Vice President for Finance and Administration

4 weeks ago


Springfield, Illinois, United States Western New England University Full time
About Western New England University:

Western New England University (WNE) is a private, nationally ranked, comprehensive institution with a focus on preparing work-ready and world-ready graduates. Founded in 1919 in Springfield, Massachusetts as a division of Northeastern College, WNE's 215-acre suburban campus serves more than 3,700 students, including over 2,500 full-time undergraduates.

More than 47,000 alumni have earned degrees through its 90+ undergraduate, graduate, and professional programs at Colleges of Arts and Sciences, Business, Engineering, and Pharmacy and Health Sciences, and School of Law.

Students come from 39 U.S. states and territories and 23 countries. Of 45,104 living alumni, 30% remain within the region, residing in the four Western Massachusetts counties and northern Connecticut.

WNE is classified among nationally ranked universities in US News and World Report, and among the Top 100 Undergraduate Engineering programs, and in the Doctoral/Professional Universities category in the Carnegie Classification of Institutions of Higher Education.

Western New England University is an Equal Opportunity Employer. We welcome candidates whose background may contribute to the further diversification of our community.

Position Overview:

Western New England University (WNE) is seeking a proven leader, strategic thinker, problem-solver, and financial executive for the position of Vice President for Finance and Administration and Chief Financial Officer.

Reporting to the president, the Vice President for Finance and Administration is a key member of the President's Cabinet, working collaboratively and transparently with senior leaders and the board of trustees toward achieving the university's financial and strategic goals.

In collaboration with other university leaders, deans, faculty, staff, and students, the vice president will support and inspire a culture of innovation, entrepreneurial thinking, calculated investment, and risk tolerance; strengthen and lead a team in Finance & Administration to support an institution of higher learning; cultivate a strategic vision and priorities for finance and administration; contribute to long-term financial sustainability of WNE; advance an institutional culture of diversity, equity, and inclusion; and foster a campus culture of shared governance, communication, transparency, and respect.

The ideal candidate will have extensive experience in change management and be a natural collaborator and communicator, a relationship builder, and an accomplished manager of people, processes, projects, and systems.

The vice president has several direct reports and oversight of many operational units, including finance, budgeting, internal audit, facilities management (including construction), campus police, risk management, and auxiliary services.

Key Responsibilities:

Ensure operational efficiency and cost-effectiveness in all administrative functions.

Ensure the long-term financial sustainability of the university through effective resource management.

Lead all financial operations, including budgeting, accounting, financial planning, and forecasting.

Develop and manage the university's annual operating and capital budgets.

Ensure compliance with the University's institutional mission by establishing goals and objectives, reviewing and approving departmental plans, designing systems of effective control to achieve expected outcomes, and evaluating progress toward goal accomplishment in the Finance and Administration Division.

Advise the President, cabinet, and members of the Board of Trustees on issues relating to administration and finance by presenting reports and recommendations during the Board meetings and preparing reports, proposals, findings, and other correspondence as required.

Promote a positive image and maintain harmonious external relations for the University by communicating and interfacing with city, state, and other governmental officials in matters relating to administrative and financial services and representing the President and the University in various community, state, and regional activities designed to promote Western New England University in particular, and higher education in general.

Oversee long-term capital planning, including campus facilities management and infrastructure investment.

Encourage delivery of quality, customer-focused information and services by the departments, units, and employees of the Administration and Finance Division by employing a leadership style that motivates employees to accomplish established goals and objectives in a collegial, self-motivating manner.

Maintain compliance with laws, regulations, and standards applicable to division activities.

Facilitate a work environment that encourages knowledge of, respect for, and development of skills to engage with those of other cultures or backgrounds.

Contribute to the overall success of the University by performing other duties and responsibilities as assigned by the University President.



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