Vice President of Administration/Chief Financial Officer (CFO)

GENERAL STATEMENT OF RESPONSIBILITIES

Reporting to the President, the Vice President of Administration/Chief Financial Officer (CFO) provides strategic leadership and managerial oversight of college financial operations.  The Vice President/CFO is responsible for STCC’s operating and capital budgets, financial planning and fiscal forecasting. In addition, the Vice President/CFO provides leadership of all managing, accounting and reporting of college investments, compliance with state and federal regulations, and engages with government entities. They also serve as a key liaison to the STCC Board of Trustees. Given the nature of STCC’s historical campus and infrastructure, the Vice President/CFO plays a pivotal role with the Massachusetts Division of Capital Asset, Management and Maintenance (DCAMM). The Vice President/CFO oversees the Division of Administration and Finance, is an astute collaborator, and with the President and senior administrators, promotes and implements the college’s strategic goals including equity/inclusion, infrastructure/facilities, and student recruitment/retention.

JOB RESPONSIBILITIES

• Oversees the day-to-day financial operations of the college. Provides supervision for all operating, capital/facilities and grants budgets; budget modeling done in concert with the President and senior administrators include allocation, disbursement and preparation of revenue projections including shortfalls and risk assessments.
• Accounting Oversight: accounts receivable; accounts payable; supervision of financial transactions, student financial aid/services; manages the general ledger; preparation of financial statements and ensures coordination with independent auditors; college payroll operations; cash management; investments; coordination of the collection of student loans and other accounts receivable.  Ensures a strong system of internal controls of fiscal resources.
• Budget Oversight: data collection, analysis, and preparation on regular intervals of STCC annual operating and capital budgets; monitoring of expenditures against approved budgets and in relation to strategic plans.
• Capital Planning: allocate and secure resources to address deferred maintenance, infrastructure improvements, campus renovations and major capital expenditures in alignment with the college’s strategic goals.
• Demonstrated capacity to structure contracts, business opportunities, seek operational efficiencies, and leverage financial transactions that forward the success of STCC.
• Supervision across the division includes Finance/Budgets (Controller, Business Services/Procurement, Finance/Fiscal Projects, Payroll), Student Financial Services (Dean), Campus Safety (Police Chief), Facilities (Senior Director), related Emergency Preparedness, and third-party services including Campus Bookstore, Child Care, and Copy Center.
• Demonstrated skills in the supervision of multiple complex units with the proven ability to effect and influence change and innovation; effective communication and ability to develop collaborative working relationships with staff and faculty.
• Demonstrated knowledge of budget and technology models and software that link resource allocation performance and strategic planning.
• Appreciation for a work environment built to support diverse students, at an institution with an access, affordability, and technical mission and focus.
• Effective communicator through use of data; informs multiple audiences including STCC Trustees; is a member of the President’s Cabinet and provides essential contributions to strategic planning and capital infrastructure development.
• Liaison on behalf of the college to the STCC Assistance Corporation (“Tech Park”).
• Manage sensitive information and adheres to strict confidentiality.
• Other duties as assigned

QUALIFICATIONS

• Master's degree required in finance or related discipline; Certified Public Accountant (CPA) license strongly preferred.
• Extensive financial and budgetary leadership with five or more years of senior management in financial planning or budget oversight and forecasting, preferably in higher education.
• Substantive evidence of success in overseeing an entity's budget planning processes with understanding of limited resources and expertise in the preparation of non-profit and/or public sector budgetary analyses.
• Comprehensive knowledge of financial, investment, statutory and Internal Revenue Service mandates, plans and funding formulas, and institutional Master Plans.

Working Conditions/Physical Demands

Work is generally performed in an office setting with comfortable environmental conditions.  This position is stationary 50% of the time and frequently needs to move about inside the office department, and throughout the campus community, as needed. Constantly operates a computer and other office machinery, i.e. calculator, copier etc.   The person in this position frequently communicates and interacts with management and employees. 

ADDITIONAL INFORMATION 

SALARY:                                  Commensurate with Experience                                                     

BENEFITS:                               Yes - State funded                                                              

WORK SCHEDULE:                 37.5 hours per week - (Monday - Friday)

GRANT FUNDED:                    Yes

TRAVEL:                                   Occasional travel as needed on behalf of the college

PRE-EMPLOYMENT DETAILS:

STCC conducts a pre-employment screening on specified positions, which may include, but is not limited to, a Criminal Offender Record Information (CORI) and/or Sex Offender Registry Information (SORI) check, verification of academic credentials, licenses, certifications, and/or verification of work history. Finalist(s) for this position will be subject to a pre-employment screening as a condition of employment. 

CLOSING DATE:               September 30, 2020                                                  

APPLICATION INSTRUCTIONS

APPLY TO:    All applicants must apply online by submitting a cover letter**, resume and three (3) professional references to http://www.stcc.edu.  **Cover letter must demonstrate how your education and experience qualifies you for this position.

POLICY STATEMENT ON AFFIRMATIVE ACTION, EQUAL OPPORTUNITY & DIVERSITY

The Board of Higher Education and the Boards of Trustees of the Community Colleges maintain and promote a policy of non-discrimination on the basis of race, creed, religion, color, gender, gender identity, sexual orientation, age, disability, genetic information maternity leave, military service and national origin ("protected class(s)/classification(s)." Further, this policy prohibits retaliation and incorporates by reference, and where applicable, the requirements of Titles VI and VII of the Civil Rights Act of 1964; Title VI of the Civil Rights Act of 1968; Titles I and II of the Civil Rights Act of 1991; Title IX of the Education Amendments of 1972 and its regulations found at 34 C.F.R. part 106; Equal Pay Act of 1963; Civil Rights Restoration Act of 1988; Sections 503 and 504 of the Rehabilitation Act of 1973; Americans with Disabilities Act of 1990; Section 402 of the Vietnam-era Veterans Readjustment Act of 1974, Uniformed Services Employment and Reemployment Rights Act (USERRA); Age Discrimination Act of 1975; Age Discrimination in Employment Act of 1967, as amended; Family and Medical Leave Act of 1993; Federal Executive Order 11246 of 1965, as amended by Executive Order 11375 of 1967; Federal Executive Order 12900 of 1994; Federal Executive Order 13145 of 2000; Federal Executive Order 13160 of 2000; Federal Executive Order 13166 of 2000; Massachusetts Civil Rights Act; Massachusetts General Laws Chapters 151B, 151C, and Chapter 149; directives of the BHE, the Boards of Trustees of the Community Colleges and the Commonwealth of Massachusetts; and other applicable local, state and federal constitutions, statutes, regulations and executive orders.

EQUAL OPPORTUNITY STATEMENT

STCC's personnel and academic decisions, programs and policies are formulated and conducted in a manner which will ensure equal access for all people and prevent discrimination. As part of this effort, a College will ensure that employment and academic decisions, programs and policies will be based solely on the individual eligibility, merit or fitness of applicants, employees and students without regard to race, color, creed, religion, national origin, age, disability, sex, marital status, military service, gender identity, genetic information, sexual orientation or political or union affiliation.