"Associate Vice Chancellor, Deputy CFO"

Associate Vice Chancellor, Deputy CFO

Austin Community College

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Austin Community College is a public two-year institution that serves a multicultural population of approximately 41,000 credit students each Fall and Spring semester. We embrace our identity as a community college, as reflected in our mission statement. We promote student success and community development by providing affordable access, through traditional and distance learning modes, to higher education and workforce training, including appropriate applied baccalaureate degrees, in our service area.

Job Posting Title:
Associate Vice Chancellor, Deputy CFO

Job Description Summary:
To lead and administer the College's Budget, Debt Management, Risk Management, and Auxiliary Enterprise functions.

Description of Duties and Tasks

• Provides leadership and managerial direction for the offices of Budget, Risk Management and Auxiliary Enterprise.
• Provides leadership and oversight of staff. Coaches, directs, mentors, evaluates, and counsels personnel while adhering to organizational human resource policies and procedures as well as related employment laws. Recommends hire and termination personnel actions for positions managed.
• Responsible for the development and management of the College's operating and capital budgets.
• Develops and recommends financial strategies, prepares and presents financial forecasts and reports; analyzes, improves and implements financial systems and processes.
• Collaborates with the Facilities Management and Information Technology divisions to ensure that capital projects are aligned with the College's Strategic Goals and that the projects achieve expected budget, timeline, and other success measures.
• Provides oversight of the debt issuance process and ongoing management of outstanding debt, including unspent debt proceeds.
• Serves as one of the College's Investment Officers.
• Oversees the Risk Management team, which is responsible for the College's comprehensive insurance portfolio and fleet management program.
• Oversees the Auxiliary Enterprise program, which includes food and vending, bookstore, printing, property rentals, and other revenue generating enterprises.
• Coordinates complex contract and procurement activities with ACC Purchasing and legal counsel.
• Identifies opportunities to provide solutions that maximize return-on-investment for the College.
• Prepares presentations for, and presents to, the ACC Board of Trustees, and may represent the College in the community and before state and local government officials on matters related to finance and capital projects.
• Develops policies and procedures that relate to the areas of responsibility or general administration of the College.

Knowledge

• Knowledge of organizational budgets and how they work, understanding of budgetary operations, developing and managing budget systems, policies and procedures.
• Planning and project management practices and techniques.
• Forecasting, problem identification, and corrective action procedures.
• Understanding of State Appropriation and Property Tax processes and regulations.
• Knowledge of municipal debt markets.
• Solid foundation in basic business law (e.g. contract administration).
• Effective management and leadership models and techniques, including Servant-Leadership Principles.
• Understanding of the community college philosophy and mission.
• Handling the demands and requirements of senior-level management in higher education.

Skills

• Handling multiple projects and meeting deadlines.
• Maintaining an established work schedule.
• Establishing and maintaining effective working relationships
• Effectively using interpersonal and communications skills, including tact and diplomacy to interact with individuals from multiple locations, including regular contact with Senior Administration.
• Effectively using organizational and planning skills with attention to detail and follow through.
• Ability to translate budgetary and financial complexity into clear presentations and convey and present financial information and concepts in easy to understand and transparent ways.
• Designing, developing, and implementing budget planning and control procedures.
• Maintaining confidentiality of work-related information and materials.

Technology Skills

• Demonstrated proficiency using standard office software applications and automated financial systems, including spreadsheet and database applications.

Required Work Experience

• Five years related work experience, including oversight of institutional budgets and/or capital projects and managerial experience.

Preferred Work Experience

• Ten years work experience in educational or governmental environments, including senior-level management experience.

Required Education

• Bachelor's degree in related field.

Preferred Education

• Master's degree in related field and/or relevant certifications or licenses, such as Certified Public Accountant (CPA) certification.

Physical Requirements

• Subject to standing, walking, sitting, bending, reaching, kneeling, pushing and pulling, manual dexterity.
• Occasional lifting of objects up to 10 pounds
• Work is performed in a standard office environment.

Safety

• Supervise the safe operation of the unit. Facilitate safety inspections. Take reasonable and prudent actions to eliminate identified hazards. Ensure employees receive appropriate safety training and foster a workplace safety culture.

Salary
Salary is commensurate of experience.

Number of Openings: 1

Job Posting Close Date: January 15, 2026

To apply, please visit: https://austincc.wd1.myworkdayjobs.com/en-US/External/job/Highland-Campus/Associate-Vice-Chancellor--Deputy-CFO_R-7013