The Associate Vice President for Finance and Administration (AVP/F&A) is a key leader within the Finance and Administration division and a principal partner to the Vice President for Finance and Administration (VPFA) in planning, analyzing, and evaluating the College's business and financial operations. The AVP/F&A is responsible for ensuring that the College's budget, accounting, financial reporting, and student accounts systems and policies provide high-quality, timely data and analysis for strategic decision support. The AVP/F&A works closely with the VPFA on strategic matters, including the setting of departmental and inter-departmental priorities, and represents Finance and Administration in cross-college working groups and committees.
In collaboration with the finance management team, s/he has oversight responsibility for budget development and monitoring, financial analysis and forecasting, and the development and oversight of required financial systems, policies, procedures, and internal controls. The position ensures compliance with Generally Accepted Accounting Principles (GAAP) and with applicable local, state, and federal laws, regulations, and policies, including the requirements applicable to the College as a State of Maryland agency. The AVP/F&A is responsible for ensuring the integrity of the general ledger and related data that serve as the basis for all internal and external financial reporting, and for coordinating the College's annual financial audit, State legislative audit, and other audits, including the development and implementation of revised policies and procedures to address findings and ensure compliance with recommendations. S/he assists the VPFA with institutional risk management, policy development, and compliance monitoring.
The AVP/F&A provides innovative solutions for emerging financial management needs, as well as timely strategic decision support for the Cabinet, the Board of Trustees, and other stakeholders. S/he has responsibility and authority for the leadership of financial management and operations, including oversight of budget, accounting, and student accounts, and assumes leadership of the Finance and Administration department in the absence of the Vice President for Finance and Administration.
This position serves as a key leader in strengthening and standardizing the College's financial systems, policies, and processes to meet the needs of a growing and increasingly complex State institution, and to support continued compliance, transparency, and operational efficiency across the Finance and Administration division.
