Vice President for Finance and Administration

Position Summary:

The Vice President for Finance and Administration is a member of the President’s executive leadership team with responsibilities for budgetary and financial accountability and creating financial and administrative strategies to support and enhance institutional and strategic priorities. Personal attributes should include strategic vision, excellent leadership skills, a strong work ethic, high energy, excellent written and oral communication skills, tact and confidentiality, a sense of humor, and unquestionable integrity.

Principal Duties:

• Direct and provide financial oversight of the university’s financial and administrative operations including fiscal planning, budget development and control, accounting, procurement and contract administration, travel, inventory, facilities management, construction management, third party contracts (food service, bookstore, vending), debt management, compliance, and scholarship management;
• Provide campus leadership for facilities planning and construction, and capital budget planning and analysis;
• Represent the university on budgetary and administrative matters with state government committees, the private sector, and the general public;
• Maintain consultative working relationships with appropriate faculty, staff, and student governance groups and committees in program and policy development;
• Serve on the president’s leadership team and as the president’s representative when appropriate.

The Vice President for Finance and Administration has direct supervision of the Associate Vice President for Finance, Associate Vice President for Facilities, Director of Procurement Services, and the VPFA Project Administrator.

Qualifications:

• Commitment to embracing and enhancing diversity, affirmative action, and equal opportunity;
• Understanding of and commitment to the mission and goals of the university, shared governance, understanding the collaborative role, and willing to be active in the life of the university;
• Experience and expertise in strategic, comprehensive, multi-year budget development and implementation, in-depth knowledge of financial and ratio analysis, experience with business and finance operations in an academic institution;
• Master’s degree in business, finance, economics or an advanced degree in fields related to the vice president’s responsibilities;
• Minimum of ten years of progressively responsible administrative experience in an organization of relevant size and complexity; evidence of vision and collaboration;
• Ability to convey complex financial information into lay terms and to effectively articulate the university’s financial vision, strengths, goals, and requirements to a wide range of audiences, both internal and external;
• Experience with strategic planning, campus master planning, and the ability to apply critical, conceptual and strategic thinking to important financial, academic, and administrative issues across the university;
• Executive-level problem solving and organizational skills and the ability to function in a complex, high-demand environment, managing multiple priorities simultaneously;
• A proven team player with the ability to advocate and to partner with others, experience reviewing and realigning systems, policies and personnel.

Priority deadline for applications is February 28, 2022.