VP for Finance & Administration

university's financial operations, planning, and strategy. Reporting directly to the President and serving on the Executive Leadership Team,

the CFO will play a critical role in shaping the institution's financial future, ensuring fiscal responsibility, and supporting the

university's mission of providing high-quality education in a Christian environment.

ESSENTIAL DUTIES, RESPONSIBILITIES, AND

FUNCTIONS

The essential duties, responsibilities, and functions of this position include, but are not limited to,

the following:

To oversee the financial administration of the University:

• Develop and manage a
• systematic University-wide annual budgeting process that projects expenditures and revenues and utilizes input from all appropriate areas of
• the University.
• Analyze, project, and monitor budget allocations and expenditures based on a five-year financial plan, including
• revenues, expenditures, and investments.
• Communicate consistent financial information to departmental budget managers to keep them
• constantly informed and within annual budget constraints.
• Prepare monthly managerial financial summary statements to be presented to
• the President and prepare a detailed quarterly financial statement to be presented to the President and Trustee Finance Committee. Prepare
• quarterly GAAP financial statements to be provided to financial institutions to which the University is obligated.
• Monitor monthly
• financial statements of the endowment investments and forward copies to the President and to the Chair of the Trustee Finance
• Committee.
• Manage and direct the university's insurance and retirement programs, including risk management assessment.

To coordinate the personnel management of the institution:

• Manage the recruiting and hiring processes of
• the University to insure the quality of candidates and compliance with state and federal regulations.
• Coordinate and oversee an
• annual, systematic process of personnel evaluations to ensure the quality and professional growth of the administration, staff, and
• faculty.
• Manage the ongoing evaluation, revision, and production of a staff manual to ensure that it is accurate, current, and
• relevant to the University.
• Oversee staff development, training, and proficiency in areas such as customer service.

To manage and direct the financial and business services of the University:

• Oversee the operation of the
• University's business services, including accounts receivable, accounts payable, and payroll.
• Manage the University's accounting and
• reporting systems and procedures, including preparing detailed analyses and assisting with preparing financial statements for the annual
• audit.
• Develop and monitor an effective system of purchasing to ensure cost-effectiveness.

To oversee the

management of the auxiliary services of the University:

• Develop and monitor a contract management system and
• negotiation with outsourced services on a three-year cycle to ensure cost containment and quality service.
• Coordinate the management
• of all facilities, including existing buildings and grounds, with the University's outsourced service and develop and maintain a five-year
• facility management plan for the maintenance and renovation of the university's facilities.
• Manage the University's faculty/staff
• housing to ensure the upkeep and quality of the facilities (or buildings).
• Work cooperatively with the University's outsourced
• service to provide students with the highest quality of food service.

To oversee and manage the computer services of

the University:

• Evaluate, recommend, and monitor the appropriate University-wide administrative and academic software
• that will provide an efficient and effective, well-integrated, and documented computer system.
• Oversee the operation and personnel
• responsible for the University's academic and administrative computer systems.

MARGINAL JOB FUNCTIONS

• Serve as a non-voting member of the Trustee Finance Committee.
• Comply with all rules, policies, and procedures
• as established by Bluefield University.
• Perform such other duties as assigned by the President.

KNOWLEDGE, SKILLS, ABILITIES, AND EDUCATION/EXPERIENCE

The VPFA/CFO must possess the knowledge, skill,

and ability to demonstrate, explain, and perform the essential functions of the job, with or without reasonable accommodation, using some

combination of the following skills and abilities:

• A minimum of a bachelor's degree and an advanced degree or
• CPA.
• Multiple years of accounting or business-related experience is required.
• Work experience in a university or university
• environment with an understanding of non-profit accounting, including preparation of General Accepted Accounting Principles (GAAP) financial
• statements and the fiscal operations of an institution of higher education.
• Demonstrated leadership ability.
• Well-developed
• communication skills.
• Skilled decision-maker with transparency in decision-making and management.
• Strong negotiation,
• facilitation, and organizational skills.
• A history of successful collaboration with multiple constituencies.
• Ability to
• multi-task.
• Experience in financial systems is essential (knowledge of or experience with Jenzabar would be ideal).
• The
• ability to maintain collaborative working relations with students, faculty, staff, parents and other University constituencies, as well as
• the general public.

OTHER QUALIFICATIONS:

• Profess Christian faith.
• Have a commitment to
• the Christian mission of the University, as well as a commitment to actively promote its vision, mission, and values.
• Professional
• appearance and presentation in the working environment (including business casual attire).

PERFORMANCE

STANDARDS:

The VPFA/CFO is subject to an annual evaluation based on the job functions as set forth above.

APPLICATION INSTRUCTIONS

Please complete the electronic employment application and upload:

• Letter of interest
• Resume
• Personal statement of Christian faith.

To be considered for this

position, all application requirements listed above must be completed.

Bluefield University is a Christ-centered learning

community developing servant leaders to transform the world. We are looking to hire employees who will embrace this mission.

Bluefield University is a private, not-for-profit institution affiliated with the Baptist General Association of Virginia. Bluefield

University shall not unlawfully discriminate on the basis of race, color, national or ethnic origin, sex, disability, age, genetic

information, veteran or military status, or any other basis on which the University is prohibited from discrimination under local, state, or

federal law, in its employment or in the provision of its services, including but not limited to its programs and activities, admissions,

educational policies, scholarship and loan programs, and athletic and other University-administered programs. This institution encourages

women, minorities, veterans, and individuals with disabilities to apply.