The CFO has responsibility for a $35 million operating budget and has direct oversight of four finance and administrative units led by assistant vice presidents of finance, human resources, technology, and facilities. In addition, the CFO also serves as the college’s treasurer and has staff responsibilities for the Board Finance & Operations, Executive, and Audit Committees.

The ideal candidate will be an accomplished financial leader, natural collaborator, and gifted manager of people, processes, projects, and systems - an inventive and experienced leader who is well versed in trends in higher education financial management and associated administrative areas. The CFO will possess knowledge of best practices in the areas of finance, accounting, IT, human resources, and facilities for an organization of MCAD’s size and aspirations. An understanding of student financial services and advancement best practices as they relate to overall financial management and strategic planning is also sought. The CFO will have keen strategic and operational planning skills, a thorough understanding of technological tools and processes, financial acumen, superb staff and project management skills, a natural bias for action and doing, and a communicative and collegial working style. An advanced degree is preferred. Experience in a higher education environment of similar size and complexity is desirable.