Higher Education Finance Consultants/Interim Chief Financial Officer (CFO)

Responsibilities

• Serving as Interim CFO or Finance Director and providing day-to-day leadership of the finance department staff
• Conducting accounting, financial reporting, and financial analysis functions while overseeing the daily financial operations of the college or university
• Advising on the development of policies, programs, and procedures governing financial and accounting operations, and preparing financial statements, forecasts, and analyses
• Provide oversight, direction, guidance, and coordination of the current finance projects and priorities
• Assessing the efficiency of the finance department
• Providing finance consulting to higher education clients on a variety of finance topics/challenges
• Assisting clients in how to best align policy, process, procedures, and personnel to effectively leverage the Finance ERP solution

Requirements

• Demonstrated ability to lead organizational change and the full adoption of technology to enable organizational operations and efficiency
• 5+ years’ experience in all aspects of of higher education finance is required
• 5+ years’ experience as a CFO, Director of Finance, or Associate Director of Finance in higher education is required
• Bachelor’s degree in accounting or related field required; CPA or MBA preferred
• Experience using any one of the higher education-specific ERP solutions within a college or university financial management setting including, but not limited to: GL/Chart of Accounts, Accrual Accounting, Budgeting, Purchasing, Contracts, Accounts Payable, Accounts Receivable, Grants Management, Fixed Assets, Student Payroll, Tax Reporting, Analytics & Reporting
• Solid leadership skills, including facilitating diverse groups, creating consensus building and preparing the organization and individuals for change and ongoing continuous improvement
• Demonstration of superior communication skills and the ability to provide a consultative approach to clients