financial health in alignment with its mission and goals.

Essential job functions

• Lead financial strategy, budgeting, forecasting, and long-term
  planning
• Serve as senior HR leader, overseeing policies, benefits, and systems for employee recruitment and retention, liaising with
  legal counsel as needed, and chairing the college's Personnel Committee
• Oversee cash flow management and financial
  performance
• Provide clear financial reporting and analysis to the president, cabinet, Board, and other stakeholders including
  students, faculty, and staff
• Support institutional sustainability through revenue planning, cost management, and risk
  mitigation
• Partner with academic leadership to align financial and programmatic priorities
• Serve as staff liaison to Board
  Finance, Investment, and Audit Committees
• Supervise direct reports including the controller, chief facilities and safety officer, IT
  staff, Title IX coordinator, and the director of energy
• Oversee audits, compliance, internal controls, and institutional risk
  management
• Foster a collaborative, transparent, and accountable organizational culture
• Serve as a member of the president's
  cabinet
• Other duties as assigned

Qualifications

Required

• Bachelor's
  degree
• Significant leadership experience in nonprofit financial and administrative management
• Expertise in financial
  planning, budgeting, and organizational strategy
• Knowledge of accounting principles, investments, cash management, HR practices, and
  risk management
• Experience leading diverse teams and complex operations
• Ability to manage multiple tasks, shifting
  priorities, and time-sensitive work
• Strong communication, collaboration, and problem-solving skills
• Integrity, sound
  judgment, and ability to manage confidential information

Preferred

• Advanced degree in a relevant
  field
• Experience in higher education finance, especially small institutions
• Experience working with boards and shared
  governance
• Demonstrated ability to build and retain strong teams
• Familiarity with institutional facilities and technology
  operations

To Apply

Interested candidates should submit the following materials to Heather
Albert-Knopp, Chief Operating Officer, cfo-search@coa.edu: a cover letter describing your interest
in, and qualifications for, this position; a resume or curriculum vitae; and contact information for three professional references.

Application review will continue until the position is filled.

financial health in alignment with its mission and goals.

Essential job functions

• Lead financial strategy, budgeting, forecasting, and long-term
  planning
• Serve as senior HR leader, overseeing policies, benefits, and systems for employee recruitment and retention, liaising with
  legal counsel as needed, and chairing the college's Personnel Committee
• Oversee cash flow management and financial
  performance
• Provide clear financial reporting and analysis to the president, cabinet, Board, and other stakeholders including
  students, faculty, and staff
• Support institutional sustainability through revenue planning, cost management, and risk
  mitigation
• Partner with academic leadership to align financial and programmatic priorities
• Serve as staff liaison to Board
  Finance, Investment, and Audit Committees
• Supervise direct reports including the controller, chief facilities and safety officer, IT
  staff, Title IX coordinator, and the director of energy
• Oversee audits, compliance, internal controls, and institutional risk
  management
• Foster a collaborative, transparent, and accountable organizational culture
• Serve as a member of the president's
  cabinet
• Other duties as assigned

Qualifications

Required

• Bachelor's
  degree
• Significant leadership experience in nonprofit financial and administrative management
• Expertise in financial
  planning, budgeting, and organizational strategy
• Knowledge of accounting principles, investments, cash management, HR practices, and
  risk management
• Experience leading diverse teams and complex operations
• Ability to manage multiple tasks, shifting
  priorities, and time-sensitive work
• Strong communication, collaboration, and problem-solving skills
• Integrity, sound
  judgment, and ability to manage confidential information

Preferred

• Advanced degree in a relevant
  field
• Experience in higher education finance, especially small institutions
• Experience working with boards and shared
  governance
• Demonstrated ability to build and retain strong teams
• Familiarity with institutional facilities and technology
  operations

To Apply

Interested candidates should submit the following materials to Heather
Albert-Knopp, Chief Operating Officer, cfo-search@coa.edu: a cover letter describing your interest
in, and qualifications for, this position; a resume or curriculum vitae; and contact information for three professional references.

Application review will continue until the position is filled.