Deputy Chief Financial Officer Columbus State Community College

Strategic & Organizational Leadership

• Provides leadership and vision to ensure the college's financial operations support and advance the College's strategic goals. Works closely with the CFO and other college leadership to inform decision-making with financial data and modeling. Acts as a thought partner and participates in strategic planning and prioritization.
• Supervises assigned area of responsibility and staff by recruiting, hiring, assigning, and delegating tasks, providing direction, resolving work problems, communicating job expectations, training employees, and developing professional growth opportunities.
• Conducts annual employee evaluations, provides ongoing feedback and coaching, and effectively recommends pay increases, promotions, and other personnel actions. Approves leaves and authorizes overtime as appropriate. Administers disciplinary actions upon approval and in collaboration with Human Resources.
• Delivers leadership of the Business Services Division to maintain and enhance financial oversight of the College. Assists in the development of the College's annual budget, which includes working closely with leadership on projected enrollment, state funding, expenses, and other factors.
• Manages reporting requirements, including the Ohio Department of Higher Education and/or other State of Ohio entities. Tracks and researches funding sources, as part of the State of Ohio's biennial state budget process, for general operations and specific initiatives.
• Implements procedures and manages workflow in a manner that complements the goals and objectives of the CFO. Develops and reviews policies and procedures as needed and makes recommendations for revisions as appropriate; directs and supervises staff in revising and updating standards.

Financial Stewardship

• Maintains and applies a broad understanding of financial management principles to ensure decisions are fiscally sound and responsible; identifies cost effective approaches; demonstrates broad understanding of financial management principles to direct organizational actions. Assists in developing departmental best practices based on best practices in the public sector.
• In the absence of the CFO, assumes the leadership of the Business Services Division to maintain financial oversight of the College. Collaborates with senior leaders to ensure proper stewardship of funding and resources. Establishes and maintains a standard of excellent service to students, internal stakeholders, and external partners.
• Provides long-range revenue estimates, financial forecasting, and scenario planning for academic units to prepare for major strategic priorities, such as student success initiatives, new programs, private partnerships and emerging technologies.
• Works with the CFO in the administration of the College's outstanding debt and the issuance of future debt, including preparation of the Official Statement and presentation to rating agencies.

Communication & Strategic Partnerships

• Shares financial information, including forecasts, modeling, and budget scenarios, to reflect and inform decision-making. Creates and shares financial information through written, verbal and hybrid formats to clearly explain details and scenarios, whether the intended audience is technically adept or not.
• Maintains and develops strategic external partnerships and may represent the College with outside agencies including Ohio Department of Higher Education, state and city government entities, and regulatory agencies.
• Participates in Board of Trustees meetings and Cabinet retreats.

Culture of Respect

• Fosters and maintains a safe environment of respect and inclusion for faculty, staff, students, and members of the community.