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Vice President for Finance and Assistant Treasurer

Position Details

Position Information

About Fordham
Founded in 1841, Fordham is the Jesuit University of New York, offering an exceptional education distinguished by the Jesuit tradition to more than 16,000 students in its nine colleges and schools. It has residential campuses in the Bronx and Manhattan, a campus in West Harrison, N.Y., the Louis Calder Center Biological Field Station in Armonk, N.Y., and the London Centre in the United Kingdom.

The University offers a comprehensive benefits package that includes medical, dental, and vision insurance; flexible spending accounts; retirement plans; life insurance; short and long-term disability; employee assistance program (EAP); tuition remission; and generous time off.

Successful candidates should have a knowledge of and commitment to the goals of Jesuit Education.
Title of Position Vice President for Finance and Assistant Treasurer
Position Number A04780
FLSA Exempt
Scheduled Hours Per Week 35
Department Office of Finance
Campus Rose Hill
Location Hybrid
Hybrid Policy: Please review the Hybrid Policy here.
Position Summary
Reporting to the CFO and Senior Vice President, the Vice President for Finance and Assistant Treasurer manages the University’s financial operations, including financial planning and analysis, accounting and financial reporting, treasury operations, cash management and financing, payroll, strategic sourcing, and accounts payable.

The Vice President leads a team of experienced finance professionals and works collaboratively with colleagues in the Provost’s Office and across the University to steward and effectively deploy resources in support of Fordham’s mission and academic priorities, in both the near- and long terms.
Essential Functions
  • Supports, develops and motivates diverse, high-performing team of professionals managing the broad portfolio of the finance office
  • Conceptualizes and leads multivariate financial modeling to support the development and execution of an evergreen University strategic plan, ensuring that this plan is supported and financially sustainable with the resources generated within the framework
  • Collaborates with functional units to optimize University programs to ensure that they meet programmatic, mission and financial goals
  • Provides treasury and banking services support to the Office of the Chief Investment Officer
  • Supports board committees (Finance, Audit and Risk), by managing agendas in collaboration with respective committee chairs, ensuring all materials are prepared appropriately and in a timely manner, and trustees are engaged to provide guidance on relevant strategic and fiduciary issues
  • Oversees annual audit and other internal and external financial reporting processes to ensure that they are accurate and timely
Essential Functions Note This list is not intended to be an exhaustive list.
The University may assign additional related duties as necessary.
Management Responsibilities Provides strategic leadership and supervises others who supervise. Responsible for hiring, training, developing, managing performance, administering corrective action, makes compensation decisions and for managing strategic views at a high level.
Additional Functions
Required Qualifications: Education and Experience
  • Bachelor’s Degree in Business or Accounting
  • 10+ years of demonstrated leadership skills as a business and financial manager, preferably within a university environment
Required Qualifications: Knowledge and Skills
  • Demonstrated experience in financial analysis and data analytics
  • Enterprise thinker with experience working across (and breaking down) silos
  • Excellent communicator; active listener
Preferred Qualifications
  • MBA or CPA
Minimum Starting Salary $375,000
Maximum Starting Salary $475,000
Note Salary is commensurate with qualifications, experience, and skills.
Is this a Union position? No
Posting Detail Information

Posting Number A575P
Number of Vacancies 1
Start Date ASAP
Posting Date 02/13/2024
Special Instructions
EEO Statement
Fordham University is committed to excellence through diversity and welcomes candidates of all backgrounds.
 
Fordham University is an Equal Opportunity Employer. All qualified applicants will receive consideration for employment without regard to race, color, religion, sex, orientation, gender identity or expression, pregnancy, age, national origin, disability status, genetic information, protected veteran status, or any other characteristic protected by law.

Physical Activity and Work Environment

Physical Activity

Sitting Often
Repetitive Hand Motion (such as typing) Often
Hearing, Listening, Talking Nearly Continuously
Standing Not Required
Walking Not Required
Bending, Stooping, Kneeling, squatting, Crouching, Crawling Not Required
Climbing stairs Not Required
Climbing ladders Not Required
Reaching overhead Not Required
Pulling, pushing Not Required
Shoveling Not Required
Lifting – up to 20 pounds Not Required
Lifting – up to 50 pounds Not Required
Lifting – over 50 pounds Not Required
Work Environment

Work Environment Office Environment:  Employees are protected from weather conditions or contaminants, but not necessarily occasional temperature changes.

Documents Needed to Apply

Required Documents
  1. Resume
  2. Cover Letter
Optional Documents

Supplemental questions you will be required to answer on the application (No action is needed on this page)

Required fields are indicated with an asterisk (*).

  1. * Do you have a Bachelor's degree in business or accounting?
    • Yes
    • No
  2. * Do you have a minimum of 10 years of demonstrated leadership skills as a business and financial manager?
    • Yes
    • No