Job Summary
Arapahoe Community College (ACC), in Littleton, Colorado, is seeking a strategic and results- oriented leader with a balance of strong financial acumen and operational efficiency to join our College Leadership Team. Reporting directly to our President and serving on ACC's Cabinet, the Vice President for Finance and Administrative Services will oversee the planning, implementation, and evaluation of ACC’s financial and operational strategies.

The Vice President also provides executive-level leadership to a broad range of functions, including Fiscal Services, Auxiliary Operations (Bookstore, Café), Facilities, Maintenance, Construction, and Production & Mail Services. Responsibilities of this role include the following:

Leadership and Collaboration

• Serve and participate on the President’s Cabinet and Leadership Team helping to shape ACC's strategy, procedures, and decisions. Collaborate with these leaders and other College personnel to ensure that fiscal resources and processes are fully aligned with improving outcomes for students and employees.
• Aim to build widespread fiscal knowledge and budget transparency to enable unit leaders to align spending to ACC's mission and goals.
• Present the budget in dynamic ways that foster a deeper understanding of the connection between planned expenditures and mission and strategy, including trends over time, comparison to peer institutions, and ratios related to student access and success.
• Facilitate an effective and inclusive budget process that appropriately allocates resources, maintains proper controls of expenditures, and provides managers with timely and useful information. Communicate, present, and share budget information within the College and to the Colorado Community College System and the State Board for Community Colleges and Occupational Education.

Planning & Business Operations

• Oversee the fiscal affairs and administrative services of the College to ensure accurate and complete accounting of all financial and procedural transactions and compliance with applicable federal, state, CCCS, ACC policies, procedures, statutes, mandates, and in alignment with best practices.
• Ensure the College’s financial and management security and stability by developing and recommending sound fiscal forecasts, projections, plans, and strategies that ensure effective and efficient resource availability and allocation.
• Provide leadership for facilities planning and project management of capital construction and controlled maintenance requests and projects working closely with the other vice presidents; directing the development and maintenance of the facilities master plan; overseeing all college leases; completing, filing, and complying with all required forms, materials and processes as required for state agencies; working with project architects, engineers, and other pertinent vendors.

This role is pivotal in ensuring the efficient allocation of resources and the smooth execution of ACC’s business operations to support the College's mission and goals. You'll need to lean into these strengths:

• Cross Functional Collaboration: nurture strong professional relationships across the College by promoting transparency and open dialogue. Collaborate effectively with various departments, ensuring alignment of goals and the integration of financial strategies into broader institutional objectives.
• Operational Efficiency: enhance financial processes to improve the efficiency, accuracy, and effectiveness of the fiscal team, fostering team development ensuring long-term strategic success while optimizing operations for sustained organizational growth.

Required Qualifications:

• Master’s degree in Business Administration, Finance, Accounting, Public Administration, Organizational Leadership, or a closely related field from an accredited institution.
• Seven (7) years experience in financial accounting, auditing, or public/nonprofit accounting, including the management of fiscal policies and procedures.
• Seven (7) years of progressive leadership experience in guiding and motivating teams to achieve organizational goals.
• Demonstrated experience in strategic planning and assessment of fiscal, project, and risk management.
• Knowledge of and experience with procurement processes, financial controls, and regulatory compliance.
• Ability to work effectively with students, faculty, and staff of diverse backgrounds and evidence of a commitment to creating an inclusive learning & work environment.

Preferred Qualifications:

• Experience in the higher education industry.
• Experience using Banner accounting and CORE financial systems.
• Knowledge of State of Colorado Fiscal Rules and/or CCCS Standard Accounting Procedures.
• Change management experience.

Job Type: Full-time

Pay: $165,000.00 - $175,000.00 per year

Benefits:

• 401(k)
• Dental insurance
• Health insurance
• Life insurance
• Paid time off
• Vision insurance

Schedule:

• 8 hour shift
• Monday to Friday

Experience:

• Accounting: 7 years (Required)

Ability to Relocate:

• Littleton, CO 80120: Relocate before starting work (Required)

Work Location: In person