Assistant, Associate or Professor of Finance

Expectation and Condition of Employment

Howard Payne University, a church-related institution affiliated with the Baptist General Convention of Texas, seeks to employ evangelical Christians who are dedicated to teaching and service as they model the principles of the Christian faith and the University’s sincere religious beliefs.

Howard Payne University (hereafter, University) is committed to the integration of learning and Christian faith in the pursuit of truth. Employees are expected to embrace the Christian Mission Statement and Core Values of the University and must support the University’s affirmation of traditional Christian and Baptist beliefs by leading lives of service through active involvement in Christian activities both on campus and through a local church.

Mission Statement

Howard Payne University is a Christ-centered academic community dedicated to excellence by developing and equipping the whole person for intellectual inquiry, personal and professional integrity, and service to God and humanity.

Core Values of Howard Payne University

We believe and affirm that the University as an institution and each individual called to serve the Lord at Howard
Payne should strive to demonstrate a commitment to these five Core Values:

• Centered on Christ   (cf. Col. 3:17, Matt. 7:24)
• Focused on Community   (cf. Eph. 4:4-6, 1 Pet. 3:8)
• Called to Service   (cf. Mark 10:45, Phil. 2:3-5)
• Committed to Excellence   (cf. Gen. 1:31, 1 Cor. 9:24)
• Dedicated to Stewardship   (cf. Gen. 2:15, 1 Pet. 4:10)

As a condition of employment, employees agree to be paid by Direct Deposit. Applicants offered contingent employment based on the University obtaining a clean background check agree the contingent offer of employment may be revoked based on the information obtained in the background check.

If offered employment, your acceptance will indicate that you have read and agree to the Expectations and Conditions above.

Application Procedure

To be considered for this position, please submit the following:

• a letter of application addressing in detail how you meet the position requirements
• a resume or CV (curriculum vitae)
• unofficial transcripts, and
• a completed HPU Employment Application

Job Summary

Serves as the lead faculty member for the BBA-Finance degree/major in the School of Business.  Does so in accordance with the HPU mission statement, the School of Business purpose statement, the School of Business outcomes assessment plan, and other relevant documents.

Essential Duties and Responsibilities

Essential Duties and Responsibilities include the following.

1. Develops, instructs, and administers primarily finance and introductory economics courses, with other courses within the School of Business included as appropriate, resulting in a typical teaching load of 24 credit hours over the academic year.  This load may include both on ground and online courses as well as both undergraduate and MBA courses
2. Advises primarily finance majors, with other business majors included as appropriate
3. Holds a minimum of 7 scheduled office hours per week with additional hours arranged as needed
4. Serves on HPU and/or School of Business committees as needed
5. Maintains a program of ongoing professional development.  Ideally, this program includes systematic ongoing efforts to, where appropriate, understand and teach business from a distinctly biblical perspective
6. Works effectively with other HPU and School of Business personnel
7. Working in an environment with constrained resources is able to improvise, overcome, and adapt

Competencies 

To perform the Essential Duties listed above successfully, an individual should demonstrate the following competencies:

1. Integration of Faith in the Classroom - Displays a proven record of integrating Faith into his/her discipline and the willingness to continue doing so in a manner consistent with the University’s Mission Statement and Core Values
   
2. Analytical - Synthesizes complex or diverse information, collects and researches data, uses intuition and experience to complement data, designs work flows and procedures
   
3. Problem Solving - Identifies and resolves problems in a timely manner, gathers and analyzes information skillfully, develops alternative solutions, works well problem solving as part of a group, uses reason even when dealing with emotional topics
   
4. Technical Skills - Assesses their own strengths and weaknesses, pursues training and development opportunities, and strives to build knowledge and skills continuously, shares expertise with others
   
5. Interpersonal Skills - Focuses on solving conflict without blaming others, consistently maintains confidentiality, listens to others without interrupting them, keeps their emotions under control, remains open to others' ideas and tries new things
   
6. Oral Communication - Speaks clearly and persuasively in positive or negative situations, listens and gets clarification, responds well to questions, demonstrates effective group presentation skills, participates actively in meetings
   
7. Written Communication - Writes clearly and informatively, edits their work for correct spelling and grammar, varies their writing style as needed, presents numerical data effectively, is able to read and interpret written information effectively
   
8. Teamwork - Balances the needs of the team and individual responsibilities effectively, exhibits objectivity and openness to others' views, gives and welcomes feedback, contributes to building a positive team spirit, puts the success of the team above their own interests, is able to build morale and group commitments to goals and objectives, supports everyone's efforts to succeed
   
9. Visionary Leadership - Displays passion and optimism, inspires respect and trust and motivates others to perform well, mobilizes others to fulfill the University’s Mission Statement while embracing the University’s Core Values, provides vision and inspiration to peers and subordinates, exhibits self-confidence and confidence in others, influences actions and opinions of others effectively, accepts feedback from others, gives appropriate recognition to others
   
10. Quality Management - Looks for ways to improve and promote quality, demonstrates accuracy and thoroughness
    
11. Business Acumen - Understands the business implications of their decisions, displays an orientation to working within approved budgets and University profitability, and demonstrates a thorough knowledge of the higher education industry and the University’s competition.  Aligns their work with the University’s Strategic Plan
    
12. Cost Consciousness - Works within their approved budget, develops and implements cost saving measures, conserves University resources
    
13. Ethics - Treats everyone with respect, keeps commitments, inspires others to trust them, works with integrity and ethically, upholds the University's Mission Statement and Core Values
    
14. Strategic Thinking - Develops strategies to achieve the Institutional Priorities in the University’s Strategic Plan, understands the University’s strengths and weaknesses, analyzes the higher education market and competition effectively, identifies external threats and opportunities and adapts their strategy to changing conditions
    
15. Judgment - Displays willingness to make decisions, exhibits sound and accurate judgment, supports and explains reasoning for decisions, includes appropriate people in the decision-making process, makes timely decisions
    
16. Professionalism - Approaches others in a tactful manner, reacts well under pressure, treats others with respect and consideration regardless of their status or position, accepts personal responsibility for their own actions, and follows through with commitments
    
17. Quality - Demonstrates accuracy and thoroughness, looks for ways to improve and promote quality, applies effective feedback to improve performance, and monitors their own work to ensure quality
    
18. Attendance/Punctuality - Is consistently at work and on time, ensures work responsibilities are covered when absent, arrives at meetings and appointments on time
    
19. Dependability - Follows instructions, responds effectively to their supervisor’s direction, takes responsibility for their own actions and keeps commitments, commits to long hours of work when necessary to reach goals, completes tasks on time or notifies appropriate person with an alternate plan
    
20. Initiative - Volunteers readily, undertakes self-development activities, seeks increased responsibilities, takes appropriate independent actions and calculated risks, looks for and takes advantage of opportunities to improve situations, asks for and offers help when needed
    
21. Structure and Planning - Structures courses and prioritizes and plans lectures and classroom activities to give students the best opportunity for learning and critical thinking, uses time efficiently and organizes and schedules student’s tasks appropriately, develops realistic action plans for students
    
22. Creativity - Displays original thinking and creativity, develops partnerships with external constituents to provide students with learning experiences outside the classroom, develops innovative approaches and ideas and presents ideas and information in a manner that gets others' attention
    
23. Innovation - Displays original thinking and creativity, meets challenges with resourcefulness and generates suggestions for improving work, develops innovative approaches and ideas and presents ideas and information in a manner that gets others' attention

Qualifications

To perform this job successfully, an individual must be able to perform each of the Essential Duties listed above satisfactorily. The requirements listed below are representative of the knowledge, skill, and/or ability required. Reasonable accommodations may be made to enable individuals with disabilities to perform the essential functions.

1. Education and/or Experience – Master's degree or equivalent from an accredited University or four to ten years of directly related experience, or an equivalent combination of education and experience
2. Language Skills - Ability to read, analyze, and interpret common scientific and technical journals, financial reports, and legal documents in English, ability to respond to inquiries or complaints from regulatory agencies or members of the community, ability to write speeches and articles for publication that conform to a prescribed style and format, ability to present information to University students, trustees, other employees and the public effectively
   
3. Mathematical Skills - Ability to apply advanced mathematical concepts such as exponents, logarithms, quadratic equations and permutations effectively, ability to apply mathematical operations to such tasks as frequency distribution, determination of test reliability and validity, analysis of variance, correlation techniques, sampling theory, and factor analysis effectively
   
4. Reasoning Ability - Ability to apply principles of logical or scientific thinking to a wide range of intellectual and practical problems in English, ability to deal with nonverbal symbolism (formulas, scientific equations, graphs, musical notes, etc.,) in its most difficult phases, ability to deal with a variety of abstract and concrete variables
   
5. Computer Skills - To perform this job successfully, an individual should have an excellent working knowledge of Web Browsers; Microsoft Suite Software and Blackboard.  
   
6. Other Requirements – Must have completed at least 18 graduate hours in marketing and any other business area/discipline within which the applicant will teach
   
7. Physical Demands The physical demands described here are representative of those that must be met by an employee to successfully perform the essential functions of this job. Reasonable accommodations may be made to enable individuals with disabilities to perform the essential functions.
   
   1. 1. While performing the duties of this job, the employee is regularly required to stand; walk; sit; talk or hear; use hands to finger, handle, or feel.  The employee is occasionally required to reach with hands and arms; climb or balance; stoop, kneel, crouch, or crawl and taste or smell.  The employee may be required to lift and /or move up to 25 pounds.  Specific vision abilities required by this job include close vision, distance vision, color vision, peripheral vision, depth perception and ability to adjust focus
         
8. Work Environment - The work environment characteristics described here are representative of those an employee encounters while performing the essential functions of this job. Reasonable accommodations may be made to enable individuals with disabilities to perform the essential functions.
   
   1. 1. While performing the duties of this job, the employee is occasionally exposed to fumes or airborne particles and toxic or caustic chemicals used to clean and/or renovate buildings and maintain the grounds of the University.  The noise level in the work environment is usually moderate