Jess Bankhead
MSA Program Director / Academic Advisor / Accounting Lecturer
Accounting and Finance
Email Address: jmbankhead@uncg.edu
Phone: 336.256.0127
Areas of Expertise
Income Taxes
Biography
Jess Bankhead is the Director of the Master of Accounting Program and a lecturer at the University of North Carolina at Greensboro. In his role, he also serves as the internship coordinator for the ACF department. Previously working as a tax manager at a Top 200 CPA Firm, Jess now teaches tax courses to graduate students. He is a licensed CPA in North Carolina and continues to provide tax consulting services to privately held businesses and individuals. Jess is also an active member of the Education Resource Group with the North Carolina Association of CPAs. Jess received UNC Greensboro’s 2024 Outstanding Graduate Program Director award.
Education
M.S. in Accounting, Concentration in Taxation, Appalachian State University (2015)
B.S. in Accounting, Appalachian State University (2014).
Professional Activities
Certified Public Accountant, North Carolina, May 2016
Vice President, Young Professional Cabinet, North Carolina Association of CPAs (2020-2022)
Member, Education Resource Committee, North Carolina Association of CPAs
Member, American Institute of CPA