Vice Chancellor Finance and Administration

Position: Vice Chancellor for Finance and Administration
Position Summary

The Vice Chancellor for Finance and Administration (VCFA) serves as the executive officer directly responsible for providing leadership and general management for university finance, foundation finance, facilities, human resources, campus enterprises, emergency management, planning/performance management, police, risk and insurance. The VCFA will foster a strong customer service orientation, strive for excellence, implement best practices and innovations in operations and finance, and serve as a steward of human and fiscal resources.

Minimum Qualifications

• A Master's Degree or advanced degree in a relevant field or an equivalent record of professional achievement.

• 10 years of senior management experience in financial administration, administrative services, business administration, or facilities management.

• Understanding of higher education, including industry issues, organizational structures, and funding models.

• Strategic leadership experience developing and executing fiscal and operational plans in a complex organization.

• Active participation in university planning and policy‑making.

• Excellent communication and interpersonal skills, building a culture of trust, mutual respect, and transparency in decision‑making.

• Transparent, straightforward, and inclusive decision‑making and management style.

• Experience identifying new financing opportunities, including public/private partnerships, economic development projects, and entrepreneurial ventures.

• Ability to integrate current technology and best practices into all functional areas of the division.

• Devotion to the highest ethical standards and personal and professional integrity.

• A “doer” with an appetite for change and desire to be involved in a cultural, structural, and operational change model.

• Understanding of the public, state system of higher education and how it interacts with the university campus, with nuance of the state budget process preferred.

Preferred Qualifications

• Successful experience in higher education as a senior administrator with a record of leadership and accomplishment in finance and administration.

• Experience in public sector budget development and management, business accounting theory and practice, and other fiscal and administrative operations.

• Understanding of the public, state system of higher education and how it interacts with the university campus, and nuance of the state budget process.

Special Instructions to Applicants

UNCG has retained Isaacson, Miller to assist in the search for the Chief Financial Officer. Please direct all inquiries, nominations, referrals, and applications in strict confidence to:

Daniel Rodas, Partner

Amble Ryan, Managing Associate

Seema Khan, Senior Search Coordinator

Isaacson, Miller

Recruitment Range

Commensurate with experience.

Open Until Filled

Yes

FTE

1.000

Type of Appointment

Permanent

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