Chief Financial Officer

Minimum Qualifications
Must value diversity in all its forms and organize people around their individual strengths and potential; ability to coach staff to pursue stretch goals and resolve challenges; ability to empower staff to make large as well as small decisions needed in a nimble transformative environment; ability to celebrate individual and team successes. Bachelors degree in Finance Accounting Business Administration or a related field required. Minimum of ten (10) years of significant successful and progressive experience in financial leadership and/or as a CFO managing complex financial affairs preferably in higher education or another complex enterprise-scale organization. A minimum of three (3) years experience working with Boards and external partners. Strategic orientation with a track record of driving revenue growth strategic budget development debt and investment portfolio management financial analysis and cost containment. Experience overseeing capital construction financing including the financial planning funding strategy and debt management associated with major capital projects. Proven competency in external financial reporting including financial tax and ERISA filings. A minimum of ten (10) years of successfully analyzing and determining the strategic implications of financial data communicating information effectively and making appropriate recommendations for action.

Preferred Qualifications
CPA and/or MBA preferred. Demonstrated experience managing institutional investment portfolios or endowments including working with outside investment advisors consultants and asset managers. Proven track record of driving measurable revenue growth through new business lines strategic partnerships or diversified funding strategies. Experience structuring and executing public-private partnerships (P3) or alternative capital financing arrangements including bond issuance and debt structuring to support capital construction and campus investment. Commitment to the core elements of the Universitys mission: Catholic women and liberal arts. Demonstrated ability to work collaboratively with the president leadership team and other university constituents. Works collaboratively in multi-leveled decision-making processes within a complex organization. Demonstrated capacity to understand the complex issues facing higher education. Works effectively on a collaborative basis with a wide range of constituencies and stakeholders in a diverse community. Excellent organizational written oral and interpersonal communication skills. A strong understanding of university-wide governance and faculty roles within that structure. Ability to develop financial strategies that support revenue growth and the student experience. Systems thinking and best-practice orientation to identify strategic opportunities to build support for change and innovation.