Department
President’s OfficePosition Category
Staff – NonClassifiedAbout CCRI
The Community College of Rhode Island is the state’s only public comprehensive associate degree-granting institution. We provide affordable open access to higher education at locations throughout the state. Our primary mission is to offer recent high school graduates and returning adults the opportunity to acquire the knowledge and skills necessary for intellectual, professional and personal growth through an array of academic, career and lifelong learning programs.At CCRI, we are committed to building an inclusive and diverse campus community. We strive to hire and retain culturally competent faculty and staff members who reflect the demographics of our state and our increasingly diverse student population.We believe that our diversity is our strength. We celebrate, support and thrive on the diverse experiences, backgrounds, and perspectives that are represented across our four campuses.We are OneCCRI, working together to prepare learners to achieve their highest potential.To learn about what employees value at CCRI and what it means to work here, please read about our Guiding Principles and watch videos of our employees doing what they do best: https://www.ccri.edu/equity/culture/guidingprinciples.htmlJob Summary
The College is seeking a bold and innovative leader who will work collaboratively with the CCRI leadership team to ensure dramatic increases in CCRI student success and equity over the next several years. Reporting directly to the President, the Vice President will serve as the college’s Chief Financial Officer and leader of the business and administrative functions of the college. The Vice President will sit on the President’s Senior Leadership Team. The VPFS will lead strategic financial management, human resources, public safety, and physical plant and capital projects for the college with a high degree of integrity, accountability, and transparency The Vice President is responsible for the leadership and oversight of the budget development process, budget analysis and management, accounting, payroll, auxiliary services, bursar, asset protection, and bond fund management. In addition, the Vice President will serve as the college’s liaison to the Rhode Island Council on Postsecondary Education, Governor’s Office, and elected officials regarding financial and administrative matters, and will advise CCRI’s senior leadership team regarding laws, and regulations, and legislative processes affecting financial affairs. In addition, the VPFS will be responsible for working with the Council on Postsecondary Education’s Director of Labor Relations on the college’s union bargaining processes and with the college governance process. This leader will be expected to integrate best practices in higher education administration into the vision, strategy, and practices of the division.Duties and Responsibilities
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Oversee formulation of College fiscal policy, including budget development, investment, long and short-term financing arrangements, debt management, and business enterprise development*
Ensure legal and regulatory compliance regarding all financial functions, including maintenance of relevant documentation.*
Coordinate and direct the planning, financing, and implementation of all College capital improvement, new construction, major renovations, facilities expansion, and property acquisition to meet College needs, given existing financial constraints.*
Coordinate all College business and financial affairs functions with the appropriate staff of the Council on Postsecondary Education and the State Department of Administration.*
Provide regular updates regarding administration and financial matters to the Council, Governor’s Office, and elected leaders.*
Serve as the college’s representative with collective bargaining units and during the negotiation process.*
Provide senior leadership support to the college’s shared governance process.Minimum Requirements
Competencies and Desired Qualifications
All requirements are subject to possible modification to reasonably accommodate individuals with disabilities.Job Type: Full-time