North Carolina State University is leading the charge as the recipient of a $39.4 million award from the Department of Defense to establish the regional Microelectronics Commons regional innovation hub, Commercial Leap Ahead for Wide Bandgap Semiconductors (). This initiative, part of the larger $238 million investment through the Creating Helpful Incentives to Produce Semiconductors (CHIPS) and Science Act, aims to revolutionize the field of wide bandgap semiconductors.

Hub leadership, Distinguished Professors John Muth and Fred Kish, are dedicated to the "lab to fab" journey-translating laboratory advancements into fabrication capabilities for wide bandgap semiconductors. The hub brings together a dynamic partnership with N.C. A&T State University and industry leaders, including Wolfspeed, Coherent Corp., General Electric, Bluglass, Adroit Materials, and Kyma Technologies, Inc. This collaborative effort will propel the development of semiconductors crucial for national defense, electric vehicles, power grid technologies, 5G/6G, quantum technologies, and artificial intelligence applications.

The primary purpose of the CLAWS Finance Manager is to administer and manage a variety of complex, research-intensive range of financial, research administration and compliance, operational, and administrative activities of the Hub. This position is the main point of contact for all financial transactions and is responsible for a variety of financial and business related duties within the areas of accounting, budgeting, auditing, reporting, and grants administration. This position will also oversee the financial and compliance activities related to Hub membership and industry relations. The financial resources are primarily sponsored research, with the additional possibility of some F&A, state appropriated, receipt generated, and foundation accounts. This position will work in collaboration with the College Business Office, the Office of Research and Innovation (ORI), other university level offices, and college faculty and leadership across NC State and external partners.

Responsibilities of this position will include but are not limited to:

Other duties as assigned

Bachelor's Degree in Business Administration, Public Administration, or related business area and three years of professional accounting experience, of which at least one is supervisory; or equivalent combination of training and experience. All degrees must be received from appropriately accredited institutions.

- Excellent interpersonal and communication skills

- Ability to convey and communicate in a professional manner to a broad audience including executives, academic administrators, faculty, staff, and external parties

- Ability to manage and complete multiple tasks or projects to meet critical deadlines and manage workflow in a timely manner

- Excellent organizational skills and strong attention to detail

- High level of knowledge of with Microsoft Excel and Word, or similar software

- Previous experience in a role with financial management responsibilities

- Ability to independently respond to and resolve questions, concerns and problems. Must be able to address business needs of the Hubbased on requests from Hub Leadership without direct accounting supervision.

- Must be able to design and deliver effective, accurate and user-friendly reports in a time-efficient manner.

- Experience processing small purchase vouchers, journals, market place orders and purchase requisitions

- Knowledge of NCSU funding sources including spending guidelines

- Experience with P-card reconciliation and monthly account statements

- Experience with processing travel reimbursements and deposits

- Knowledge of UG - Uniform Guidance and CAS - Cost Accounting Standards

- Experience in a role related to management of Center-level business operations in an academic organization

- Experience in a role related to management of sponsored research contracts in an academic organization

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Applicants should submit a resume, cover letter and full contact information for three professional references.

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