Executive Vice President for Finance and Operations

2 days ago

Minneapolis, Minnesota, United States University of Minnesota Full time
About the Job

The University of Minnesota seeks a visionary leader to serve as the Executive Vice President for Finance and Operations. This role is responsible for leading the financial and administrative operations at the University's flagship campus in Minneapolis/St. Paul and oversight of the University of Minnesota campuses in Duluth, Crookston, Morris, and Rochester, and the University of Minnesota Medical Center.

The Executive Vice President serves as the University's chief financial officer, chief operations officer, and treasurer. This role is responsible for the University's $4.5 billion operating budget, oversees a staff of over 2,700 FTE, effectively manages its fiscal and physical environment, and ensures overall fiscal and operational excellence.

The Executive Vice President plays a critical role in providing strategic vision and tactical leadership for the University, advising the President and the senior leadership team on accomplishing strategies and initiatives, and ensuring that its financial and operational resources effectively support the university's mission and institutional priorities.

Key Responsibilities

  • Lead the financial and administrative operations at the University's flagship campus in Minneapolis/St. Paul and oversight of the University of Minnesota campuses in Duluth, Crookston, Morris, and Rochester, and the University of Minnesota Medical Center.
  • Oversee the University's $4.5 billion operating budget and ensure overall fiscal and operational excellence.
  • Provide strategic vision and tactical leadership for the University, advising the President and the senior leadership team on accomplishing strategies and initiatives.
  • Ensure that the financial and operational resources of the University effectively support the university's mission and institutional priorities.

Requirements

  • Master's degree in finance, accounting, or business administration or equivalent combination of education and experience.
  • 15+ years of fiscal and operational management experience, with a preference for infrastructure and operations management.
  • Experience with fiduciary and operational responsibilities across a complex organization.
  • Financial and budgetary acumen, including evidence of fiscally responsible management practices and a record of fiduciary transparency and accountability.
  • Superior financial planning and analytical skills, and an in-depth knowledge of strategic financial analysis, budgeting, and modeling.
  • Strong business acumen in operations, project management, administration, and/or business services with experience facilitating process efficiencies, change management, and improvement initiatives.
  • Considerable experience as a trusted and transparent manager with a track record of successful collaborative leadership within a large, complex, and highly decentralized organization with multiple stakeholder groups.
  • Leadership Experience to include:
    • Multiple reporting relationships, both direct and matrixed
    • Change management on large-scale projects
    • Wisdom and the political savvy to determine which initiatives to champion or relinquish
    • Strategic plan creation, analysis, and implementation
    • Fiscal understanding and experience working within increasingly tight financial parameters
    • Professional experience in managing a unionized environment.
  • An understanding and appreciation of the values embraced by the University of Minnesota
  • Commitment and prior experience in supporting diversity, equity, and inclusion in the workplace.
  • Exceptional verbal and written communication skills; adept at briefing senior leaders.
  • Excellent interpersonal skills.

About the University

The University of Minnesota is a comprehensive public research university ranked among the world's most respected institutions of higher learning. The University has scholars of national and international reputation and a strong tradition of education and public engagement.

The University of Minnesota is situated and built within the traditional homelands of the Dakota, the Ojibwe, and scores of other Indigenous peoples who have walked on these lands from time immemorial.

The University averages over $1 billion in research expenditures annually, ranking 13th nationally among public universities.

The University strongly embraces diversity, equity, and inclusion as foundational values and has made engagement and diversity central to strategic planning across the system.

The Twin Cities campus is located in a diverse and economically vibrant region at the heart of an increasingly global Midwest.

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