Chief Financial and Administrative Officer

Required Qualifications:

Bachelor’s degree, preferably in a relevant field such as Business Administration.
Minimum of 12 years relevant experience, including:

• Three years of recent administrative and fiscal experience in an academic setting.
• Five years relevant work experience as a professional administrator in a large, complex organization.
• Three years of direct accounting/budget management experience.
• Three years of supervisory experience; must have significant leadership experience; experience with organizational design and process improvement; outstanding verbal and written communication skills; excellent history of building strong working and collaborative relationships with a wide range of people; outstanding critical thinking and analytical abilities; an orientation towards data-driven and information-based decision making; strong commitment to the mission of the School of Nursing; strong commitment to diversity and equal opportunity; must have a track record of success.

Preferred Qualifications:

• Business-related master's degree/MBA/professional doctoral degree.
• Administrative experience at the University of Minnesota.
• Accounting experience.
• Experience with data information sources and systems, preferably PeopleSoft EFS.
• Experience leading significant change within a large organization.
• Fiscal administrative experience with sponsored and non-sponsored grants and knowledge of grant regulations.

Position Overview:

The Chief Administrative Officer (CAO) is responsible for the strategic allocation of human and capital resources to support the tri-mission of the School of Nursing (SoN). The CAO leads the finance, operations, information technology, and facilities functions. The CAO will develop strong and cooperative relationships with the faculty and staff in the School and the community, as well as with the various resources and departments of the Health Sciences and University to work most productively and effectively. This position reports directly to the Dean of the School of Nursing, serves as a member of the executive management team, and collaborates with and advises the Dean’s Office, the Office of Nursing Research and Scholarship, the Office of Academic Programs, the Cooperative Units, the Centers of the School, the School of Nursing Foundation, and Alumni Society related to operational needs.

Key Responsibilities:

Financial (35%):

• Serves as the Chief Financial Manager for the School of Nursing and ensures fiscal integrity and sound financial planning.
• Provides leadership and is accountable for business unit budgets, capital plans and revenue/expense forecasts.
• Represents the SON to central administration and other University units on budgetary and fiscal matters.
• Oversees budget development, forecasting, and long-term financial planning, ensuring alignment with the School's strategic goals.
• Responsible for the fiscal activity within the School of Nursing.
• Works closely and collaboratively with other senior administrators to proactively engage in predictive forecasting and development of budget models.
• Develops tools to evaluate school’s financial health and leads studies to determine feasibility of business plans.
• Collaborates with the Finance Manager and SoN leadership to initiate and prepare financial studies and business plans.
• Develops and communicates School of Nursing financial policies and procedures.
• Coordinates and supervises the preparation of financial and budget reports.
• Works with the dean and other leaders on the collegiate budget and planning process.
• Collaborates with the Associate Dean for Research to lead grants management.
• Leads financial studies for new initiatives and business plans.
• Forecasts tuition, practice and research revenues and makes recommendations that drive strategic planning for the school.
• Provides leadership on financial policies, procedures, and compliance with university-wide financial regulations.
• Represents the School of Nursing to the American Association of Colleges of Nursing (AACN) Business Offices for Nursing Schools (BONUS) group.

Operations (35%):

• Ensures that all operational practices and policies comply with all applicable policies, laws, regulations, and standards of practice.
• Evaluates, aligns, maintains, and makes recommendations for improving efficiency and effectiveness of all systems, services and functions.
• Works closely with Human Resources Director on personnel plans.
• Represents the School of Nursing at the University level in relevant meetings.
• Leads the SoN's transition to University model, ensuring a smooth and efficient shift to new processes.

Strategy and Contracts (20%):

• Provides operational leadership for improving efficiency and effectiveness.
• Advises, consults, and makes recommendations to the executive management team on operational impacts.
• Develops and leads a School wide internal and external information delivery strategy.
• Ensures compliance with applicable policies, laws, regulations, and standards of practice.
• Leads operational components of strategic planning for the School.

Technology and Facilities (10%):

• Oversees the relationship with Health Sciences Technology and Facilities Management.
• Supervises the SoN Facilities and Technology Director.
• Leads SoN capital projects and provides leadership for long-term facility planning.
• Works collaboratively with University of Minnesota system campuses on physical space.
• Leads SoN data management strategy.

Founded in 1909 and recognized as the first nursing program established within a university, the University of Minnesota School of Nursing continues to lead the profession into the future.

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The University recognizes and values the importance of diversity and inclusion in enriching the employment experience of its employees.

The University of Minnesota provides equal access to and opportunity in its programs, facilities, and employment without regard to race, color, creed, religion, national origin, gender, age, marital status, disability, public assistance status, veteran status, sexual orientation, gender identity, or gender expression.

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