Finance Office at the Gillings School

About our Office

The mission of the Gillings School of Global Public Health’s finance office is to oversee budget planning, management and reporting at the School level and to lead financial policy development and implementation on behalf of the School. We serve as an adviser to School personnel on compliance matters and as a liaison between the School and auditors (internal and external). We also serve as the liaison between the School and various offices around campus (Provost’s Office, Budget Office, Office of University Counsel, Internal Audit, as well as other UNC-Chapel Hill offices) on finance and compliance-related issues. The finance office directly manages financials for the central School units (CAUs) and the Public Health Foundation.

Our Resources

Administrative Support Reference Guide

CAU New Employee Checklist (.docx)

CAU Finance Onboarding (PDF)

ConnectCarolina and InfoPorte Resources

Gillings School Finance Forms Library

General Orientation (lunch and learn video)

Hiring Students and Temporary Staff (lunch and learn video)

Purchasing and Travel (lunch and learn video)

SPH Accounting Group Meetings and Team Site

The SPH Finance Team hosts a monthly accounting group meeting for Accounting Techs and Accountants to gather and share knowledge. This forum is also a place to discuss changes to accounting processes (guidance disseminated from the University). The SPH Finance Team is a resource for CAUs and departments.

If interested in joining the meeting, please reach out to Jon Cheslock: jcheslock@unc.edu to be added to the distribution list and Team site.

Contact Us

Contact Finance Team

Tiffany Farina, CRA, CFRA

Tiffany Farina

Interim Associate Dean for Finance and Business
206 Rosenau Hall
135 Dauer Drive
CB #7400
tiffany.farina@unc.edu

Lead accountant for SPH and Public Health Foundation
Budget planning, management and reporting
Financial and budgetary policy development and implementation
Audit and compliance
Financial communications
SPH financial representative on campus committees

Teri Smith

Teri Smith

Accounting Manager
206 Rosenau Hall
135 Dauer Drive
CB #7400
smithtg@email.unc.edu

Budget development, monitoring and reporting
Financial data collection, analysis and summation
Grants management
Foundation accounting
Audit and compliance

Jon Cheslock

Jon Cheslock
Accountant
206 Rosenau Hall
135 Dauer Drive
CB #7400
Jon_Cheslock@med.unc.edu

Fund balance monitoring and reporting
Payment and payroll approvals
Special projects and research
Account review
Budget revisions
Accounting technician backup, as needed

Shawn Johnson

Shawn Johnson
Accounting Technician
206 Rosenau Hall
135 Dauer Drive
CB #7400
shawnj@email.unc.edu

Payments (check requests, travel reimbursements, independent contractors, etc.)
Journal entries
Purchasing card reconciliation
Account reconciliation
GradStar student payments
Supply and computer orders

Abby White Gould

Abby White Gould
Accounting Technician
206 Rosenau Hall
135 Dauer Drive
CB #7400
awgould@unc.edu

Payments (check requests, travel reimbursements, independent contractors, etc.)
Journal entries
Purchasing card reconciliation
Account reconciliation
GradStar student payments
Supply and computer orders

Angie Ross

Angie Ross
Business Services Coordinator
206 Rosenau Hall
135 Dauer Drive
CB #7400
angela.ross@unc.edu

Serves as a floating resource for the School, specifically units needing short-term help with business support items.
Travel
Purchasing
Process improvement
Administrative support
Event planning

Stephanie Alsay

Stephanie Alsay, MBA, PMP, CPA
Finance Manager
206 Rosenau Hall
135 Dauer Drive
CB #7400
salsay@unc.edu

Nicole Cole
Business Intelligence (BI) Developer
206 Rosenau Hall
135 Dauer Drive
CB #7400
ndg@unc.edu

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135 Dauer Drive
207 Rosenau Hall, CB #7400
Chapel Hill, NC 27599-7400

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