Summary of Position

This position serves as the chief financial officer and investment officer for the College. This position provides executive leadership, direction, and management for the planning, development, implementation, and evaluation of the finance and accounting, and administrative services functions (facilities management, human resources management, information technology, auxiliary services, materials management, contracting and procurement, and public safety) of the College.

Education and Experience

• CPA certification preferred.

Knowledge Skills and Ability

• Ability to provide effective leadership at all levels of the College.
• Experience supervising and managing personnel.
• Knowledge of fund accounting principles.
• Experience budgeting, planning and forecasting while building budget literacy and transparency among unit leaders, so spending decisions are visibly tied to mission.
• Knowledge of investment strategies and techniques.
• Broad knowledge of administrative services functions.
• Ability to develop long and short-term budget, financial, and operational planning in support of the college’s mission.
• Knowledge and understanding of organizational performance benchmarking and measurement concepts, principles, and techniques.
• Demonstrated organizational skills in handling and directing multiple and complex assignments and projects.
• Knowledge of local, state and federal compliance and reporting requirements.
• Effectively communicate orally and in writing, and work with internal and external college stakeholders.
• Ability to coordinate and lead various planning committees to include: Master Facilities Planning, Strategic Planning and Budget Planning, ensuring budget planning spans multiple years with built-in flexibility to adjust annually.
• Ability to work with a broad range of constituencies, analyzing complex issues, and function as a neutral agent to facilitate issue resolution.

Essential Functions

• Responsible for College’s financial, general accounting, accounts payable and receivable, contract administration, planning, budgeting, forecasting, investment management, student financial services, banking services, and funding operations.
• Establish, monitor, and update College financial policies and transactional standards, ensuring consistency with the College’s mission and strategic plans and compliance with state and federal fiscal management laws and regulations, and generally accepted accounting standards.
• Serve as the College’s investment officer.
• Partner with the Chancellor and College Foundation to activate underused assets, foundation funds, and other resources traditionally regarded as unavailable; and build external partnerships that yield cost savings or more efficient services.
• Review and analyze major contractual obligations of the institution to ensure consistency with overall financial goals, objectives, and plans, and compliance with the College’s financial policies, procedures, and standards.
• Direct the activities associated with the security and investment of the College’s assets and funds.
• Oversee the evaluation, development and implementation of facilities master planning for the College.
• Provide leadership in the development and execution of the College’s organizational budget approved by the Board of Trustees including capital budget strategies and plans to fund enrollment growth, educational programs, and facilities.
• Promote administrative operational efficiencies with excellence and accountability, creativity, leadership and cooperative teamwork through District-wide administrative support departments including: finance and budget, human resource management, information technology, facilities management public safety, contracting and procurement, and auxiliary services.
• Provide monthly financial statements and reports of the financial condition of the College to the Chancellor. Reports benchmark the College against peer institutions and connect spending trends to student access/success metrics.
• Partner with Academic Affairs and Student Services to fiscal decisions are aligned with retention and completion goals.
• Collaborate with the Chancellor, Cabinet, and other administrators in institutional planning, policy development, gained operational efficiencies and problem resolution.
• Other duties and special projects as assigned by the Chancellor.

EEO Statement

Central Texas College District and its operating units, divisions and sponsored activities prohibits discrimination on the basis of any protected class including, but not necessarily limited to race, color, gender, national origin, age, religion, genetic information, disability, veteran status, sexual orientation, gender identity or transgender status. Inquiries about Title IX, sexual misconduct can contact the Title IX Coordinator, Larry Murphy through email to rdepartment@ctcd.edu or call 254-501-3028.

We offer a complete benefits package to full-time employees including health care, dental, vision, retirement, deferred compensation plans, flexible spending accounts, life insurance, long-term disability, educational benefits, holidays, vacation, and sick leave. Full-time employees participate in the Teachers Retirement System of Texas (TRS). To learn more details, visit our benefits page https://www.ctcd.edu/human-resources/benefits/employee-benefits/

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