Vice President Finance​/Operations

Position Information

Position Number: B1007PD

Starting Wage/Salary: $130,000 - $188,000 plus exceptional benefits

The Vice President for Finance and Operations serves as Central Oregon Community College’s chief financial officer and a key member of the President’s leadership team, providing strategic direction for the college’s financial health, operational effectiveness, and long‑term sustainability. The position oversees budgeting and financial planning, procurement, risk management, contracts, fiscal project management, and real‑estate transactions, as well as provides operational leadership for Fiscal Services, Campus Services (facilities, grounds, maintenance, and custodial), and the Bookstore.

The VP‑FO collaborates closely with the president, college leaders, faculty, and staff to support institutional priorities and student learning and success.

• Provide strategic, innovative, and systems‑thinking leadership in the planning, implementation, and continuous improvement of the college’s operations, including financial performance and within assigned areas of responsibility.
• Collaborate with other college vice presidents on short‑ and long‑term planning to improve student, employee, and community member experience, operational efficiency, and fiscal management of the college.
• Foster collaborative relationships and establish trust across the college and with community partners to ensure organizational alignment on strategic and operational objectives.
• Communicate the need for change in a meaningful, collaborative manner and effectively manage the change process.
• Build community support for the college through strategic partnerships with business and industry partners, and federal, state, and local government authorities. Represent the college on community boards and committees.
• Provide guidance and support to the President and Board of Directors on areas of responsibility as needed and requested.

• Serve as the college’s chief financial officer. Provide strategic direction and leadership for budget planning, preparation, analysis, and projections. Ensure accurate and timely financial reporting to the President, Board of Directors, college constituents, and federal, regional, state, and granting authorities.
• Lead efforts to ensure the college’s financial stability, including pursuit of bond opportunities, state capital allocations, real‑estate transactions, entrepreneurial and other unique revenue sources. Evaluate state, federal, and other regulations to determine fiscal impact on the college.
• Serve as staff member to the Board of Directors Real Estate, Investment, and Budget Committees.
• Lead the president’s team and related groups through development of the college’s annual budget and progress, ensuring transparency, collaboration, and communication.
• Supervise the college’s bidding, purchasing, and contracting activities.

• Develop all Finance and Operations employees by hiring, coaching, mentoring, facilitating, and supporting professional development; promote active collaboration between all operations and other areas of the college. Areas of responsibility include Fiscal Services, Campus Services, Bookstore, contracts, risk management, procurement, and project management. Combined, these areas represent four direct reports and 87 FTE.
• Provide supervision and direction to the Controller to ensure accurate, effective, and efficient budget processes; support college‑wide budget managers through training, development, and communication; and provide strategic direction throughout the budget process.
• Provide supervision and direction to the Director of Campus Services to ensure facility operations—including planned maintenance, construction and renovation, space planning, custodial, and grounds keeping—provide a welcoming, safe, sustainable, and sanitary environment for students, employees, and community members.
• In coordination with the Director of the Bookstore, provide direction, long‑term planning, and financial sustainability for the bookstore, mail services, and related logistical…