Vice President of Finance & Facilities

The Vice President of Finance and Facilities serves as the Chief Finance Officer of the college and provides vision, leadership, and strategic direction for college-wide financial planning and fiscal operations, physical plants, auxiliary enterprises, risk management, and oversight of capital construction aligned with the strategic goals of the college. This position serves on the President’s Cabinet and Leadership Team and reports directly to the College President.

As a senior leader, the Vice President of Finance & Facilities exercises broad discretion and offers critical input on institutional priorities and opportunities. The role requires a commitment to integrity, transparency, and collaboration, fostering trusted relationships across the college community while empowering teams to deliver high-quality services. Decisions and actions are guided by the principle of “what is best for students,” ensuring that financial and operational strategies support student success.

The Vice President works together with colleagues within the college and across the Minnesota State system to promote fiscal accountability and advance a culture of consultation, trust, and respect.

Characteristic

Duties & Responsibilities:

1. Provide leadership and organize and direct the financial management of the college including auxiliary services and college foundation.

• Ensure all funds are accounted for in accordance with Minnesota State and State of Minnesota policies and procedures.
• Develop, recommend and implement strong financial management policies, forecasting techniques, and procedures within the college to ensure accurate and timely financial reporting as it relates to the control of receipts and expenditures.
• Implement any policy or procedural changes directed from Office of the Chancellor.
• Coordinate audits to ensure compliance within Minnesota State and state policies.
• Oversee contractual relationships to ensure appropriate documentation is in place.
• Communicate with college administration, faculty, and staff in assisting with budget and other fiscal matters.
• Secure adequate insurance coverage for all facets of the college operation including property, liability, and other necessary coverage.
• Oversee College cash management process.

2. Serve in an organizational leadership role in the preparation of the college's budgetary and facilities needs in relation to its overall strategic and operational plans.

• Provide financial recommendations and guidance that aids in decision-making.
• Select, develop, evaluate, motivate, and discipline key financial services, facilities, and auxiliary personnel to ensure a professional and high-quality workplace.
• Ensure that financial services and auxiliary personnel are giving quality customer service.
• Confer with staff members within the financial services, facilities, and auxiliary services departments to help resolve operational problems, interpretations of policies, rules and regulations, and assist with concerns related to their job functions.
• Provide general oversight to the campus business services operations.
• Provide financial analysis as assigned or requested by senior administration.
• Advise the college community of the financial impacts of decisions.
• Work with college administration in the development of short and long-term planning and forecasting models.
• Ensure that financial department policies and procedures are quality driven and align with the College master academic plan.
• Serves as the primary liaison with the Office of the Chancellor in all matters related to finance, facilities, and related reporting.
• Serve as one of the administrators formally delegated with the responsibility of the College President during the President’s absence.

3. Provide leadership and vision for plant operations by creating, implementing, and monitoring policies and procedures for all physical plant and safety operations.

• Develop, recommend, maintain and implement policies, procedures, rules and regulations that direct the physical plant/facilities department of the college.
• Ensure compliance with Board of Trustees policy, Minnesota State procedures and applicable guidelines and pertinent law.
• Oversee the…