Vice President and Chief Financial Officer/Treasurer

Key Responsibilities

• This role brings together critical administrative activities under one leader to further increase the strategic and operational effectiveness, efficiency, and speed of these functions—all with the ultimate goal of fostering a service mindset and increasing employee satisfaction as Cornell educates, recruits, and retains students.
• This leader oversees several functional areas including Business and Financial Services, Facilities, Information Technology, Marketing and Communications, and Human Resources.
•  They will also be a core member of the Executive Team, which sets policy and strategic direction and will chair and oversee activities of the Planning, Budget, and Evaluation Committee, involved in developing strategic plans as well as in implementing and measuring the success of those plans.
• This leader will be successful by accelerating the College’s ability to respond to changes in the market and deliver needed organizational programs and initiatives.
• This leader will lead operational change to build seamless and efficient business processes that ensure projects are completed in an accurate and timely manner and reduce administrative burden across the College.

Qualification & Requirements

• Seven plus years of financial management experience required. Additional experience overseeing Facilities, IT, and HR a strong plus.

Other desirable qualifications include:

• Higher Education experience is desirable but not required. Financial and operational experience from other industry sectors welcomed.
• Bachelor’s (Required) or Master’s (preferred) in financial management fields including, economics, accounting, finance, business administration, public administration/management. A CPA is a plus.
• Demonstrated sensitivity to the College’s business model as an enrollment driven institution and its implications for student (customer) retention and how every office, department, and functional area’s policies must support their success.
• Experience leading or supporting a shared services operational model a plus.
• Experience leading process development and improvement initiatives.
• Strong analytical skills to solve complex problems and situations.
• High degree of sophistication in managing projects and major change initiatives.
• Experience developing strategic plans that realize organizational goals and initiatives.
• History of setting and meeting ambitious targets and taking calculated risks aimed at delivering added value.
• Track record of establishing a high-performing culture.
• Team player with a track record of building, motivating, facilitating, and engaging teams; establishing accountability; and developing leaders.

Benefits

Cornell College offers a competitive salary and fantastic benefits package that includes:

• Health
• Dental
• Vision
• HSA & FSA accounts
• a TIAA 403(b) retirement account
• Tuition remission and exchange for employees and dependents.
• We also offer life insurance;
• Disability insurance
• Travel insurance; and
• Accident insurance.
• All full-time staff begin with a 4-week vacation accrual along with 14.5 paid holidays per year.