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| Title: | Business Associate |
| Description: | The University of North Carolina Press is a nonprofit publisher of both scholarly and general interest books and journals, affiliated with the University of North Carolina System. The Press’s offices are located on the campus of the University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill, in the thriving Research Triangle region of North Carolina.
UNC Press is currently seeking a hands-on, detail-oriented Business Associate with strong organizational skills and the problem-solving capability necessary to provide a wide variety of operations and financial functions to support the activities of the Press. This position will provide financial support to the Chief Operations Officer and the Chief Financial Officer in an environment where flexibility and competency are essential prerequisites for the role. The function includes royalty processing for client publishers, GL entries, reporting and other publishing service activities. Responsibilities: • Facilitate all business activities between the UNC Press journals department and Longleaf Services (our journals fulfillment organization), as well as preparing operating statements in conjunction with the UNC Press Business Office. • Primary liaison between the Office of Scholarly Publishing (OSPS) and the UNC Press Business office, including processing of royalties for OSPS clients. • Maintain subscription and usage statistic information for journals partners. • Assist with subsidiary rights and permissions work including tracking contract details, processing statements and payments, and assisting the COO with other work pertaining to finances and contracts. • Provide assistance for the Press and its OSPS and journal clients on financial matters including processing of client special orders. Qualifications: • Experience with report writing software • Proficient in Microsoft Excel and Word • Must be well organized, highly motivated, flexible, and able to work independently • Knowledge of publishing preferred, but not required Education: A.A. in Business with course work in accounting preferred with a minimum of 3 years of relevant business experience. This is a full-time, position, reporting to the CFO. It is supplemented with a generous benefits package that includes 14 holidays, vacation and sick time, as well as: • State Health Plan of North Carolina • NC Flex State Plans – dental, vision, accident, critical care, FSA and life insurance • State retirement program with an employer match • Supplemental retirement plans; i.e. 457, 403b and NC 401K • Unlimited access to financial advisors • Free Book allowance twice per year Interested candidates should provide a cover letter, resume, salary requirement and contact information for three professional references to Adele Sommerville, Director of Human Resources, UNC Press, asommerville@uncpress.org. The review of applications will begin immediately and continue until the position is filled. Only finalists for this position will be contacted. About UNC Press: UNC Press is a nonprofit publisher of both scholarly and general interest books and journals, affiliated with the University of North Carolina System. From its early days, the Press adopted the principle that its books should not merely observe but seek to understand, explain, and thereby improve our world. In keeping with that principle, UNC Press became the first scholarly publisher to develop an ongoing program of books by and about African Americans, beginning in the late 1920s, and was at the vanguard of the interdisciplinary field of gender and women’s studies in the 1970s. In addition to works on global history, religion, politics, and culture, the Press pioneered one of the earliest and strongest regional publishing programs in the country, publishing books on the people, culture, and environment of the South, cultivating a vital legacy for the future. The Press is also a leading publisher of works of Indigenous studies and histories of the carceral state, among other subjects that engage with pressing issues of social concern. To learn more about the Press, visit www.uncpress.org/about. UNC Press values diversity, equity, and inclusion in word and deed. The work we publish reflects a commitment to engaging diverse voices and experiences and bringing them to the widest possible audience. Similarly, we value a workplace that welcomes different perspectives to enhance the quality of our decision making as we carry out our work. We are strategically engaged in creating and enhancing policies and practices that will build upon our past efforts to attract, retain, and develop a staff that is diverse along many dimensions. https://uncpress.org/diversity-equity-inclusion/ THE UNIVERSITY OF NORTH CAROLINA PRESS IS AN EQUAL OPPORTUNITY EMPLOYER M/F/D/V |
| Requirements: | Qualifications:
• Experience with report writing software • Proficient in Microsoft Excel and Word • Must be well organized, highly motivated, flexible, and able to work independently • Knowledge of publishing preferred, but not required Education: A.A. in Business with course work in accounting preferred with a minimum of 3 years of relevant business experience. |
| Company: | UNIVERSITY OF NORTH CAROLINA PRESS |
| Location: | Chapel Hill, NC |
| How To Apply For This Job: | Interested candidates should provide a cover letter, resume, salary requirement and contact information for three professional references to Adele Sommerville, Director of Human Resources, UNC Press, asommerville@uncpress.org. The review of applications will begin immediately and continue until the position is filled. Only finalists for this position will be contacted. |
| Date Posted: | 4/7/2022 (Ongoing Job Posting) |
