Associate Vice President, Financial Services

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Associate Vice President, Financial Services

Description

Salary and Benefits

PLEASE NOTE: The starting salary placement depends on qualifications and experience and is anticipated to be in the range of $170,000 per year to $185,000 per year.

This position is a Management Personnel Plan (MPP) position in the CSU, and serves at the pleasure of the President.

The CSU enjoys a generous benefits program with employer paid life insurance ($100,000), as well as health, dental, and vision insurance with the monthly premium largely paid by the CSU. Additionally, we offer a broad range of other benefits which includes dependent and health care reimbursement accounts, tuition fee waiver, 401k, 457 and 403(b) plans. The CSU belongs to the CalPERS retirement plan in which medical and dental insurance continues in qualified retirement. The CSU has 14 paid holidays, one personal holiday and the position earns 24 days of vacation and 12 days of sick leave per year. For more information on the benefits program, please visit our benefits website. The CSU Total Compensation Calculator demonstrates the significance of our benefits package.

Classification

Administrator III

About Cal State East Bay

Cal State East Bay's beautiful main campus is located in the Hayward hills with panoramic views of the San Francisco Bay shoreline. Situated above the city of Hayward, the campus offers an ideal setting for teaching and learning and yet easy access to the many cities along the bay. The University has a satellite campus in Concord, a professional development center in Oakland and a significant presence online. Founded in 1957, Cal State East Bay is one of 23 universities of the California State University system (CSU). Cal State East Bay is recognized as a regionally engaged and globally oriented university with a strong commitment to academic innovation, student success, engaged and service learning, diversity, and sustainability.

About the Position

The Associate Vice President (AVP) of Financial Services reports to the Vice President, Administration and Finance/Chief Financial Officer (CFO). This position provides effective management and oversight of financial services which includes the following functions: accounting, student financials, procurement, accounts payable, and the University Bay card program. The AVP provides leadership to a diverse financial support staff focused on delivering user-friendly services in an environment that is highly regulated and compliant driven and requires collaboration and transparency. Incumbent is responsible for advising and making recommendations to the Vice President/CFO relative to overall University objectives, policies, and plans whenever financial services is involved. As part of the Administration and Finance leadership team, the AVP collaborates with his/her peers to create innovative solutions to intra-and inter-division issues while focusing on the university’s strategic commitments and major goal of enhancing student success. The position is required to have direct contact with and respond to requests from the President, vice presidents, deans, department heads, other senior campus officials, the Chancellor’s Office and the State of California Controller’s Office.

Responsibilities

Provide overall leadership and management to the Financial Services team. This includes supervising and providing guidance to direct reports and their staff; creating professional development plans for staff; fostering a culture based on A&F’s core values of integrity, collaboration, respect, empathy, and stewardship; ensuring processes and procedures are in compliance with University, CSU, CA and federal regulations; ensuring accounting functions, general ledger transactions, and reporting functions are performed accurately and on a timely basis; and, promoting continuous process quality management improvements when assessing administrative functions. Financial service activities include serving not only the University, but also auxiliary organizations such as ASI, CSUEB Foundation and Cal State East Bay Educational Foundation and other contracted groups such as the CSUEB Alumni Association and California Compact.

The major units under the leadership and management of the AVP include but is not limited to:

General Accounting:

• Includes preparation of annual financial statements and audits, general ledger maintenance, trust fund accounting, donor funds accounting, ASI funds accounting, financial reconciliations, accounts payable, accounts receivables, internal and external financial reporting, expenditure transfers and cash management.

Student Financial Services and Systems:

• Includes receiving payments, disbursements of financial aid and refunds, billings, debt collection and advising, fee waivers and installment payment plans, sponsored registration, Perkins and Nursing pre-loans and exits.

Procurement and Support Services:

• Includes contracts, purchase orders and procurement cards.

University Clubs and Bay Card:

• Includes administration of student club accounts and the University Bay Card program.
• Develop, update, maintain and implement a strategic plan for the Financial Services team that aligns with the division’s strategic goals and initiatives. Focus is on customer centric process improvements, streamlining business operations for efficiencies and effectiveness, collaboration and transparency.
• Actively represent Financial Services and Administration and Finance, when requested, on designated university and/or auxiliary committees (e.g. audit chair for Cal State East Bay Foundation) and CSU committees. This includes but is not limited to participation in the Financial Officers Association.

Other duties as assigned.

Minimum Qualifications

Education:

• Bachelor’s degree in Business Administration, Accounting, Finance, Management or other closely related field; or an equivalent combination of education and experience.

Experience:

• 8-10 years of progressively responsible finance and administration experience of which at least 7 years must have involved direct responsibility for managing a variety of financial and administrative functions that includes supervising professional staff as a mid-to-senior level manager in a medium to large institution/organization.

Knowledge, Skills and Abilities:

• Thorough knowledge of budgeting and resource allocation principles and theories and application in a higher education environment.
• Knowledge of accounting and budget technology systems including payroll, accounts payable, general ledger and other financial related systems.
• Ability to function in a complex, high-demand environment, managing multiple priorities simultaneously while setting and achieving goals.
• Creativity and solution-oriented thinking, comfort adapting to rapidly changing territory and addressing ambiguity. Proven ability to execute change and communicate it clearly.
• Strong leadership and supervisory skills with experience and ability to lead, manage and mentor a team of professionals and staff. Proven record of hiring, directing and supervising staff in the formulation of goals and objectives, organizing work and workflow, delegating authority, training and evaluating performance.
• Excellent written and oral communication skills, strong interpersonal skills and the ability to work effectively within financial operations and collaboratively across a diverse campus community.
• Knowledge of the methods of process improvement and streamlining operations through redesign business practices and performance measurement.
• Ability to empathize and effectively collaborate with various constituent groups, while keeping in mind customer-centric solutions and the university’s goal of enhancing student success.
• Knowledge of cost recovery principles and their applications among departments in the University and with outside entities; General Accepted Accounting Principles (GAAP) including all applicable Financial Accounting Standards Board (FASB) and Governmental Accounting Standards Board (GASB) pronouncements; and Single Audit Report preparation actions.
• Knowledge of federal and state regulations related to cost accounting, sales and use tax, bond issuance and other financial requirements.
• Must possess and exhibit the highest standards of personal and professional excellence and integrity.

Preferred Skills and Knowledge

• Master’s degree and a Certified Public Accountant (CPA) strongly preferred.
• Experience working in higher education.
• Experience with funding models, working with auxiliaries and not for profit entities and the California State University system highly desirable.
• Working knowledge of Oracle and PeopleSoft software systems is preferred.

Condition(s) of Employment

Satisfactory completion of a background check (including LiveScan, as appropriate), that may include, but is not limited to: criminal records check, verification of academic credentials, licenses, certificates, credit history, professional references and/or verification of work history is required for employment. Cal State East Bay will issue a conditional offer of employment to the selected candidate, which may be rescinded if the background check reveals disqualifying information, and/or it is discovered that the candidate knowingly withheld or falsified information. Unsatisfactory results may also affect the continued employment of current Cal State East Bay employees who were conditionally offered the position.

All background checks are conducted through the university's third party vendor, Accurate. LiveScan is conducted through the University Police Department.

EEO Statement

As an Equal Opportunity Employer, Cal State East Bay does not discriminate on the basis of any protected categories: age, ancestry, citizenship, color, disability, gender, immigration status, marital status, national origin, race, religion, sexual orientation, or veteran's status. The University is committed to the principles of diversity in employment and to creating a stimulating learning environment for its diverse student body.

Other Information

All California State University campuses, including Cal State East Bay, are smoke and tobacco-free. For more information, please visit our website here.

In compliance with state and federal crime awareness and campus security legislation, including The Jeanne Clery Disclosure of Campus Security Policy and Crime Statistics Act, the Cal State East Bay Annual Campus Security Report is available here.

At Cal State East Bay, the following nine competencies have been identified as valued leadership qualities: Communication, Cooperation, Delegation, Empathy, Feedback, Innovation, Leadership Presence, Passion and Strategic Ability. While we may not expect our managers to exhibit all of these competencies, we do expect them to aspire to develop them. As part of the annual evaluation review process, the Associate Vice President, Financial Services will be evaluated on each.

Sponsorship

Cal State East Bay is not a sponsoring agency for Staff or Management positions and we are not an E-Verify employer.

Mandated Reporter

The incumbent in this position may be considered a mandated reporter under the California Child Abuse and Neglect Reporting Act and will be required to comply with requirements set forth in the CSU Executive Order 1083 as a condition of employment.

Advertised: Aug 22 2024 Pacific Daylight Time
Applications close: Dec 22 2024 Pacific Standard Time

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