Vice President, Finance and Administrative Services

The Vice President, Finance and Administrative Services, shall be directly responsible to the College President with the following major areas of responsibility: Provide fiscal and financial analysis, prepare a College budget, oversee maintenance and operations, college facilities planning, public safety, food services, the mail room, and liaison with various vendor contractors.

Examples of Duties:
1. Oversee development and monitoring of College budgets consistent with District goals and applicable laws; advises the President on fiscal implications of budgetary decisions.

2. Prepare, edit, manage, and reconcile budgets for all programs supervised; provide for the internal allocation and regulation of funds though requisitions and internal adjustment of funds.

3. Conduct financial analysis.

4. Participate in policy development in matters of fiscal management and business operations.

5. Manage operations and provide innovative leadership for the following College functions: maintenance and operations, public safety, food services operations, and mailroom.

6. Select, train, supervise, and evaluate managers and other staff; coordinate the work of Finance and Administrative Services with other major College units.

7. Coordinate the planning, development, and implementation of innovative approaches to fiscal management.

8. Oversee the purchase, maintenance and repair of equipment and facilities.

9. Liaison with auxiliary service contractors.

10. Liaison with District Facilities Planning and Construction, as well as contractors.

11. Monitor budgets in areas of responsibility.

12. Serve as Bakersfield College Foundation Secretary/Treasurer.

13. Participate in appropriate committees, conferences, seminars, and workshops.

14. Perform other duties as assigned.

Education and Experience

• Master’s Degree from an accredited institution in Business Administration, Public Administration, Economics, Finance or Accounting and four years of experience managing an accounting operation.

OR

• Bachelor’s degree from an accredited institution and a Certified Public Accounting certificate with four (4) years Public Accounting experience with supervisory experience.

OR

• Bachelor’s Degree with an emphasis in Accounting or Finance and seven (7)

years managing an accounting or finance operation.

Equivalency Process: If an applicant believes to possess equivalent qualifications to the stated minimum qualifications for this position, applicants are required to provide a separate equivalency statement along with the required application materials. Applicants must provide the following evidence that support being equivalent to the stated minimum qualifications for this

position:

• Detailed work history with employment references
• Transcript(s) from an accredited institution
• Certificates and/or other related documents

AND

• Demonstrated sensitivity to and understanding of the diverse academic,

socioeconomic, cultural, ethnic, and disability backgrounds of community college.

Desirable Qualifications:

• Audit and Fund Accounting experience in a public sector business such as a

California School District.

• Enterprise Resource Planning ( ERP ) systems experience.

Note: Degrees and credits must be from accredited institutions (Title V Section 53406). Any degree from a country other than the United States, including Canada and Great Britain, must be evaluated by an evaluation service.

Note: The screening of candidates will be conducted by a screening committee. The screening committee reserves the right to limit the number of interviews granted. Meeting the minimum qualifications for a position does not assure the applicant of an interview.

Knowledge and Abilities

Knowledge of:

• Fund Accounting principles
• Budget-related administrative assignments.
• Leadership and managerial techniques.
• Contemporary issues in higher education.
• Personnel and budget management.

Ability to:

• Exercise critical thinking skill sets that include the ability to articulate issues,

analyze data, develop options and provide recommendations.

• Exercise leadership and maintain good working relationships with faculty,

students, and staff.

• Effectively manage priorities in large, complex, and diverse operational units.
• Effectively communicate orally and in writing.
• Perform short and long-range budget, financial and operational planning.
• Work collaboratively and productively with faculty, students, administrators,

support staff, and the community.

• Effectively work within a system of participatory governance.
• Effectively work with academic, occupational, developmental, and entrepreneurial programs in a multi-campus environment.
• Facilitate change in a productive and positive manner.
• Foster teamwork and to establish consensus.
• Effectively represent the college in the community.

Salary Grade

L

Special Instructions to Applicants

First Review of Applications:
Complete application packets will be accepted until the position is filled; but those received by 5:00 p.m. (Pacific Standard Time) on April 2, 2018 are assured consideration. The College reserves the right to extend time limits or reinitiate the recruitment/selection process at any point.

Completed application packet must include:
Completed Online Application for Employment form

Current resume

Letter of interest (Cover Letter)

Copy of legible transcripts, if applicable

List of six (6) professional references – Listed on application form

Applicants who require reasonable accommodation to participate in the selection process should contact Human Resources to make the necessary arrangements.

Recruitment Status (tentative):
Application Screening: TBD

Interviews: TBD

The District does not provide sponsorship for authorization to work in the United States. Work authorization should be established at the time of application submission.