Vice Chancellor Finance and Administration

Vice Chancellor for Finance and Administration

Purdue University Northwest

Hammond and Westville, Indiana

Vice Chancellor for Finance and Administration (VCFA) will serve as the University’s chief financial and administrative officer, partnering with the Chancellor and senior leadership team to align institutional ambition with sustainable financial and operational models.

• Provide strategic and operational oversight of the University’s financial and administrative enterprise, including finance and accounting, budgeting and multi‑year financial planning, procurement and business services, student accounts, auxiliary operations, facilities and campus planning, capital strategy, and public safety.
• Lead fiscal stewardship to ensure accurate, balanced financial operations aligned with best practices in transparency and compliance.
• Leverage financial and institutional data to inform decision‑making, identify funding opportunities, and advance entrepreneurial initiatives supporting long‑term financial sustainability.

• Demonstrated record of strong fiscal stewardship in a complex, multi‑entity environment.
• Forward‑looking, analytically driven leadership capable of balancing disciplined financial management with creative, data‑informed thinking.
• Experience in maximizing value of physical and real‑estate assets, advancing auxiliary and enterprise operations, and developing alternative revenue streams and partnerships, including public‑private models.

Purdue University Northwest is an equal opportunity/equal access university.