Senior Vice President of Financial Services

Senior Vice President of Financial Services Please see Special Instructions for more details.

For information about this position, please contact Tony Martin, Vice President of Financial Services, at  or martint

Classification Information

FLSA

FLSA Exempt

Position Information

Position Title

Position Title Senior Vice President of Financial Services

Position Number

Position Number FS3-VPF

Position Type

Position Type Full Time

Leave Format

Leave Format Staff

Shift

Shift Day/Special Events

Supervisor Title President

Location

Location Main Campus (Dobson)

Job Description - Summary

The Senior Vice President of Financial Services is a senior executive responsible for the strategic leadership and operational oversight of the college’s administrative functions. This role ensures the effective management of financial operations, facilities, human resources, payroll, campus police, and auxiliary services, aligning all activities with the institution’s mission and strategic goals.

Essential Duties and Responsibilities

• Serve as Chief Financial Officer (CFO) and advisor to the President on financial and operational matters.
• Lead the development, implementation, and monitoring of the college’s annual budget.
• Oversee financial reporting in compliance with GAAP, GASB, and state/federal regulations for Surry Community College and the Surry Community College Foundation, Inc.
• Ensure compliance with NC General Statute 115D and State Board of Community Colleges Code.
• Supervise departments including Finance, Facilities, Human Resources, Payroll, Purchasing, Police, and Auxiliary Services.
• Direct capital improvement projects and manage the college’s Master Facilities Plan.
• Coordinate internal audit functions and risk management programs.
• Foster a culture of transparency, accountability, and continuous improvement.
• Liaise with external agencies, auditors, and vendors to ensure effective partnerships.
• Preparation, administration and interpretation of institutional budgets to the Board of Trustees, Board of County Commissioners, and other proper local, state and federal authorities.
• Working with the Office of State Auditor staff by providing information necessary for completing the annual financial audit.
• Assisting with the annual services review and strategic plan to insure continuous improvement.
• Maintain a clean and safe work area.

General Qualifications

To perform this job successfully, an individual must be able to perform each essential duty satisfactorily and must meet the requirements listed below that represent the knowledge, skill, and/or ability necessary to be successful. Reasonable accommodations may be made to enable individuals with disabilities to perform the essential functions.

Reasonable accommodations may be made to enable individuals with disabilities to perform the essential functions.

• Ability to read, analyze, and interpret common reports.
• Ability to respond professionally to common inquiries and/or complaints from vendors, internal staff, or members of the college community.
• Ability to effectively present information.

• Ability to apply mathematical operations to such tasks as budget preparation, frequency distribution, determination of test reliability and validity, analysis of variance, correlation techniques, sampling theory, and factor analysis.

• Ability to define problems, collect data, establish facts, and draw valid conclusions.
• Ability to interpret an extensive variety of technical instructions in mathematical or diagram form and deal with several abstract and concrete variables.
• Ability to persuade and influence superiors, peers, and subordinates.

• Understanding of and commitment to the unique nature and role of the College and to the philosophy of the community college system.

Physical Demands

The physical demands described here are representative of those that must be met by an employee to successfully perform the essential functions of this job. Reasonable accommodations may be made to enable individuals with disabilities to perform the essential functions.

• While performing the duties of this job, the employee is regularly required to talk or hear.
• T…