Assistant VP for Foundations & Chief Financial Officer, Foundations
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Augusta University is Georgia's innovation center for education and health care, training the next generation of innovators, leaders, and healthcare providers in classrooms and clinics on four campuses in Augusta and locations across the state. More than 10,500 students choose Augusta for educational opportunities at the center of Georgia's cybersecurity hub and experiential learning that blends arts and application, humanities, and the health sciences. Augusta is home to Georgia's only public academic health center, where groundbreaking research is creating a healthier, more prosperous Georgia, and world-class clinicians are bringing the medicine of tomorrow to patient care today. Our mission and values make Augusta University an institution like no other.

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Our Health Sciences Campus: 1120 15th Street, Augusta, GA 30912

Our Summerville Campus: 2500 Walton Way, Augusta, GA 30904

The Assistant Vice President for Foundations & Chief Financial Officer for Foundations is responsible for the operational and administrative support activities of the Augusta University Foundation, the Augusta University Real Estate Foundation, and the Augusta University Real Estate Corporation. The AVP/CFO manages the daily operations and financial management of the Foundations and the internal support of the Development function for AU. The AVP/CFO provides the leadership, management and oversight necessary to ensure that the Philanthropy & Alumni Engagement office and the Foundations have the appropriate strategies, operational controls, reporting procedures and infrastructure in place to support the prospect research, gift processing, development, donor stewardship and recognition, stakeholder relations and database needs while maintaining excellence and ensuring financial strength and operating efficiency.

Responsibilities include but are not limited to:

Bachelor's degree from an accredited college or university with seven years minimum financial management experience, preferably in a philanthropic setting, or equivalent experience resulting in the development and implementation of creative financial and operational management strategies.

The AVP/CFO will be a talented leader with a strong background in non-profit finance and philanthropy coupled with a keen interest in and appreciation for the values and mission of AU and AUHealth. S/he will have at least five years of broad finance and business operations experience, ideally beginning in non-profit audit and/or accounting followed by experience gathering and evaluating financial information and making actionable recommendations to senior leadership. S/he will ideally have experience managing a team of staff in non-profit operations and financial management (accounting, budgeting, control, and reporting) for a complex nonprofit with multiple funding sources including government (federal and state) contracts and an affiliate structure with various program areas delivered nationally.

Knowledge of non-profit tax laws and best practices. Well-developed quantitative skills for budget management, goal setting and program evaluation. Ability to select, train, supervise, inspire and lead a professional team. Strong capabilities in planning, organizing and managing work, including ability to manage multiple tasks and relationships. Ability to maintain confidentiality. Excellent interpersonal, written, and verbal communication skills. Proficient in Microsoft Office and other computer software/databases. Detail-oriented with strong organizational, prioritization and multi-tasking skills.

Shift: Days; Monday - Friday (work outside of the normal business hours will likely be required of an employee in an exempt level position)

Pay Band: B19

Salary to be commensurate with qualifications of the selected candidate within the established range (generally minimum-midpoint) of the position

Recruitment Period: 9/23/24 - Until Filled

Augusta University offers a variety of benefits to full-time benefits-eligible employees and some of our half-time (or more) employees.

Benefits that may be elected could include health insurance, dental insurance, life insurance, Teachers Retirement System (or Optional Retirement Plan), as well as earned vacation time, sick leave, and 13 paid holidays.

Also, our full-time employees who have been employed with us successfully for more than 6 months can be considered for the Tuition Assistance Program.

All selected candidates are required to successfully pass a Background Check review prior to starting with Augusta University.

If applicable for the specific position based on the duties: the candidate will also need to have a credit check completed for Positions of Trust and or approved departmental Purchase Card usage.

Motor vehicle reports are required for positions that are required to drive an Augusta University vehicle.

For Faculty Hires: Final candidates will be required to provide proof of completed academic degree(s) as well as post-secondary coursework in the form of original transcript(s). Those candidates trained by a foreign institution will also be required to provide an educational/credential evaluation.

All employees are responsible for ensuring the confidentiality, availability, and integrity of sensitive information by exercising sound judgment and adhering to cybersecurity and privacy policies during their employment and beyond.

This position is also responsible for promoting a customer-friendly environment and providing superior service to our patients, students, faculty, and employees. Augusta University is a patient-and family-centered care institution, where employees partner every day with patients and families for success.

Augusta University is a tobacco-free environment, and the use of any tobacco products on any part of the campus, both inside and outside, is strictly prohibited.

Augusta University is proud to be an equal opportunity employer welcoming applicants from underrepresented groups, including individuals with disabilities and veterans.

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