Kirkwood Community College Hiring for Vice President, Finance (CFO) Job at Cedar Rapids, IA Full Time

GENERAL JOB SUMMARY:

• Advocate for Continual Improvement- empowering each other to identify opportunities for excellence.
• Collaborate with Mutual Accountability- working together with a willingness to take ownership and account for our actions.
• Champion Service- anticipating needs and create a welcoming, diverse, and inclusive environment.
• Perseverance- commitment to excellence even in the face of adversity or delay in achieving success.
• Lead- regardless of title, through positive influence.

• In collaboration with the President and the Cabinet, sets the strategic financial vision for the College.
• Ensures the College is making sound financial decisions to meet its long-term mission.
• Ensures the College is on solid financial footing at all times.
• Serves as the Treasurer to the Kirkwood Board of Trustees.
• Works with rating agencies to ensure the college is assessed accurately and fairly in its bond ratings.
• Ensures the College is always compliant with Iowa Code when making financial decisions.
• Makes financial recommendations to the Cabinet and to the President when appropriate.
• Provides leadership for the process to select the College’s auditing firm.
• Develops short and long-term financial goals that are in concert with the mission and vision of the college.
• Purposely conducts all aspects of the job in an ethical manner in support of the college’s commitment to ethical behavior in all areas of personal and professional activity.
• Provides oversight and coordination of legal services for the organization.
• Participates in the organization’s strategic planning process. Develops financial and operational plans as well as Key Performance Indicators for the areas of responsibility.
• Demonstrates leadership ability in providing direction, supervision and support to associates. Delegates accountability and responsibility appropriately to management team.
• Assures organizational and department compliance with federal and local laws and other regulatory bodies.
• Implements effective ongoing programs to measure, assess, and improve the quality of services provided.
• Demonstrates effective verbal and written communication abilities. Ensures practices and processes that result in effective communication throughout the organization.
• Facilitates the completion of performance assessments for direct reports at designated time intervals.
• Must maintain compliance with required training as designated by President.
• Actively improves professional growth through continuing education, involvement in professional organizations and scholarly activities.
• Ensures that an effective program is in place for staff development and assessment including orientation, in-service, competency validation and continuing education for departments reporting to this position.
• Demonstrates the ability to create and maintain effective working relationships with associates, management and administration.
• Formulates and recommends financial policies along with ensuring that the college’s financial policies and procedures are in legal compliance through audit, review and recommendations for change.
• Has acquired technical/financial knowledge and uses it effectively to improve job quality and individual and organizational performance.
• Uses technical/financial knowledge of the position and the work unit to help maximize personal and departmental effectiveness.
• Maximizes performance and opportunity in a constantly changing work environment.
• Provides the highest level of service to customers, including faculty, staff, administrators and students.
• Provides leadership to others to achieve organizational goals.

• Be able and willing to represent the College in the most positive manner with prospective, former and current students, clients, suppliers and the community we serve.
• Must be a self-motivated, energetic, and creative individual with proven leadership, planning and strategic financial planning skills.
• Possess excellent conceptual and planning skills and be able to relate well with other professional educators within the college and at other institutions.
• Possess strong human relations skills. Must be able to get along with diverse personalities.
• Read, understand, and express oneself clearly and effectively in oral and written form.
• Establish and maintain good team working relationships with students, colleagues, staff, administrators, and general public.

• Certified Public Accountant and/or Master’s degree in Accounting, Finance or Business required.
• Minimum of 10 years of successful progressive financial management and or experience within higher education.