Vice President of Finance and Administration

Vice President Of Finance And AdministrationReporting directly to the President and serving as a member of the President's Executive Leadership Team, the Vice President of Finance and Administration provides executive leadership for the College's financial services, procurement, facilities and capital planning, public safety, auxiliary services, and administrative operations. The Vice President serves as the College's chief financial strategist, ensuring sound fiscal stewardship, long-term financial sustainability, operational excellence, and responsible management of institutional resources. The Vice President collaborates with executive leadership to align financial planning, resource allocation, facilities investments, and administrative services with the College's strategic priorities, enrollment goals, student success initiatives, and institutional effectiveness objectives. The Vice President promotes a culture of accountability, transparency, innovation, shared governance, continuous improvement, and data-informed decision-making while strengthening the College's capacity to fulfill its mission in an evolving higher education environment.The position directly supervises the Controller, Director of Facilities and Projects, Director of Public Safety, Executive Assistant to the Vice President of Finance and Administration. The Vice President is responsible for the oversight and leadership of ancillary third-party vendors, including but not limited to college bookstore operations, ensuring compliance, service quality, and contract performance. Given the need for interaction with employees, students, and college community, this position requires in-person presence. This position is eligible for telework.Essential Job Functions:Executive Leadership & Strategic PlanningFinancial Leadership & Resource StewardshipProcurement, Contracts & Business ServicesFacilities, Capital Planning & Administrative OperationsPublic Safety, Emergency Management & Enterprise RiskGovernance, Compliance & Institutional EffectivenessBoard Relations & Executive CommunicationOrganizational LeadershipMinimum Requirements To Perform Work:Master's degree requiredCPA certification preferred.Experience working in education required, with a preference given to individuals that have higher education experience.Minimum of 10 years of experience in increasingly responsible positions in financial systems and operations, including successful fiscal, administrative leadership, and managerial experience. Preference for experience with strategic and long-term planning.Knowledge, Skills and Abilities:Excellent Microsoft Office Software skills including Word, Excel, PowerPoint, and Outlook.Familiarity with online Enterprise Resource Planning (ERP) System.Specific knowledge and experience in budget development, purchasing, accounting, accounts payable and receivable, investment of funds, state and federal funds, grants, cost studies, travel, revenues, expenditures, financial statements, insurance, auditing and related operational functions of the institution. Preferred knowledge of risk management practices related to fiscal and administrative functions, including public safety, emergency preparedness, facilities management, maintenance operations, and regulatory compliance. Familiarity with audit functions.Excellent written and oral communication skills, leadership, problem-solving, and interpersonal skills. Ability to multi-task, work independently, pay attention to detail, think critically, analyze data, adapt to changing priorities, and maintain confidentiality.Demonstrated ability to implement change, build consensus, establish and maintain cooperative working relationships, and gain confidence and cooperation within the College community.Proven ability to analyze complex data, develop financial reports for financial analysis, forecasting, trending, and results analysis.Effective oral and written communication skills.Physical Demands:Position requires the ability to make daily walking inspections of campus operationsPeriods of light work may be required; lifting to approximately 35 lbs. occasionallyVisual acuity appropriate for an administrative position, ability to perceive or detect surroundingsHear/talk/communicate – Must be able to exchange information and communicateMental acuity – Able to focus, concentrate, understand, and convey subject matterRepetitive motion (i.e., keyboarding), fingering, grasping, pushing, pulling, lifting, reachingStand/sit/walk/able to move or traverse from one area to anotherScheduling Requirements:The position requires a flexible work schedule during critical periods, inclement weather, and special events that may require evening, Saturday, and Sunday work hours.Periodic travel between college locations and State and other external meetings.Work Environment:Work environment involves everyday risks or discomforts which require normal safety precautions typical of such places as office or meeting and training rooms, e.g., use of safe workplace practices with office equipment, avoidance of trips and falls, and observance of fire and building safety regulations, and traffic signals when driving.General Benefits:Cecil College offers full-time employees a comprehensive benefit package offering medical, dental and vision coverage for employee and eligible dependents; generous annual, sick and personal leave; 19 paid holidays; tuition assistance and tuition waiver based on eligibility guidelines; opportunity to enroll in retirement accounts (403B or Maryland State Retirement System based on eligibility guidelines); voluntary retirement account with TIAA or Fidelity, employee paid short term disability, employer provided basic life insurance and accidental death insurance, and employee paid voluntary life insurance, access to Fitness Center, and library.Salary: This is an exempt position (not overtime eligible); Grade 129 (pay scale: $129,572-207,315). Based on the budget, the salary for the position will be $165,000-$175,000. Applicants' initial salary placement is based on internal and external equity.