Dean, School of Accounting & Braden School of Taxation

Dean, School of Accounting & Braden School of TaxationGolden Gate University; San Francisco, CaliforniaGolden Gate University (GGU), founded in 1901, is a private, nonprofit university headquartered in the heart of downtown San Francisco.GGU is seeking an accomplished, externally focused leader to serve as Dean of the Bruce F. Braden School of Taxation and the School of Accounting. Reporting to the Executive Vice President and Provost, Dr. Edward Roekaert Embrechts, the Dean will lead both schools and guide their next chapter of growth.The Bruce F. Braden School of Taxation is the largest graduate tax program in the United States and one of the most respected, with a reputation for comprehensive, practice-focused tax education. Big 4 and Global 6 firms hire the school's graduates and regularly send their employees to GGU to advance their tax education. The school offers the MS in Taxation and graduate certificates in Taxation, Advanced Studies in Taxation, and Estate Planning, delivered online for working professionals. Its courses also serve as a cost-effective source of continuing professional education for CPAs and Enrolled Agents, offer MCLE credit for attorneys, and fulfill the California State Bar's educational requirement for Certified Specialists in Taxation Law.The School of Accounting prepares outstanding new talent for the profession and helps practicing accountants deepen their competencies. Its programs include the BS in Accounting, the MS in Accounting Data and Analytics, and graduate certificates spanning analytics and automation, CPA applied accounting, and California governmental accounting. Guided by regulatory and standard-setting bodies, major public accounting firms, and distinguished academics, the school holds curricular relevancy as its core value and prepares students for the CPA exam and for leadership in the profession.Both schools reflect GGU's longstanding commitment to practitioner faculty. Courses are taught by practicing tax and accounting professionals and attorneys who bring real-world, real-time expertise directly into the classroom. This practitioner model is central to the schools' identity and to their relationships with the firms that employ their students and alumni.The schools serve a national community of working professionals. Students and alumni reside across the United States and Canada, and programs are delivered in formats designed for practicing tax and accounting professionals. Because the community the Dean serves is geographically distributed, the position itself is location flexible.THE OPPORTUNITYThe Dean is, first and foremost, the schools' ambassador to the profession. Roughly ninety percent of the role is external: engaging the tax, legal, and accounting communities, building relationships with firms and alumni, and translating those relationships into enrollment, adjunct faculty talent, and customized programs.This external work is central to the schools' growth strategy. Sustained engagement with firms and professional organizations produces partnerships in which firms sponsor staff enrollment, supplies highly qualified practitioner adjunct faculty who further strengthen firm relationships, and creates demand for personalized programs tailored to individual firms.The internal dimension of the role is focused and well defined: staying informed on university matters, advocating for the schools within the university, and ensuring the schools' faculty and course schedules are well supported.KEY RESPONSIBILITIESExternal Engagement and GrowthServe as the schools' principal representative to the tax, legal, and accounting communitiesEstablish and lead an advisory committee composed of partners from Big 4 and regional tax and accounting firmsRepresent the schools at ABA and CPA conferences and engage actively with members of the professional communityBuild and sustain relationships with the schools' alumni, who practice in tax and accounting across the United States and CanadaDevelop firm partnerships that generate staff enrollment in the schools' programsCreate personalized and customized programs for partner firmsRecruit highly qualified adjunct faculty from professional networks, reinforcing firm relationships in the processDrive enrollment growth across both schools' programsInternal and Academic LeadershipStay informed of university matters and advocate for the schools within the universityFoster collaboration and curricular alignment between the Braden School of Taxation and the School of AccountingEnsure full-time faculty have appropriate workload agreementsOversee the course schedules to ensure they serve students and faculty wellHire, review, and support adjunct faculty and ensure they feel connected to the schoolsRequiredAdvanced degree in the fieldRelevant work experiencePreferredCPA license or experience in an accounting firmExperience teaching online or via videoconferenceLeadership Qualifications and CharacteristicsThe successful candidate will possess many of the following professional qualifications and personal characteristics:A proven track record in business development and relationship buildingCreativity, vision, and an ability to understand the future of graduate tax and accounting educationSuccessful and progressively responsible administrative roles, including experience managing staff and collaborating with facultyDemonstrated leadership and diplomacy skills, with the ability to set priorities, influence change, and inspire high levels of creativity and collegialityDemonstrated ability to bring groups together, establish effective and meaningful partnerships, and collaborate across educational unitsDeep respect for and commitment to student successAn entrepreneurial spirit and a dynamic, energetic, and engaging personalityExcellent interpersonal and communication skillsTHE IDEAL CANDIDATEGGU seeks a leader who is energized by external engagement and at home in the professional tax and accounting community. The successful candidate will be a natural relationship builder, comfortable representing the schools with firm leadership, professional associations, and alumni, and committed to translating those relationships into growth for the schools and opportunity for their students.Because the schools' students and alumni are distributed across the United States and Canada, candidates may be located anywhere; residence in the San Francisco Bay Area is not required.APPLICATION PROCESSGolden Gate University invites nominations and applications from accomplished academic and professional leaders excited by the opportunity to lead the Braden School of Taxation and the School of Accounting.Screening of complete applications will begin immediately and will continue until the completion of the search process.To learn more about the position, visit To apply, please visit and include the following materials in your application:Letter of interest addressing your vision for the schools and relevant leadership experienceCurriculum vitaeStatement of leadership philosophy, including your approach to curriculum development, faculty recruitment, enrollment growth, and industry partnershipsIn applying for a position, candidates sign a consent authorizing a broader inquiry which may include reference checks, a motor vehicle check, and a third-party background check.Golden Gate University is an equal employment opportunity employer. We support inclusive excellence and are committed to creating a safe and welcoming community for all.University policy prohibits discrimination based on race, color, religion/creed, national origin, ancestry, age, sex/gender, sexual orientation, marital status, medical condition, physical or mental disability, gender stereotyping, and gender identity, gender expression, military or veteran status, taking a protected leave (e.g., family medical or pregnancy leave), or on any other basis protected by applicable laws.The University has a strong commitment to the principles of diversity and inclusion, and to maintaining working and learning environments that reinforces these practices. The University welcomes and encourages applications from all demographics. #J-18808-Ljbffr Golden Gate University