University of Findlay (OH) announces a national search for a strategic financial leader to serve as the University’s next Vice President for Business Affairs, Treasurer. The successful candidate will have experience in highly effective financial management and in collaborative leadership. The vice president reports directly to the president and is a member of the University’s senior team. The vice president’s portfolio will include finance, facilities, endowment management, and auxiliary enterprises such as the renowned All Hazards Training Center. The VP staffs the following board committees: business affairs, building and grounds, investment, and audit. The anticipated start date is as soon as possible for the selected candidate.

The new VP will join an institution with impressive momentum, an entrepreneurial spirit, and a strong and collegial senior leadership group. In the last several years, Findlay has expanded and strengthened curricular and student programs, enhanced its facilities services, and deepened its sense of community on campus. Findlay is poised to continue its forward movement and to broadcast aggressively its dynamic profile as a comprehensive private university. One example of that forward movement is its current work toward a merger of nearby Bluffton University into University of Findlay.

The Vice President for Business Affairs, Treasurer serves as the University’s chief financial officer, overseeing all matters related to the financial management of the University. The vice president, reporting directly to the president, is the primary steward of Findlay’s financial and physical resources. Working in close partnership with the president and her cabinet, the vice president plays a central role in all major undertakings at the institution. The vice president’s portfolio will include finance, facilities, endowment management, sponsored programs, professional services including the All Hazards Training Center, University stores, print shop, and postal services.

The vice president is responsible for providing the leadership and vision necessary to develop and oversee prudent fiscal strategies that assure the continued financial strength of the University while moving the University forward. The VP will be responsible for short-range and long-range financial planning and analysis, budget modeling, facilities planning, risk management, and investment oversight. The vice president is the key liaison to the Board of Trustees’ committees on business affairs, building and grounds, investments, audit, and architecture. The vice president is also a key player in representing the University’s interests to external constituents especially in the Findlay area.

The new vice president will be well versed in higher education finance and will be knowledgeable about the critical areas in the portfolio, and have a significant and progressive record of sustained leadership experience in a supervisory role within business affairs. Experience in business, non-profits, or other sectors as well as experience in higher education will be given consideration. A bachelor’s degree is required and a CPA, MBA, or other advanced degree is preferred. For the complete position description and additional information about the University, please visit: https://findlay.wd5.myworkdayjobs.com/careers.