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Hebrew Union College - Vice President for Finance and Admin/CFO
Location:
New York, NY
Description:
Hebrew Union College-Jewish Institute of Religion with centers in New York, Cincinnati, Los Angeles and Jerusalem, 350 graduate students and 800 undergraduates, is beginning a national search for a Vice President of Finance and Administration and Chief Financial Officer (VPFA/CFO). The new VPFA/CFO can be located anywhere in the U.S., although they must be willing to be on the NY campus regularly and periodically be on the other campuses. HUC-JIR, the 149 year old academic, spiritual, and professional leadership development center of Reform Judaism, has an endowment of approximately $250 million, significant real estate and an expense budget of $45M. As one of the key members of the President’s senior team, this position will report directly to the President and will be responsible for the College’s finances, human resources, IT, legal, financial aid, and facilities. The VPFA/CFO will support various Board committees, including Finance, Investment, Audit, Pension and Benefits, and Building and Grounds.The VPFA/CFO is responsible for overseeing the College’s budgeting and forecasting, financial planning and analysis, finances, accounting, treasury and endowment, and financial aid and student accounts.The VPFA/CFO will lead contract negotiations as well as real estate transactions, will collaborate with the campus deans on operation and maintenance of the physical plant, and will also be responsible for legal compliance of the College. The VPFA/CFO is a key partner in developing the College’s strategy and working collaboratively with the President and Cabinet, ensuring that the College’s resources are deployed responsibly and consistently with the College’s priorities.The Vice President will be a collaborative and entrepreneurial leader who serves as the steward of the resources of the institution by ensuring the financial health of the College through leadership, direction, and oversight of the College’s financial, administrative, and human resources. The VPFA/CFO is a key member of the leadership team, serves as a principal advisor to the President, and is responsible for preparing financial analysis, budgetary reports and long-range projections for the President and Board of Governors. OPPORTUNITIES AND CHALLENGES Help the College Dream Move the College to Financial Equilibrium Facilitate the Development of New Revenue Streams and Help to Increase Existing Revenue Develop a Budget Process and Balanced Budget Maintain Efficient, Cost-Effective Operation of the College Provide Leadership to all Direct Reports and Create an Effective Team Gain Trust and Communicate Effectively with the Campuses Additional information about the position can be found in the profile . DESIRED QUALIFICATIONS AND CHARACTERISTICS The successful candidate will be positive, collaborative, flexible, optimistic, and forward-thinking. The VPFA/CFO will demonstrate unquestioned integrity, be an outstanding listener and communicator, a strategic thinker, and possess strong and effective interpersonal skills that engender trust and cultivate collaboration. They will be respectful of others, empathetic, value diversity and inclusion, and work to help their colleagues achieve their goals. They will have strong ethical grounding with a track record of visionary and responsible leadership.The new VPFA/CFO will be an exceptional financial and administrative leader with superior analytical and management skills and a willingness to explore new and creative opportunities for ensuring the College’s financial health. The successful candidate will have an entrepreneurial spirit and be willing to think outside the box and take prudent risks. The new VPFA/CFO will be a skilled negotiator and will work to help the College achieve its goals. They will understand the higher education landscape and the challenges the field is currently facing and provide innovative ideas in approaching a future that will require simultaneous investments while also reducing expenditures in other places. Understanding of the Reform Jewish community, its institutions, and trends, is also desirable but not required. The new VPFA/CFO will be able to understand and negotiate complex financial transactions and have the ability to achieve goals using influence and negotiation skills. The successful candidate will have the fortitude to make difficult choices when necessary and the ability to convey decisions with clarity.The new VPFA/CFO will be knowledgeable about the critical areas in the portfolio and will have experience working with boards of directors. They will have at least ten years of progressively increasing experience in finance and administration and in managing a large staff with diverse responsibilities working virtually. Experience managing staff working virtually is required and in multiple locations will be a plus as well as experience working with multiple campuses. Higher Education experience as well as experience with capital campaigns and endowment stewardship is required; experience in business, nonprofits and/or other sectors is also desirable. A bachelor’s degree is required, and an MBA, CPA, or other advanced degree is preferred. The salary range for this position is $250,000 - $325,000.Review of applications will begin immediately, and candidate material received by May 20, 2024 will be assured full consideration. Applications (including a cover letter and resume) must be uploaded to: http://lapovsky.hiringthing.com . Lapovsky Consulting is assisting HUC-JIR in this search. For nominations, questions, or additional information, please contact:Lucie Lapovsky XXXX@lapovsky.com 917-690-XXXX Hebrew Union College-Jewish Institute of Religion is an Equal Opportunity Employer (EOE) and complies with all applicable laws and regulations regarding equal employment opportunities. Qualified applicants are considered for employment without regard to age, race, color, religion, sex, gender, gender identity and expression, national origin, sexual orientation, disability, or veteran status.
Company:
Lapovsky
Posted:
April 16 on HiringThing
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