Chief Financial Officer

Posting number: 08565

Department: COASTL-102020-VP of Finance/CFO

Job classification: Chief Financial Officer

Posting type: Open

Categories: Higher Education

Summary

The Chief Financial Officer exercises significant independent judgment and leadership in advancing academic excellence, supporting community engagement, fostering economic development, ensuring operational effectiveness, and strengthening external partnerships that enhance the College's impact and sustainability.

Appropriate placement on the Alabama Community College System salary schedule B

For any questions or additional information, please contact the Human Resources Department at hr@coastalalabama.edu.

This position is intended to be filled by a transferring employee.

Examples of duties

All positions at Coastal Alabama have the job responsibilities below:

1. Handles sensitive information in a confidential manner.
2. Maintains a highly professional attitude and demeanor at all times.
3. Provides responsible, appropriate, and satisfactory leadership on campus and within the College.
4. Communicates positively and professionally in all aspects of the position.
5. Attends all employee meetings, College meetings, and professional development activities.
6. Becomes thoroughly familiar with all pertinent state and national policies and comply with said policies.
7. Serves on and provides information to college committees as needed.
8. Complies with ACCS and College policies, as well as state and federal laws.
9. Ensures the positive promotion of the College and integration of all campuses within the College.
10. Is prompt and punctual in reporting for work, meetings, and office hours.
11. Performs other duties as assigned.

Qualifications

1. Develop budgets, forecasts, and long-term financial strategies; analyze financial data to guide decision-making.
2. Supervise accounting and finance departments; ensure accurate preparation of income statements, balance sheets, and regulatory reports.
3. Monitor cash flow, manage assets, and optimize capital structure to support operational and strategic goals.
4. Implement internal controls, assess financial risks, and ensure compliance with federal, state, and local regulations.
5. Communicate with auditors.
6. Interpret rules and regulations within the financial realm.
7. Maintain knowledge of current trends and within the ACCS system.
8. Make presentations of findings as requested.
9. Lead staff development and monitor goals and objectives for the department.
10. Maintain a working relationship with the Foundation to establish and maintain partnerships with external stakeholders.
11. Perform related duties as assigned.

Supplemental information

A complete application packet consists of the following:
A completed online application form.
Current resume’ showing education degrees earned and complete employment history.
Copies of transcripts from all colleges attended where required degrees were conferred. Degree(s) must be posted on transcripts.
Official copies will be required if employed with the institution.

Applicants must meet the minimum qualifi cations as indicated in this vacancy announcement and must submita completed application packet in order to be considered for an open position.Applications that do not have therequired attachments are considered incomplete and will be immediately rejected. In addition, only completedapplications received during the period of this vacancy announcement will be considered.
All applicants are required to apply on-line for job opportunities. To apply on-line, goto
http://www.coastalalabama.edu/employment/
and click on the job title you are interested in and then click on the"Apply" link. If this is the fi rst time you are applying using our on- line job application, you will need to create anaccount and select a Username and Password.
Please Note:
It is recommended that you have digital (PDF) copies of your resume and unoffi cial and/or offi cialtranscripts. You will be required to upload this during the application process.
We do not accept paper, faxed or emailed applications and application materials.
You may not put “see resume” on any section of the application form.
Please ensure that uploads are not behind a paywall or a password-protected area. The screening committeemay disqualify your application packet if required uploads are inaccessible.
When you fi nish the steps to apply to a job, you will receive an on-screen notice that you’ve successfullyapplied. However, this notice does not mean your application materials are complete.
Correspondence regarding positions (i.e., scheduled interview appointment, position fi lled announcement)will be sent to applicants through the e-mail address used on the applicants’ NEOGOV accounts
.Applicants are required tomonitor their e-mail accounts for updates regarding positions.
Incomplete application packets will eliminate the possibility of an interview. It is the sole responsibility of theapplicant to ensure his or her application packet is complete.
The college may require that applicants for faculty positions submit supplementary information from theattending college registrar to explain undergraduate courses that received graduate credit on the academictranscript prior to being considered for an interview.
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