Assistant Vice Chancellor and Chief of Staff , Finance Office

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

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The Finance 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. 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.

• 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.

• Working in close collaboration with VC‑CFO to develop the 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 higher education’s current and emerging issues in order to provide the VC‑CFO broad perspective across the campus.
• Ensures schedules and plans are established, parties are informed and prepared, and any barriers (such as resource allocation, training, staffing, et cetera) are brought to the attention of the appropriate group for resolution.

• Participates in organizational design, team development, and employee onboarding and off‑boarding.
• Leads divisional engagement, including team building, department culture, team effectiveness, growth, and development.
• Acculturates new leaders in campus strategic plan and Regental protocols, overall operations within areas of responsibility, and initiative and program planning and management.
• Leads department communications strategy. Aligns department strategy with broader campus communications priorities and strategic plan. Oversees the business operations and communications director, providing…