Missouri Valley College is excited to announce  an new opportunity to join an amazing and growing team!  

We are looking for our next Chief Financial Officer to join our senior leadership team.  Reporting directly to the President, this key financial professional will help guide the College to continued growth in financial stability and sustainability.

This is truly a unique opportunity!  Valley is currently designing and rolling out the next evolution in post-secondary education. We have had record new student enrollment over the past two years, combined with increased profitability, improved student retention and graduation rates, and enhanced student academic performance.

We have a groundbreaking 5-year plan that brings a new vision and model to the traditional liberal arts college market. 

Located in Marshall, Missouri, we are looking for a fellow visionary who can help us experience success daily, improving student lives for today and tomorrow. 

As a teaching institution, the college combines career readiness with the personalized experience of a small liberal arts institution. The Chief Financial Officer will be responsible for leading the institution’s financial operations and strategic vision. The CFO will also build and lead a high-performing finance team and oversee a multi-year financial planning effort to advance the college’s long-term goals and growth. We invite nominations and applications.

Candidates must have a master’s in accounting and/or finance, or an MBA with an accounting or finance concentration. CPA preferred. 

Knowledge and qualifications 

Extensive experience in all accounting functions, financial planning and budgeting, through knowledge of Nonprofit Generally Accepted Accounting Principles (GAAP), including fund accounting, net assets with donor restrictions, endowments, capital campaigns and fixed asset additions, billing and grant funding, and financial statement preparation; design of strong internal control procedures for accurate financial reporting and compliance with regulatory agencies. 

Responsibilities

Provide full support to the president and cabinet, monitor financial position, and keep cash position and ratio compliance in controls.

Provide timely and transparent short- and long-term budget forecasts and scenario analyses, and strategies to address the financial challenges in the post-pandemic environment

Maintain and expand relationships with financial institutions, locate additional cash resources and opportunities for budget savings

Partner with admissions team on building net student revenue strategies for enrollment and monitor NSR levels

Prepare annual operating and capital expense budgets with department heads, and provide solutions to department heads in navigating the college’s operations

Oversee the daily operations of the Accounting Department, Student Financial Services Department (Business and Financial Aid offices) and the Human Resources Department.

Monitor internal control procedures for review of student billing statements, ensuring efficient allocation of scholarship resources and error prevention; reinforce and amend financial policies

Monitor the collection of student receivables and DOE compliance of the financial aid department

Advise on financial literacy projects for students and parents in collaboration with other departments 

Facilitate the implementation of the new student information system, ensuring proper integration with accounting software

Application Instructions

Please send cover letter, curriculum vitae, unofficial transcripts, and contact information for three professional references to hr@moval.edu 

Equal Opportunity Employer

Missouri Valley College is an Equal Opportunity Employer and committed to a diverse and inclusive environment. Missouri Valley College does not discriminate on the grounds of color, race, sex, religion, marital status, disability, national origin, veteran’s status, age, or sexual orientation. Employment decisions are based on qualifications, merit, and business needs. All eligible candidates are encouraged to apply.

Missouri Valley College

Founded in 1889, Missouri Valley College is a private, four-year liberal arts college located in Marshall, Missouri. Known for its dynamic, richly diverse, and friendly educational environment, Missouri Valley College offers many opportunities to grow in mind, body, and spirit. Faculty are personally and professionally engaged in preparing thoughtful citizens for meaningful lives and careers. Grounded in the liberal arts, undergraduate and graduate studies empower students to master interdisciplinary skills needed to succeed in a knowledge-based global society. Stewardship of resources will sustain innovative teaching to stimulate critical thinking, creativity, aesthetic appreciation, and the joys of lifelong learning.

Provide full support to the president and cabinet, monitor financial position, and keep cash position and ratio compliance in controls.

Provide timely and transparent short- and long-term budget forecasts and scenario analyses, and strategies to address the financial challenges in the post-pandemic environment

Maintain and expand relationships with financial institutions, locate additional cash resources and opportunities for budget savings

Partner with admissions team on building net student revenue strategies for enrollment and monitor NSR levels

Prepare annual operating and capital expense budgets with department heads, and provide solutions to department heads in navigating the college’s operations

Oversee the daily operations of the Accounting Department, Student Financial Services Department (Business and Financial Aid offices) and the Human Resources Department.

Monitor internal control procedures for review of student billing statements, ensuring efficient allocation of scholarship resources and error prevention; reinforce and amend financial policies

Monitor the collection of student receivables and DOE compliance of the financial aid department

Advise on financial literacy projects for students and parents in collaboration with other departments 

Facilitate the implementation of the new student information system, ensuring proper integration with accounting software

About Missouri Valley College

Known for its dynamic and friendly educational environment, Missouri Valley College offers many opportunities to grow in mind, body, and spirit. Grounded in the liberal arts, undergraduate studies empower students to master interdisciplinary skills needed to succeed in a knowledge-based global society. MVC offers over 30 academic programs, study abroad program, extracurricular activities, and a wide variety of sports.

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