Confidential
Vice President for Finance and Administration
Confidential, Greenville, Pennsylvania, United States, 16125
Vice President for Finance and Administration
About the Company
Well-established private liberal arts college
Industry Higher Education
Type Educational Institution
Founded 1866
Employees 51-200
Specialties
accounting neuroscience communications early childhood education biology criminal justice psychology environmental science history computer science chemistry english sociology social science political science business speech-language pathology nursing physician assistant and mba
About the Role
The Vice President for Finance and Administration will be responsible for overseeing the institution’s financial operations and administrative functions, ensuring efficient and sustainable management of resources. You will direct budgeting, forecasting, financial reporting, cash flow and investment strategy, ensuring compliance with regulatory and accounting standards. You will also manage administrative services, such as facilities, procurement, technology infrastructure, human resources, and risk management. You will serve as a strategic partner to the President/CEO and senior leadership, helping to shape long-term planning, capital projects, and operational priorities. You will drive process improvements, strengthen internal controls, integrate financial systems, and ensure accountability across departments, while fostering a culture of fiscal discipline, transparency, and continuous improvement.
The ideal candidate will have extensive experience in senior financial leadership with broad scope over both finance and administrative functions, preferably within higher education, nonprofit, or mission-driven institutions. You should hold an advanced degree or professional certification in finance, accounting, business administration, or a related field (e.g. CPA, CMA, MBA). You must demonstrate strong strategic and analytical skills, with the ability to interpret complex financial data and guide executive decision-making. You should have experience leading diverse teams across multiple functions (finance, HR, facilities, IT, risk), driving system implementations and operational transformations. Excellent communication, stakeholder management, and collaborative leadership abilities are essential, as is integrity, adaptability, and commitment to the institution’s mission.
Travel Percent Less than 10%
Functions
Finance
About the Company
Well-established private liberal arts college
Industry Higher Education
Type Educational Institution
Founded 1866
Employees 51-200
Specialties
accounting neuroscience communications early childhood education biology criminal justice psychology environmental science history computer science chemistry english sociology social science political science business speech-language pathology nursing physician assistant and mba
About the Role
The Vice President for Finance and Administration will be responsible for overseeing the institution’s financial operations and administrative functions, ensuring efficient and sustainable management of resources. You will direct budgeting, forecasting, financial reporting, cash flow and investment strategy, ensuring compliance with regulatory and accounting standards. You will also manage administrative services, such as facilities, procurement, technology infrastructure, human resources, and risk management. You will serve as a strategic partner to the President/CEO and senior leadership, helping to shape long-term planning, capital projects, and operational priorities. You will drive process improvements, strengthen internal controls, integrate financial systems, and ensure accountability across departments, while fostering a culture of fiscal discipline, transparency, and continuous improvement.
The ideal candidate will have extensive experience in senior financial leadership with broad scope over both finance and administrative functions, preferably within higher education, nonprofit, or mission-driven institutions. You should hold an advanced degree or professional certification in finance, accounting, business administration, or a related field (e.g. CPA, CMA, MBA). You must demonstrate strong strategic and analytical skills, with the ability to interpret complex financial data and guide executive decision-making. You should have experience leading diverse teams across multiple functions (finance, HR, facilities, IT, risk), driving system implementations and operational transformations. Excellent communication, stakeholder management, and collaborative leadership abilities are essential, as is integrity, adaptability, and commitment to the institution’s mission.
Travel Percent Less than 10%
Functions
Finance