Vice President for Finance and Administration

Reporting⠀directly⠀to the⠀President,⠀the Vice⠀President⠀for⠀Finance⠀and⠀Administration⠀is the⠀Chief⠀Fiscal⠀Officer⠀(VPFA-CFO),⠀charged⠀with⠀ensuring⠀the⠀fiduciary⠀integrity⠀of the⠀Institution⠀and⠀providing⠀strategic⠀leadership⠀to a group⠀of strong⠀professionals⠀who manage⠀ongoing⠀operations⠀of a⠀complex⠀organization.⠀The⠀Finance⠀and⠀Administration⠀team⠀strives to⠀provide⠀high⠀quality⠀services,⠀effective⠀solutions,⠀and⠀regulatory⠀guidance⠀to promote⠀responsible⠀administration⠀of the⠀Campus's⠀physical⠀infrastructure,⠀technology,⠀financial⠀resources,⠀and human⠀capital in⠀support of⠀SUNY⠀Delhi's⠀strategic⠀vision.

Serving⠀as a⠀member of⠀the⠀President's⠀Council⠀and⠀Executive⠀Leadership⠀Team, the⠀VPFA-CFO⠀works as a⠀partner in⠀institutional⠀planning⠀and⠀positioning⠀to allow⠀energy,⠀ideas, and⠀motivated⠀leaders to⠀advance⠀the⠀College as⠀it⠀encourages⠀innovation⠀and⠀relevance⠀in⠀response⠀to the⠀needs of⠀its⠀students,⠀faculty,⠀staff, and⠀partners.

Specific, responsibilities include, but are not limited to:

• Serve as⠀Chief⠀Financial⠀Officer of⠀the⠀College⠀with an⠀annual all⠀funds⠀operating⠀budget of⠀~$40M.
• Serve⠀as key⠀advisor to⠀the⠀college⠀president⠀on all⠀matters⠀related to⠀the⠀College's⠀budget as⠀his/her/their⠀primary⠀job⠀function.
• Provide⠀vision,⠀leadership,⠀and⠀oversight⠀for all⠀Finance⠀and⠀Administrative⠀Services⠀and is⠀responsible⠀for⠀sustaining⠀a culture⠀that⠀empowers⠀staff to⠀take⠀informed⠀risks, be⠀creative⠀and⠀collaborative,⠀and act as⠀full⠀partners⠀in helping⠀students⠀to achieve⠀their⠀goals.
• Support⠀SUNY⠀Delhi's⠀mission,⠀vision,⠀and values⠀through⠀effective⠀structure,⠀policies,'⠀and⠀services⠀to promote⠀and⠀sustain- a⠀culture of⠀inquiry,⠀evidence,⠀assessment,⠀improvement,⠀quality,⠀and⠀celebration⠀of⠀accomplishments.
• Promotes⠀and⠀supports⠀the⠀integration⠀of⠀technologies⠀and⠀innovative⠀pedagogies⠀that⠀enhance⠀and⠀improve⠀services⠀to⠀students⠀and⠀institutional⠀effectiveness.
• Advocate⠀for and⠀allocate⠀resources⠀to enhance⠀and ensure⠀the⠀quality of⠀Administrative⠀Services⠀divisional⠀operations⠀and⠀support⠀student⠀success.
• Guide⠀staff in⠀planning,⠀creating,⠀and⠀sustaining⠀programs⠀and⠀initiatives⠀that⠀fulfill⠀the⠀College's⠀strategic⠀goals.
• Support⠀recruitment,⠀professional⠀development,⠀evaluation,⠀promotion,⠀tenure,⠀and⠀retention⠀of quality⠀staff.
• Develop⠀and⠀sustain⠀productive⠀and⠀collaborative⠀relationships⠀across⠀divisions⠀and with⠀other⠀college⠀constituencies.
• Lead⠀and⠀oversee⠀direct⠀reports in⠀the areas⠀of:⠀Computer⠀Information⠀Systems;⠀Human⠀Resources;⠀Facilities⠀& Capital⠀Planning;⠀Student⠀Financial⠀Services;⠀and,⠀Budget and⠀Campus⠀Business⠀Office⠀operations.
• Lead,⠀supervise,⠀coordinate,⠀and⠀evaluate⠀all direct⠀reports,⠀departments,⠀and⠀programs,⠀adhering⠀to⠀appropriate⠀College⠀policies⠀and⠀procedures.
• Coordinate⠀the⠀Campus's⠀capital⠀master⠀planning⠀and energy⠀master⠀planning⠀programs;⠀prioritize⠀projects⠀in⠀consultation⠀with⠀Campus⠀leadership;⠀advocate⠀for State⠀funding.
• Responsible⠀for the⠀College's⠀internal⠀control⠀program,⠀including⠀compliance⠀with NYS⠀and SUNY⠀policies,⠀risk⠀management;⠀and⠀required⠀annual⠀reporting.
• Act⠀as campus⠀point of⠀contact⠀for⠀internal⠀and⠀external⠀audits as⠀well as⠀fraud⠀reporting⠀and⠀investigation⠀of⠀complaints.
• Responsible⠀for⠀sponsored⠀program⠀post award⠀administration⠀and⠀oversight⠀of⠀financial⠀reporting⠀in⠀conjunction⠀with the⠀Research⠀Foundation⠀of SUNY;⠀serve as⠀Operations⠀Manager⠀for the⠀Research⠀Foundation⠀of SUNY at⠀Delhi.
• Serve⠀as SUNY⠀Delhi's⠀Freedom of⠀Information⠀Law (FOIL)⠀Officer⠀relating⠀to the⠀public's⠀right to⠀review⠀certain⠀government⠀records.
• Actively⠀participate⠀in Campus⠀labor⠀relations,⠀including⠀representing⠀administration⠀on⠀labor/management⠀committees.
• Ensure⠀regulatory⠀compliance⠀with⠀applicable⠀federal,⠀New York⠀State,⠀SUNY and⠀Campus⠀laws,⠀regulations,⠀and⠀policies.
• Communicate⠀and⠀provide⠀financial⠀updates⠀and⠀information⠀to the⠀Campus⠀community,⠀including⠀students,⠀faculty⠀and staff⠀as well as⠀College⠀Council.
• Represent⠀SUNY Delhi⠀as a⠀member of⠀the State⠀University⠀Business⠀Officers⠀Association⠀(SUBOA).
• Work⠀closely⠀with SUNY⠀System⠀Finance,⠀State⠀University⠀Construction⠀Fund, SUNY⠀Counsel⠀and⠀University⠀Audit⠀Offices.
• Work⠀effectively⠀within the⠀64-campus⠀State⠀University⠀of New⠀York⠀(SUNY)⠀system.
• Represent⠀the⠀college,⠀where⠀appropriate,⠀through⠀interactions⠀with⠀local,⠀state, and⠀federal⠀government⠀representatives.
• Maintain⠀confidentiality,⠀as⠀appropriate⠀according⠀to law or⠀policy, of⠀information⠀acquired⠀in the⠀work of⠀the⠀College.
• Perform⠀other⠀duties as⠀assigned⠀by the⠀college⠀president.

• Bachelor's⠀degree in⠀accounting,⠀business,⠀business⠀administration,⠀management,⠀finance,⠀or related⠀field from⠀a⠀regionally⠀accredited⠀higher⠀education⠀institution.
• Minimum⠀of 5 years⠀of⠀progressive⠀administrative⠀experience⠀with at⠀least 3 of⠀the 5⠀years⠀include⠀supervisory⠀experience.
• Evidence⠀of⠀effective⠀interpersonal⠀and⠀communication⠀skills,⠀the⠀ability to⠀cultivate⠀partnerships,⠀and to⠀work with⠀diverse⠀groups of⠀faculty,⠀students,⠀staff, and⠀external⠀constituents⠀on complex⠀issues.
• Broad⠀knowledge⠀of⠀financial,⠀business⠀and⠀accounting⠀principles⠀and their⠀application⠀to budget⠀and⠀accounting⠀problems.
• Documented⠀ability to⠀integrate⠀data into⠀decision⠀making to⠀promote⠀effective⠀practice⠀and⠀policy.

Preferred Qualifications:

• Master's⠀degree in⠀accounting,⠀business⠀administration,⠀finance,⠀management,⠀or related⠀field from⠀a⠀regionally⠀accredited⠀higher⠀education⠀institution.
• Executive⠀leadership⠀experience⠀in higher⠀education⠀finance⠀and⠀budgeting.
• Experience⠀with⠀SUNY
• Involvement⠀with the⠀accreditation⠀process.
• Evidence⠀of work in⠀a⠀university⠀or college⠀environment.
• Experience⠀working⠀with⠀county and⠀state⠀governmental⠀agencies.

• Budget⠀Title:⠀Vice⠀President⠀for⠀Administration
• Salary:⠀Commensurate⠀with⠀education⠀and⠀experience
• Work⠀Schedule:⠀Travel and⠀some⠀evening &⠀weekend⠀work will⠀be⠀required
• This⠀is a⠀12-month⠀Management⠀Confidential⠀position
• This⠀position⠀offers⠀full New⠀York State⠀Management⠀Confidential⠀benefits⠀which are⠀among the⠀most⠀comprehensive⠀in the⠀country⠀with an⠀excellent⠀fringe⠀benefits⠀package.
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