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

Curriculum Vitae