Vice Chancellor for Finance and Administration

The Vice Chancellor for Finance and Administration (VCFA) serves as the executive officer directly responsible for providing leadership and general management for the following service units: university finance, foundation finance, facilities, human resources, campus enterprises, emergency management, planning/performance management, police, risk and insurance. Fostering a strong customer service orientation, the VCFA will strive for excellence implementing best practices and innovations in operations and finance. This individual will serve as a responsible steward of human and fiscal resources. Minimum Qualifications

• A Master’s Degree or advanced degree in a relevant field or an equivalent record of professional achievement, and increasing levels of demonstrated success;
• 10 years experience in senior management in one or more of the following areas: financial administration, administrative services, business administration or facilities management;
• An understanding of higher education as an industry, including the issues, organizational structures, and funding models;
• Demonstrated strategic leadership experience developing and executing fiscal and operational plans in a complex organization;
• Demonstrated ability to be an active, senior-level participant in university planning and policy-making;
• Excellent communication and interpersonal skills coupled with experience building a culture of trust, mutual respect, and transparency in decision-making.;
• A transparent, straight forward and inclusive decision-making and management style;
• Experience identifying new financing opportunities, including public/private
  partnerships, economic development projects, and entrepreneurial ventures;
• Ability to integrate current technology and best practices into all functional areas of the
  Division;
• Devotion to the highest ethical standards and personal and professional integrity;
• A “doer” who has an appetite for change and the desire to be involved in a cultural,
  structural, and operational change model;
• An understanding of public, state system of higher education and how it interacts with the university campus, with the nuances of the state budget process preferred

Additional Required Certifications, Licensures, and Certificates Preferred Qualifications

• Successful experience in higher education as a senior administrator with a record of leadership and accomplishment in the areas of finance and administration;
• Experience in public sector budget development and management, business accounting theory and practice, and other fiscal and administrative operations;
• An understanding of public, state system of higher education and how it interacts with the university campus, and the nuances of the state budget process