Chief Financial Officer

About Salve Regina University Founded by the Sisters of Mercy, Salve Regina is a Catholicuniversity that welcomes people of all beliefs and combines liberalarts and professional education with a commitment to justice,service, and student success. Its distinctive 80-acre campus inhistoric Newport, Rhode Island, serves approximately 2,067undergraduate and 665 graduate students across more than 90 areasof study. With growing application interest, new academic programs,significant campus investments, and multiple programmaticenhancements underway, Salve offers a compelling platform for aleader who can enable institutional ambitions into sustainablefinancial strategies. Job Description With the upcoming retirement of the existing Chief FinancialOfficer leveraging notable stability of the finance and accountingteams over the past three decades, Salve Regina University("Salve") seeks an accomplished, forward-looking Chief FinancialOfficer ("CFO") to help shape its next chapter of financialstrength, strategic growth, and institutional innovation. Reportingdirectly to President Kelli J. Armstrong and serving on thePresident's Cabinet, the CFO will be a trusted advisor andcollaborative partner in advancing the University's mission andlong-term sustainability. The CFO will lead the University's financial enterprise and overseea team of approximately 20 professionals across accounting,budgeting, treasury, payroll, procurement, student accounts,financial reporting, and contracted services. Priorities include: Create a forward-looking, multi-year financial strategy thataligns resources with academic and institutional priorities. Modernize financial operations, systems, reporting, andprocesses to improve efficiency, transparency, data integrity, anddecision-making. Strengthen and develop the Business Office team, fosteringaccountability, collaboration, service, and continuousimprovement. Lead operating and capital budgeting, forecasting, liquidityplanning, treasury, debt management, and capital financingstrategy. Partner across enrollment, advancement, and other Universityfunctions to strengthen revenue modeling, resource allocation, andfinancial stewardship. Provide clear financial insight to the President, Cabinet, andBoard of Trustees, including its Finance, Investment, and AuditCommittees. Location and compensation: This is a full-time, year-round position based in Newport,Rhode Island, with eligibility for a hybrid arrangement requiringthree days per week on campus. The anticipated salary range for this position is$195,000-$245,000 annually. The final determination of the selectedcandidate's actual pay is based on their experience andqualifications for the role. Requirements: At least 10 years of progressively responsible financialleadership, including oversight of complex budgets, audits,reporting, treasury, debt, and financial systems. Senior finance experience in higher education, preferablywithin a private institution, along with familiarity withenrollment economics, endowments, and capital projects. Expertise in GAAP, financial forecasting and modeling, internalcontrols, and financial risk management; experience with ERPsystems (Ellucian Colleague preferred). Credibility with governing boards and committees, exceptionalcommunication skills, and a collaborative, ethical leadershipstyle. A bachelor's degree in accounting, finance, or businessadministration and CPA or CFA certification; a master's degree ispreferred. Additional Information: Salve Regina University strives to cultivate belonging valuesthrough diversity, equity inclusion in order to foster a welcomingculture for our staff, faculty and students, as well as the widercommunity. Salve Regina University embraces all people with grace.No matter the path traveled to get here, the Universityacknowledges that many identities will intersect. Salve Reginabelongs to all in its community. #J-18808-Ljbffr Salve Regina University