Assistant Vice Chancellor and Chief of Staff , Finance Office

Assistant Vice Chancellor and Chief of Staff (0555U), Finance Immediate Office - 82545

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The immediate office supports the Vice Chancellor, directs internal processes, and leads strategic projects for the division. The team oversees the VC Finance division in the areas of human resources, administration, strategic planning, financial engagement, training, and communications.

Involves providing strategic guidance, advising and decision making on behalf of an executive (generally defined as Chancellor, Vice Chancellor, or Vice Provost), relative to strategic academic and resource planning, short and long‑range policy development, communications and high‑level analyses of new program development. In addition to executive advising, may also manage an independent program and/or professional staff engaged in a range of administrative functions.

The First Review Date for this job is:
November 28, 2025

Represent and Advise the Vice Chancellor for Finance and Chief Financial Officer (VC‑CFO):

• Represents the VC‑CFO with authority to make decisions on high‑level task forces and long‑ and short‑range strategic planning groups.
• Participates with executives in short and long‑term strategic planning with campus‑wide impact.
• Negotiates directly to achieve solutions with high‑level stakeholders such as faculty, senate committee chairs, senior administrators, other UC locations, Office of the President, public agencies, and the community to develop solutions to complex Campus problems; provides briefings on current and emerging issues.
• Steers and coordinates the implementation of long and short‑term strategic and operational plans.
• Provides campus‑wide influence on identifying and framing systemic issues, as well as formulating and advancing approaches to address them.
• Identifies or negotiates between control units for resources (example: reorganizations, start‑ups of large scope units, or administrative models).
• Draws on familiarity with campus systems and processes, and uses business analysis skills to assess complex and critical projects of significance.
• Demonstrates political acumen to collaborate with internal and external constituents.

Provides strategic leadership:

• Working in close collaboration with VC‑CFO to develop department's strategic plan and annual goals and tactics.
• Provides strategic oversight for the development of the annual budget; determines expense priorities, recommends and implements changes to methods, unit planning, staffing, programs, and other financial activities.
• Provides framework for policy and administrative change, is involved with change management, and develops strategies to remove barriers to goal achievement.
• Stays well‑informed and keeps abreast of…