Job Board Title:
Vice President for Finance and Administration

Post Date
4/17/2018

Expiration Date
5/4/2018

Details:
Western Oregon University is recruiting a Vice President for Finance and Administration to join their leadership team.

The Vice President for Finance and Administration (VPFA) will serve as the University’s Chief Financial Officer, overseeing an annual operating budget of $105M-110M. In Fiscal Year 2017, the University finalized their strategic plan through 2023, Forward Together, which serves as the guiding force behind all university decisions and practices. The strategic plan highlights the university’s commitment to sustainability and stewardship including enhancing financial sustainability through enrollment and fiscal strategies, maintaining access and affordability with regard to cost of degree attainment, diversifying and expanding revenue sources, and providing effective technology solutions to support campus programs. Western Oregon University (WOU) seeks a collaborative, strategic leader to develop financial processes that will lead the university through this period of unprecedented institutional change. If you’re looking to make a strategic impact, drive change, and lead a team with a vision, you’ve come to the right place.


Why join WOU?
• History and Prestige: Founded in 1856, WOU is the oldest of Oregon State’s eight public universities.
• Academic Excellence: WOU is a nationally recognized university, with 52 majors, 5,000 students, an average class size of 19, and a 14:1 student: faculty ratio.
• Diversity-driven: WOU’s faculty, administration, staff and students passionately believe that all Oregonians should have the opportunity to graduate from college. WOU is especially successful in providing an excellent, affordable education to students who are first generation, disadvantaged, and from diverse backgrounds, supporting them in the completion of their degree.
• Gorgeous Views: Located in Monmouth, the heart of Oregon’s lush Willamette Valley, WOU is about 20 minutes from Salem, the state’s capitol and about 75 minutes from Portland, the state’s cultural hub. WOU is also a nature haven, and a short drive from the Oregon coast and mountains.

Position Overview:
The VPFA reports directly to the President and has oversight responsibility for the fiscal affairs (operating and capital budgets, accounting, grants, purchasing, fiscal reporting) and administrative services (safety and security, facilities management, auxiliary services, construction, maintenance, environmental health & safety; emergency preparedness and information resources of the University. The departments reporting to the VPFA are: Budget (operating and capital); Business Services; Facility Services; Campus Public Safety and Security; and University Computing Services. The VPFA will co-chair the University Budget Committee comprised of faculty, students and staff. The VPFA also participates in collective bargaining activities for both the teaching faculty and classified staff.

The VPFA works closely with WOU’s Board of Trustees, which has a standing finance and administration committee. The primary responsibility is to maintain the fiscal health of the University and its programs while increasing the quality and efficiency of services provided in support of its mission and strategic plan. Long-term goals include the continuing development and enhancement of relationships with all members of the President’s Cabinet, all divisions of the University, key staff members of the Higher Education Coordinating Commission, Oregon Legislature, VPFA’s from the other Oregon public universities, external and internal auditors, students, and external constituents while creating a working environment that is professional, collegial, respectful and caring.

Qualifications:
Minimum Qualifications:
• A master’s degree in business administration, accounting, public administration, finance or other appropriate discipline
• Seven years of progressively responsible management experience in higher education and administration.
• A thorough working knowledge of financial management practices and experience in computerized fiscal and business operations.
• Direct experience in the areas of strategic planning and capital budgeting.
• Demonstrate outstanding organizational, interpersonal and advocacy skills, including the ability to communicate effectively with internal and external groups.
• Demonstrated knowledge of critical issues in higher education, including diversity, shared governance, collective bargaining and accreditation.
• Must be comfortable working in an open and transparent manner actively sharing information with others on campus.
Preferred Qualifications:
• A doctoral degree in business administration, accounting, public administration, finance or other appropriate disciplines.

**A criminal background check will be required as a condition of employment. We are not considering candidates who require Visa sponsorship support. Additionally, the University typically only considers visa support for employees placed in specialized positions that are continuing regular University appointments.

Western Oregon University is an AA/EO/Veteran/Disability employer committed to increasing the diversity of its workforce

Comments:
Western Oregon University has partnered with Another Source, an external recruitment firm, to assist in their hiring process. Please apply on the Another Source Careers Site to be considered: https://app.jobvite.com/j?aj=oWXf7fwZ&s=NWAFP

Employer:
Western Oregon University
Contact:
Heather Stanley, Recruiter

Address:
345 N. Monmouth Avenue

Work Phone:
(503) 838-8000

Email:
jobs@anothersource.com

Website:
http://www.wou.edu/