Asst Professor of Finance & Accounting

Young Harris, GA 30582 Apply Overview Position Type Full Time Education Level Graduate Degree Description Assistant Professor of Finance and Accounting Young Harris College The Young Harris College Department of Business seeks applicants for an in-person, full-time tenure-track Assistant Professor of Finance and Accounting or a non-tenure-track Instructor of Finance and Accounting position. This position will instruct assigned courses in our Finance and Accounting Bachelor of Science program. The Department of Business offers majors in Finance and Accounting, Marketing, Management, Business Analytics, and Business Administration. The role includes serving as a student advisor in the Business department.

The candidate should be flexible, collegial, and strongly committed to teaching in an undergraduate liberal arts curriculum. Strong written and oral communication skills are essential, along with qualifying graduate hours. A Certified Public Accountant license and/or Certified Financial Planner designation is highly preferred. The Young Harris College Finance and Accounting major uniquely combines both disciplines and offers three pathways: Finance and Accounting with a concentration toward preparing for the CPA, Finance and Accounting with a concentration toward preparing for the CFP, or Finance and Accounting with flexibility to take other business courses of interest (marketing, management, or business analytics).

Duties and Responsibilities

Teach the assigned full-time course load, consisting of finance and/or accounting classes. Full-time course loads consist of 24 credit hours (8 classes) per academic year or 12 credit hours (4 classes) per semester. Preferred candidates will also be available to teach both finance and accounting courses. Develop engaging content that is inclusive, student-centered, and supportive of a liberal arts environment.

Act as an Advisor for majors in the Department of Business, including students pursuing the Finance and Accounting major and the Business Administration major. Provide Institutional service through committee work. Participate in professional development activities. Provide insight and contributions to the vision, direction, and administrative support of the Department of Business.

Support the college and department with program assessment duties as assigned. Other duties as assigned.

Qualifications

The successful candidate at the assistant professor level must hold a terminal degree in finance and/or accounting, or a closely related degree, demonstrating successful completion of a minimum of 18 graduate hours in finance and/or 18 graduate hours in accounting. Certified Public Accountants (CPA) and/or Certified Financial Planners (CFP) are highly preferred. ABD candidates will be considered if they commit to completing the terminal degree by a certain date. The successful candidate at the instructor level must possess an earned master’s in finance or accounting, or a closely related degree.

Additional mandatory qualifications include completing at least 18 graduate hours in a finance-related major, or 18 graduate hours in an accounting-related major, and earning a CPA or CFP. Additional Qualifications: Candidates who can teach courses, including but not limited to the following, are highly preferred: Fundamentals of Finance, Intermediate Corporate Finance, Investments, Federal Taxation, Principles of Accounting I and II, Intermediate Accounting I and II, Cost Accounting, Advanced Accounting, Non-profit and Government Accounting, and Fraud and Forensic Accounting. At least three years of relevant professional experience in teaching finance and/or accounting is preferred. Previous experience teaching college courses is strongly preferred.

Demonstrated success in managing programs, assessment, college teaching experience, advising students, and active membership in related professional associations is preferred. Commitment to student success in a liberal arts, in-person learning environment. Commitment to building a diverse and inclusive college community. Young Harris College is proud of its Wesleyan heritage and commitment.

The College was founded by a Methodist circuit-rider, and its namesake and sustainer during the institution’s formative years was one of the state’s outstanding Methodist laypeople. For several years, all Presidents of the College were ordained Methodist ministers, with Young Harris later appointing professional educators who were active lay leaders in the Methodist Church to the presidency. Today, Young Harris is a member of the North American Association of Methodist Schools, Colleges, and Universities (NAAMSCU), a voluntary association of over 100 private schools, colleges, universities, and seminaries in the United States that cooperate to advance the common good of member institutions and to address issues of mutual concern to the church and the academy. Young Harris is also a member of the University Senate of the UMC’s General Board of Higher Education and Ministry (GBHEM), making the institution eligible for funding from UMC agencies.

Young Harris supports the UMC’s commitment to “open hearts, open minds, and open doors.” For more information about the College’s affiliation with GBEHM, follow this link: GBHEM. Young Harris College does not discriminate on the basis of race, color, religion, national origin, sex , age, disability, or any other status protected by applicable federal, state, or local law. EOE M/F/D/V local laws. Young Harris College is committed to providing an inclusive and accessible application process for all applicants.

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