Vice President of Finance and Administration

JOB SUMMARY

Reporting directly to the President and serving as a member of the President’s Executive Leadership Team, the Vice President of Finance and Administration provides executive leadership for the College’s financial services, procurement, facilities and capital planning, public safety, auxiliary services, and administrative operations. The Vice President serves as the College’s chief financial strategist, ensuring sound fiscal stewardship, long-term financial sustainability, operational excellence, and responsible management of institutional resources.

The Vice President collaborates with executive leadership to align financial planning, resource allocation, facilities investments, and administrative services with the College’s strategic priorities, enrollment goals, student success initiatives, and institutional effectiveness objectives. The Vice President promotes a culture of accountability, transparency, innovation, shared governance, continuous improvement, and data-informed decision-making while strengthening the College’s capacity to fulfill its mission in an evolving higher education environment.

The position directly supervises the Controller, Director of Facilities and Projects, Director of Public Safety, Executive Assistant to the Vice President of Finance and Administration. The Vice President is responsible for the oversight and leadership of ancillary third-party vendors, including but not limited to college bookstore operations, ensuring compliance, service quality, and contract performance. Given the need for interaction with employees, students, and the college community, this position requires in-person presence.

This position is eligible for telework.

Employees of Cecil College, including instructors for online and virtual courses, must be residents of Maryland or the contiguous states of Delaware, Pennsylvania, Virginia, West Virginia, or the District of Columbia. Applicants must be currently authorized to work in the US, as the College does not offer Visa sponsor ships.

• Serve as a member of the President’s Executive Leadership Team, providing strategic leadership and counsel on fiscal stewardship, administrative operations, institutional sustainability, and long‑range planning.
• Lead the development and implementation of long‑term financial and administrative strategies that advance the College’s mission, Strategic Plan, Master Plan, enrollment objectives, student success initiatives, and institutional effectiveness goals.
• Foster a culture of accountability, innovation, collaboration, transparency, customer service, and continuous improvement throughout the division.
• Lead divisional strategic planning, establish measurable performance objectives, and evaluate organizational effectiveness through data‑informed decision‑making and continuous assessment.
• Ensure that related Standards for Accreditation and Requirements of Affiliation are exemplary as required by the Middle States Commission on Higher Education (MSCHE).

• Provide executive leadership for all financial operations, including budgeting, accounting, financial reporting, treasury management, procurement, payroll, accounts payable, debt management, investments, and long‑range financial planning.
• Lead the development of the College’s annual operating and capital budgets through an integrated, governance‑based planning process that aligns financial resources with institutional priorities and strategic initiatives.
• Advise the President and Board of Trustees on financial strategy, fiscal sustainability, budget development, capital investments, and emerging financial risks affecting the institution.
• Utilize institutional analytics, financial modeling, scenario planning, and predictive forecasting to support executive decision‑making and long‑term financial sustainability.
• Establish and maintain strong internal controls, financial policies, and business practices that ensure responsible stewardship of College resources.

• Provide executive leadership for the College’s strategic…