Director of Finance and Business Operations

Job Description

Virginia Tech is seeking an innovative and experienced leader to serve as Director of Finance and Business Operations for the Division of Information Technology. Reporting to the AVP for IT Governance Planning and Strategy the director serves as the fiscal officer and leads the financial planning and business operations of the division.

Financial Planning: The director provides counsel to the divisions senior leadership team through interpretation of actual financial data development of in-year and future budget projections and the analysis of actual financial activity and trends. The director reviews department organizational structures in terms of budget alignment and workflow and makes recommendations to align expenditures appropriately to track budgets at the department/initiative level. The director will be responsible for informing senior leadership about financial challenges opportunities and positioning within the universitys budget process.

Business Operations: The director provides oversight of the Division of Information Technology auxiliary and self-supporting enterprises. The director establishes controls to ensure that all divisional financial obligations with vendors are met and that maintenance and software renewals are addressed.

Leadership and Supervision: The director coaches mentors and develops staff clearly setting expectations for each position; recommends optimal organization and resource requirements to meet departmental goals; models and instills in all staff an exemplary customer service ethic and build cohesiveness as a team; develops training plans to meet new demands for the financial team; develops and maintains a positive and safe working environment in which open communication is fostered and employees demonstrate respect for each other.

This role will support the redesign of existing processes including budget and financial models across the division and evaluate opportunities to improve service delivery models. This position requires a detailed-oriented professional with exceptional judgment and discretion clear and concise communication skills and deep analytical abilities.

Required Qualifications

A masters degree in business administration finance accounting or related field OR a bachelors degree plus progressive experience that equates to a Masters degree.
Considerable knowledge of budgeting and planning in a nonprofit environment
Demonstrated ability to effectively organize perform and supervise a large volume of varied management tasks
Detailed-oriented with exceptional judgment and discretion clear and concise communication skills and deep analytical abilities
Considerable experience in fund accounting and managing organizational expenditures within budget constraints

Preferred Qualifications

Experience working with fiscal operations in a large university environment
Experience managing university auxiliary enterprises and self-supporting units
Experience working with Information Technology services

Overtime Status

Exempt: Not eligible for overtime

Appointment Type

Regular

Salary Information

$180000 - $198000

Hours per week

40

Review Date

9/25/2026

Additional Information

This position has a hybrid working arrangement with at least 3 days onsite in Blacksburg each week.

The successful candidate will be required to have a criminal conviction check.

About Virginia Tech

Dedicated to its mottoUt Prosim(That I May Serve) Virginia Tech pushes the boundaries of knowledge by taking a hands-on transdisciplinary approach to preparing scholars to be leaders and problem-solvers. A comprehensive land-grant institution that enhances the quality of life in Virginia and throughout the world Virginia Tech is aninclusive communitydedicated to knowledge discovery and creativity. The university offers more than 280 majors to a diverse enrollment of more than 36000 undergraduate graduate and professional students in eightundergraduate colleges aschool of medicine aveterinary medicinecollegeGraduate School andHonors College.The university has a significant presence across Virginia including Blacksburg the greater Washington D.C. area the Health Sciences and Technology Campus in Roanoke sites in Newport News and Richmond and numerousExtension officesandresearch institutes.A leading global research institution Virginia Tech conducts more than $650 million in research annually.

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