Vice-President of Finance

In support of the mission and strategic initiatives of Pacific Union College, the Vice President of Financial Administration (VPFA) provides strategic financial leadership and oversees the administrative and fiscal operations of the College. The VPFA serves as the President’s principal advisor on all long-range financial matters and leads the development and implementation of institution-wide financial and administrative objectives, policies, programs, and practices that ensure the College’s ongoing financial strength and sustainability.

The VPFA is responsible for cash flow management, financial reporting, capital structure planning, debt management, and funding strategies related to physical plant and other institutional assets. This role ensures sound stewardship of resources while aligning financial strategy with institutional priorities.

The VPFA provides overall direction and supervision for financial and administrative departments, including Howell Mountain Enterprises, Financial Services, Accounting, Information Technology, Facilities Management, Human Resources, Albion Field Station, Flight Center, Housing, Forest Management, and Mail Services. In addition, the VPFA manages contractual relationships for auxiliary services, including Bon Appétit dining services and Campus Security.

• Reports to the President and performs duties and functions as assigned by the President.
• Serves as the President’s principal advisor on all accounting, financial, auditing, budgeting, and long-range financial planning matters.
• Acts as the officer in charge of college administration in the absence of the President and the Vice President for Academic Administration, as designated.

• Serves as the College’s corporate Treasurer.
• Provides vision, leadership, and strategic direction for all areas of assigned responsibility.
• Holds fiduciary responsibility for the financial records, financial integrity, and overall fiscal condition of the College.
• Evaluates financial performance and initiates strategies to strengthen the short- and long-term financial health and sustainability of the institution.
• Oversees cash flow management, liquidity planning, reserves, investments, and working capital strategies.
• Provides leadership for capital structure planning, debt management, refinancing strategies, and funding principles aligned with institutional priorities.
• Plans, develops, organizes, implements, directs, and evaluates all budgetary and fiscal functions of the College.
• Provides strategic financial leadership related to potential alliances, partnerships, auxiliary enterprises, investments and other initiatives affecting the College’s business operations.
• Leads multi-year financial planning efforts, including long-range and rolling three-year financial plans.
• Involves senior leadership, staff, and student leadership, as appropriate, in long-term planning and financial decision-making processes.
• Ensure compliance with all applicable federal, state and local laws and regulations, accreditation requirements, and Board of Trustees policies.
• Incorporates College principles related to accessibility, belonging, culture and respect in financial decision-making and holds direct reports accountable to institutional standards.
• Models ethical leadership, transparency, and professional integrity in all financial and administrative practices.
• Respectfully supervises, mentors, and engages with individuals from diverse backgrounds and perspectives.

• Exercises overall leadership and supervision of financial and administrative units, including Accounting, Financial Services, Information Technology, Facilities Management, Human Resources, Howell Mountain Enterprises, Albion Field Station, Flight Center, Housing, Forest Management, and Mail Services.
• Oversee auxiliary services and manage contractual relationships for vendors such as dining services (Bon Appétit) and Campus Security.
• Controls expenditures in alignment with the budget approved by the Board of Trustees or specific Board appropriations.
• Initiates the annual budget process and develops the operating…