Vice President of Finance and Deputy Chief Financial Officer

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Security Sensitive Position? Yes

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Posting Number TSU
203824

Official TSU Title Vice President of Finance and Deputy Chief Financial Officer

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Job Description Summary / TWC Summary

The Vice President of Finance and Deputy Chief Financial Officer (Deputy CFO ) serve as the CFO’s second in command and leads the coordinate execution of the University’s financial operations. The position translates financial strategy into operating priorities, strengthens financial controls, and ensures that finance leaders deliver reliable accounting, budgeting, forecasting, procurement, and financial reporting.

The Deputy CFO provides the leadership capacity needed to stabilize operations and implement Finance Forward in support of Ascend 2030. The position coordinates audit remediation, finance systems implementation, state appropriation utilization and recovery, and the financial administration of Title III and other grants. The Deputy CFO acts on behalf of the CFO within written delegated authority and supports the CFO’s leadership of institutional financial strategy and capital governance.

The Vice President of Finance and Deputy Chief Financial Officer serve as the CFO’s second in command, providing executive leadership for financial operations and implementation of approved financial initiatives. The position exercises delegated authority to coordinate finance functions, strengthen controls, resolve operational issues, and hold leaders accountable for results.

The position supports the CFO’s oversight of institutional financial health, capital governance, state appropriations, and the financial management of Title III and other grants. The Deputy CFO collaborates with this leader to implement approved changes and ensure operating teams sustain improvements.

• Lead and coordinate Financial Planning & Analysis, Finance Operations, and Procurement within the approved organizational structure.
• Establish operating priorities, service standards, performance expectations, and accountability for finance leaders.
• Resolve issues spanning finance functions and elevate material financial, operational, and compliance risks to the CFO.
• Represent the CFO in meetings, committees, and institutional matters within delegated authority.

• Oversee timely financial close, account reconciliations, balance sheet reviews, and preparation of the Annual Financial Report and supporting audit schedules.
• Ensure financial reporting is accurate, supported, and consistent with applicable accounting standards and reporting requirements.
• Strengthening controls over cash, payments, receivables, payroll, journal entries, fixed assets, and restricted funds.
• Coordinate audit responses and corrective actions, assign owners and obtain evidence of implementation for independent validation.