Executive Vice President and/or Chief Financial Officer
Company: Belleville News Democrat
Location: Worcester
Posted on: November 20, 2024
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Job Description:
Search for EXECUTIVE VICE PRESIDENT and/or CHIEF FINANCIAL
OFFICER
CLARK UNIVERSITY
WORCESTER, MA
THE SEARCH
Clark University seeks a collaborative, innovative, and proven
leader to serve as Executive Vice President (EVP) and/or Chief
Financial Officer (CFO). Reporting to the president and serving as
a key partner to him, the provost, senior colleagues, and trustees,
the EVP will provide strategic financial counsel, ensure consistent
excellence in execution of the University's financial affairs, and
play a lead role in administrative management to help shape the
vision and direction for this highly respected, small, private,
liberal arts-based research university.
The EVP will lead careful stewardship and management of all of
Clark's assets, overseeing budgeting and financial planning;
business services; all controller and treasury functions; human
resources; information technology, enterprise risk assessment and
management; compliance, including Title IX; campus safety/police,
and legal services; and will work closely with related committees
of the board, including the investment committee in overseeing an
outsourced investment management firm. The EVP's full portfolio
could change as strategic priorities and organizational structures
evolve, and in response to the strengths and interests of the
selected candidate.
The EVP will be a gifted senior leader and manager with
broad-gauged financial and administrative skills and extensive
experience in several functional areas in the portfolio. The ideal
candidate will bring at least ten years of progressively
responsible experience and a track record of success leading in
comparably complex higher education settings, ideally including a
research element. The EVP will be an accessible, resourceful,
results-oriented colleague who demonstrates both a keen
understanding of the trends and issues facing institutions of
higher education and a deep respect and appreciation for the
distinctive culture and pace of the academy. Strong oral and
written communication skills are essential. An MBA or other
relevant advanced degree is strongly preferred.
Clark University has retained Isaacson, Miller, a national
executive search firm, to assist in conducting this important
search and to help identify outstanding candidates. All inquiries,
applications, and nominations for this opportunity should be
directed to the search firm as indicated below.
Contact Information:
Application Link:
Clark University embraces equal opportunity and affirmative action
as core values: the University believes that cultivating an
environment that embraces and promotes diversity is fundamental to
the success of our students, its employees, and its community. This
commitment applies to every aspect of education, services, and
employment policies and practices at Clark. Clark's commitment to
diversity informs its efforts in recruitment, hiring, and
retention. All positions at Clark share in the responsibility for
building a community that values diversity and the uniqueness of
others by exhibiting integrity and respect in interacting with all
members of the Clark community to create an atmosphere of fairness
and belonging. Clark strongly encourages members from historically
underrepresented communities, inclusive of all women, to apply.
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