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Eastern Oregon University

Vice President for Finance & Administration

Eastern Oregon University, La Grande, Oregon, United States, 97850


Eastern Oregon University (EOU) seeks an energetic and creative Vice President for Finance and Administration (VPFA). The VPFA provides leadership for finance, budgeting, and accounting, fostering transparency and accountability. In addition, the VPFA supervised division includes IT, student financial aid, human resources, campus planning and facilities, and environmental health and campus safety.The VPFA will join a leadership team that is committed to student success. Eastern Oregon University is set on a beautiful campus in the high elevation Grande Ronde Valley. EOU offers dozens of on-campus and online academic programs, certificate programs, pre-professional programs, as well as agriculture sciences and nursing programs in partnership programs with other Oregon public universities. EOU serves rural Oregon and beyond with a broad range of programs in the arts, humanities, social sciences, business, education, science, technology, and health science.Designated by the state as

Oregon's Rural University,

EOU has pioneered online instruction and satellite student services centers to bring educational and career opportunities to the entire eastern Oregon, Idaho, Montana, and southeast Washington region.The Vice President for Finance and Administration (VPFA) is the senior finance and administrative affairs officer for the University, reports directly to the President, and is a member of the president's cabinet. The VPFA is responsible for ensuring the fiscal integrity of the University to help achieve its mission, strategic plan, and master plan fulfillment. The VPFA supervises six director-level direct reports and, through them, staff in the areas of business affairs, facilities management, safety and security, human resources, financial aid, and information systems. The VPFA develops and demonstrates commitment to serving a diverse student body and employee population, embracing diversity, equity, inclusion and a sense of belonging. The VPFA builds strong teams with represented service workers and faculty and unrepresented administrative and online educator personnel. The VPFA is an ex officio member of the University Budget and Planning Committee and is the key administrative liaison to the Board of Trustees Finance and Administration Committee.This position manages all aspects of fiscal affairs of the institution including, but not limited to, cash, accounts receivable, accounts payable, purchasing, accounting, an annual operating budget of $59 million, capital construction, auxiliary enterprise management, administration of student financial aid, and grant and contract management. The VPFA holds responsibility for asset management, data security, risk analysis and insurance financing, compliance with federal, state, and institutional guidelines and laws, and manages the facilities and planning, information technology, risk management, human resources, and financial aid units of the University.

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