general business operations across a diverse, multi-unit portfolio. Or an equivalent combination of relevant education and/or experience. Preferred Qualifications: A significant preference for experience leading units responsible for financial and budgeting functions in higher education. Experience with SAP and analysis for
