Vice Chancellor of Administration/CFO

Job Title: Vice Chancellor of Administration/CFO

Location: EICC District Office, Davenport, IA

Job Description:

The Vice Chancellor of Administration/CFO is responsible for overseeing all administrative activities and decisions in the areas of budget management, accounting, purchasing, investing, grants management, payroll, business and administrative functions, including auxiliary services, facilities, risk management/insurance, and information technology functions.

Required Qualifications:

• Master's degree with concentration in one or more of the following areas: business administration, financial management, or accounting.
• Experience of 8-10 years in a functional leadership position preferably in a public administration, community college administration, public budgeting, finance, and accounting.
• Excellent verbal and written communication skills.
• Thorough knowledge of financial and legal best practices and requirements with a proven ability to provide sound and ethical financial counsel to executive leadership.
• Strong analytical and problem-solving skills.
• Excellent organizational skills and attention to detail.
• Strong supervisory and leadership skills.
• Proficient with Microsoft Office Suite or related software.

Preferred Qualifications:

• CPA preferred.

Physical Demands:

• This job operates in a professional office environment.
• This role routinely uses standard office equipment such as computers, phones, photocopiers, filing cabinets, and fax machines.
• Ability to lift up to 20lbs occasionally, open filing cabinets, and bend or stand as necessary.
• Prolonged periods of sitting at a desk and working on a computer.
• Ability to operate a motor vehicle to travel to various places for work.

Salary: $143,165,000.00/year

Typical Duties and Responsibilities:

• Maintains full integrity of all revenues, ensuring EICC policies and procedures, as well as state and federal laws and regulations, are followed.
• Defines and implements key performance indicators and strategic objectives for Administrative Services and, as appropriate, the entire organization; facilitates measurement of those objectives reporting results to the senior leadership team.
• Be responsible for communication with legal counsel on legal matters pertaining to the District.
• To serve as Board Treasurer and report to Board of Trustees in that position.
• Establish and maintain a budget process which includes the preparation of all legal budgetary documents. Establish and maintain a budgetary system which provides information for all individuals that have budgetary responsibility throughout the district.
• Be responsible for the investment program and financial management of the District's funds.
• Be responsible for supplying financial, business and administrative, IT, and facilities data to the Board of Directors, Chancellor, and all other internal staff as necessary.
• Be responsible for Risk management and district insurance requirements and serve as IMPACC (Insurance Management Program for Area Community Colleges) board member.
• Oversee the establishment and maintenance of a moveable capital inventory system.
• Serve on Senior Leadership Team providing leadership in fiscal, business and administrative functions, IT, & facilities management.
• Be responsible for the operation of the District Business and Administrative functions, IT, and Facilities departments.
• Evaluate, plan and develop appropriate control over classification policies and procedures for Business and Administrative services, IT, and Facilities.
• Oversees implementation of new systems and major modifications of existing systems.
• Leads negotiations for the District's major medical (self-insured), vision, dental, long term disability and term life insurance programs.
• Be the primary contact for dealing with financial advisor and Bond Counsel for issues of taxable and tax-free bonds on yearly basis.
• Be the primary contact for Moody's representatives for yearly call regarding rating of college's credit worthiness.
• To represent management in negotiation with IBB (Interest based bargaining) unit.
• Responsible for coordination with auditors for the audit of Colleges financials on annual basis.
• Responsible for financial reporting to IPEDS (Integrated Postsecondary Education Data System) and HLC (Higher Learning Commission) on annual basis.
• Be responsible for the coordination, evaluation and guidance in the analysis and formation of salary policies and procedures for wage and salary administration.
• Is committed to providing quality service that meets or exceeds the expectations of internal and external customers.
• Perform other related duties as assigned.