Vice Chancellor for Finance and Administration

Posting Details

Position Information

Position Type

Non Classified

Job Title

Vice Chancellor for Finance and Administration

Classification Title

VCFA

Campus Location

ASU Beebe

Job Description

General Description

Arkansas State University-Beebe (ASUB), a comprehensive, multi-campus two-year community college within the Arkansas State University System, is seeking a Vice Chancellor for Finance and Administration (VCFA). Reporting to the Chancellor, the VCFA is the College's Chief Financial Officer (CFO) and a member of the Chancellor's leadership team. The VCFA / CFO is responsible for efficiently and effectively organizing, developing, and administering the fiscal and administrative services of the institution. The departments supervised by this position include Business Operations, Student Accounts, Controller, Physical Plant, Procurement, and Campus Operations.

Essential Duties and Responsibilities

1. Serves as a member of the Chancellor's leadership team.

2. Leads the College in leveraging its resources in a strategic and fiscally responsible manner in support of the mission and strategic priorities of the College.

3. Advises the Chancellor, Chancellor's Executive Council, Shared Governance Council and the campus community on the financial processes and outcomes and the short and long-term impacts on college operations.

4. Establishes the objectives, scope of service, staffing, work methods, and performance standards for organizational units under the leadership of the Finance and Administration division.

5. Supervises and conducts performance management of direct reports.

6. Delegates accordingly to ensure the College's accounting, investments, insurance, budget reporting, AR / AP, and other financial service elements are compliant, accurate, and of the highest standards.

7. Leads the processes for development, execution, and monitoring of institutional budgets consistent with institutional mission and strategic priorities, ASU System policy and procedures, and applicable state and federal laws.

8. Develops, recommends, and implements institutional practices and procedures relevant to administrative and financial management and operations.

9. Interacts with faculty, staff, students, and the general public on a daily basis and actively communicates and educates the campus community on budget and financial processes and parameters to ensure transparency and efficacy in the fiscal operations of the College.

10. Develops and maintains the College's risk management program, including the oversight of institutional insurance coverage and claims, risk management analyses and planning.

11. Oversees the management and coordination of all fiscal reporting activities, including information for the Board of Visitors, ASU System, Board of Trustees, Arkansas legislature, state and federal agencies, and other external entities.

12. Oversees the operation of auxiliary services and manages all contractual relationships.

13. Performs any other related duties as required or assigned.

Required Qualifications

Minimum Qualifications

1. Earned bachelor's degree in accounting, business administration, or related area from a regionally accredited institution

2. Five years of progressive experience in finance and administration; three years management experience preferred

3. Experience in higher education preferred.

Preferred Qualifications

Minimum Salary or Salary Range

Commensurate with experience

Physical Activities

Stand

frequently

Walk

frequently

frequently

Use hand to finger, handle, or feel

frequently

Reach with hands and arms

frequently

Climb or balance

occasionally

Stoop, kneel, crouch or crawl

occasionally

Talk or Hear

regularly

Taste or smell

Physical Exertion

Up to 10 pounds

frequently

Up to 25 pounds

occasionally

Up to 50 pounds

Up to 100 pounds

More than 100 pounds

Vision Requirements

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Close vision, Distance vision, Color vision, Peripheral vision, Depth perception, Ability to adjust focus

Posting Detail Information

Background Check Statement

This position will be subject to a pre-employment criminal, sex-offender registry background check. In cases where pre-determined, an additional financial / credit history / background check may be required as well. Convictions that have been sealed or legally eradicated and misdemeanor convictions for which probation was completed and the case was dismissed, will be excluded. Disclosure does not constitute an automatic bar to employment. Factors such as dates of the offense, seriousness and nature of the violation, rehabilitation and position applied for will be taken into account.

Background Check Requirements

Both

ASU Beebe EEO Statement

Arkansas State University-Beebe shall provide equal opportunity for employment to all persons regardless of race, color, religion, sex, national origin, disability, age, or veteran status, and shall strive to achieve full and equal employment opportunity throughout our campuses for faculty and staff. Our goal is to foster a workplace community where individuals are valued for their diverse backgrounds and differences.

Posting Number

NC2742014

Open Date

02 / 18 / 2025

Close Date

Open Until Filled

Special Instructions to Applicants

NOTE : If you are a veteran, disabled veteran, or spouse of a deceased veteran and would like Veteran's Preference, we will need to see proof of status in order to grant that. Please see Veteran's Preference section of the application for specific proof.

Applicants for this position with ASU-Beebe must have work authorization that does not now or in the future require sponsorship of a visa for employment authorization in the United States and with ASU-Beebe such as H1-B, F-1 (CPT / OPT), TN or any other status.

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