Vice President of Finance/Treasurer

Saint Joseph's College of Maine is seeking a dynamic individual for the position of Vice President of Finance/Treasurer !

POSITION DESCRIPTION : The Vice President of Finance and Treasurer of the College serves as the principal advisor to the President on the business and financial operations of the College and prepares financial analysis and budgetary reports for the President and Board of Trustees. This role serves as a good steward of the resources of the institution by ensuring the financial health of the College through effective leadership, collaboration, direction and oversight to the College’s financial and revenue generating operations; performing a key role for the ongoing development of the College’s strategic plan; providing direction for the growth of non-tuition revenue; and providing supervision and direction to the position’s direct reports.

The VP of Finance/Treasurer will serve as leadership team member who is the administrative liaison for the following committees of the Board of Trustees: Revenue and Resources Committee, Audit and Risk Management Committee.

MINIMUM QUALIFICATIONS :

The Chief Financial Officer will be a creative, strategic, collegial and entrepreneurial administrator who values transparency and shared governance and who possesses:

• A minimum of ten years of progressively responsible financial leadership and management experience. Experience in higher education is not required although helpful.
• Demonstrated experience and success in the areas overseeing treasury functions, financial reporting, annual and strategic budgeting, long-term and endowment investments, real estate development, long term debt management, risk management and new business development (including public/private partnerships).
• A Master’s degree (preferred).
• Certified Public Accountant (CPA) designation a plus.

POSITION RESPONSIBILITIES :

Ensures the financial health of the College through effective leadership, collaboration, direction and oversight to the College’s financial operations by:

• Overseeing the development of the annual operating plans with SMART goals for the units in the finance area so that they provide high levels of service
• Meeting regularly with the Leadership Team members to coordinate the delivery of high levels of service
• Assisting the College to achieve the strategic goal of being financially sound and serving as a key partner in the strategic work of enhancing and diversifying the College’s revenue streams
• Leading the business and financial planning functions to achieve strong operating results and a stable capital financing plan
• Guiding the College’s investments, endowment and contracted insurance and ensuring that appropriate insurances are purchased
• Monitoring controls are in place and overseeing compliance and risk management
• Directing all financial accounting and financial reporting with the assistance of the Controller
• Developing reporting systems and processes to inform College leadership about the financial impacts of decisions
• Preparing financial forecasts and ensuring positive cash flows
• Providing continuous analysis and improvement with the annual operating and capital budgets, and the operational systems
• Managing long-term debt, including requests for new issues
• Ensuring annual audits are conducted, all tax returns prepared and appropriate reports filed
• Reviewing the status of student accounts receivable with the designated staff, as needed

• Overseeing grant administration and reporting while proactively ensuring departments are adhering to grant funding requirements

Performs a key role for the ongoing development of the College’s strategic plan by:

• Facilitating the financial analysis, business planning and leadership of the College’s resources to facilitate and support its mission and strategic plan
• Ensuring that each major division has a sustainable business plan that supports the near, mid and long term goals of our learning community and that aligns with the College’s business plan, for which the CFO is primarily responsible
• Preparing the strategic financial model and multi-year budgets and ensuring integration with the strategic plan
• Continuously monitoring the higher education landscape for financial risks and opportunities and interpreting their implications for the College
• Strategically managing the resource constraints inherent in a nonprofit tuition driven institution
• Demonstrating competence in transparent communication of strategic financial matters to key institutional stakeholders

About Saint Joseph’s College of Maine

Founded by the Sisters of Mercy in 1912, Saint Joseph’s College is Maine’s only Catholic college. Located on the shores of Sebago Lake in Standish, Maine, the 382-acre campus offers 46 undergraduate programs and a Division III athletic program to approximately 800 on-campus students. In addition to its on-campus offerings, Saint Joseph’s College provides certificates, undergraduate, and advanced degrees to approximately 1,200 working adults residing throughout the United States and in more than 20 other countries through its online learning program.

Saint Joseph’s College of Maine seeks to attract, retain, and develop personnel who support its mission and are committed to nurturing highly competent and deeply compassionate leaders ready to serve in a vulnerable world. Inspired by the life and vision of Catherine McAuley, it welcomes persons from all backgrounds as part of its community which is guided by the following values:

• to seek and embrace truth and wisdom wherever it may be found;

• to combine faith with reason in the pursuit of academic excellence;

• to commit ourselves to honesty in all relations with each other;

• to welcome the perspectives, cultures, and abilities of all people of good will, especially the disenfranchised;

• to value and respect the contribution of each member of the community;

• to reach out beyond the College’s boundaries to serve the needs of others with compassion and mercy;

• to address instances of injustice that impact people and the earth in solidarity with those we serve and from a position of informed advocacy.

Saint Joseph’s College of Maine is an equal opportunity employer dedicated to providing an inclusive work environment that supports a diverse faculty and staff. We consider all qualified applicants and employees for hiring, placement, and advancement, without regard to a person’s race (including traits associated with race, including hair texture, Afro hairstyles, and protective hairstyles), color, religion, ancestry or national origin, age, genetic information, military status, sex or gender, pregnancy, sexual orientation, gender identity or expression, disabilities, familial status, protected whistleblower activity, previous assertion of workers’ compensation claim, genetic information, protected veteran status, or any other status protected by applicable law.

Employees wishing to report sex-based discrimination, harassment, or misconduct should contact the Title IX Office (View email address on aiapply.co, View phone number on aiapply.co, 115A Heffernan Center).

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