Budget and Finance
Welcome to Budget & Finance
The Budget Office supports the University through financial analysis, budget development, and budget execution. We strive to manage University resources proactively and in alignment with the University’s strategic goals, and we are committed to providing quality and timely customer service to the university community in accordance with university, local, state and federal regulations. The Budget Office works closely with University departments as well as the UNC System Office and North Carolina Office of State Budget & Management to develop, execute, and report on the University’s budget.
The Budget & Finance division major areas of responsibility include cash receipts, cash disbursements, student loan collections, payroll, fixed assets accounting, endowment accounting, and purchasing. This area prepares fiscal reports and maintains records for all university departments (including capital improvements, fixed assets, and the UNC Asheville Endowment). University departments currently reporting to the Budget & Finance division include Campus Operations, Human Resources, Information Technology Services, and Space Planning.
Trying to figure out who in Finance to reach out to? A quick reference guide for UNC Asheville Finance with contact information and links to helpful resources can be found here.
View the Finance Reference Guide Office of Finance Code Of Conduct/EthicsOffice of Finance Conflict of Interest Policy
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Student Accounts
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Our Staff
Amanda Baranski
Executive Assistant
Office: 211 Phillips Hall
Phone: (828) 251-6742
Email: abaransk@unca.edu
Steven Birkhofer
Special Funds Accountant
Office: 211D Phillips Hall
Phone: (828) 251-6872
Email: sbirkhof@unca.edu
Suzanne Bryson
Director of Academic Budgeting
Office: 101B Phillips Hall
Phone: 828-232-5162
Email: sbryson@unca.edu
Hunter Fava
Assistant Controller - Financial Operations
Office: 117 Phillips Hall
Phone: (828) 251-6128
Email: hfava@unca.edu
Giovanni Figaro
Foundation Accountant
Office: 211C Phillips Hall
Phone: (828) 251-6113
Email: gfigaro@unca.edu
Lydia Gossett
Accounting Manager
Office: 211H Phillips Hall
Phone: (828) 251-6818
Email: lgossett@unca.edu
Mary Hall
Associate Vice Chancellor for Finance/Controller
Office: 211E Phillips Hall
Phone: (828) 232-5109
Email: mhall7@unca.edu
Catherine Mallon
Accounting Technician
Office: 211E Phillips Hall
Phone: (828) 251-6243
Email: cmallon@unca.edu
Bella Petersen
Accounting Technician
Office: 211I Phillips Hall
Phone: (828) 251-6133
Email: ipeterse@unca.edu
James Robinson
University Budget Director
Office: 214B Phillips Hall
Phone: 828-232-2268
Email: jrobins7@unca.edu
Katha Tasios
Accounts Payable Lead
Office: 119 Phillips Hall
Phone: (828) 251-6663
Email: ktasios@unca.edu
Keith Krumpe, Ph.D.
Interim Dean of the College of Humanities, Arts, and Social Sciences & Senior Administrator for Space Planning & Professor of Chemistry; Organic Chemistry
Office: 118D Phillips Hall
Email: kkrumpe@unca.edu
Contact Us
Associate Vice Chancellor for Finance/Controller
211 Phillips Hall, CPO 1422
One University Heights, Asheville, NC 28804
Office: (828) 232-5109
Fax: (828) 251-6743
Email: mhall7@unca.edu
Purchasing
121 Phillips Hall, CPO 1425
Office: (828) 251 6100
jgarst@unca.edu
cbuck@unca.edu
Accounts Payable
119 Phillips Hall, CPO 1423
Office: (828) 251-6663
acctspayable@unca.edu