Vice President of Business Affairs

Title: Vice President of Business Affairs

Salary Range: Commensurate with experience

Contract Term Length: 12 Months

Standard Hours: 37.5

Work Location: On-Site

FLSA Status: Exempt

College: Owensboro Community & Technical College

Campus Location: Owensboro Community College

Department: Business Affairs

Total Rewards

Owensboro Community & Technical College offers a competitive benefits package and an attractive work environment that supports excellence, innovation, and creativity, including:

• Exceptional health care, vision, and dental coverage for you and your family
• Tuition reimbursement/waiver for you, your spouse, and dependents
• 403(b) retirement plan: a 5% employee contribution receives a 10% employer match
• Vacation/Sick Time
• Work-Life Balance
• 9.5 Paid Holidays
• 2 Weeks Institutional Closing Pay (Last 2 weeks of December) for qualifying positions
• Employee Assistance Program

Job Summary

Owensboro Community and Technical College (OCTC) is seeking qualified applicants for the position of Vice President (VP) of Business Affairs. The VP for Business Affairs serves as the chief financial officer of the college. Reporting directly to the College President. The VP provides strategic leadership and oversight of the institution’s financial planning, business operations, and administrative services. This role ensures fiscal integrity, operational efficiencies, and compliance with applicable laws and regulations, while supporting the college’s mission.

Job Duties:

• Oversee of the collection of all college monies, including student accounts payable, accounts receivable, cash handling, purchasing, student financial accounts, budget development and implementation.
• Supervise the banking and campus-controlled imprest funds. Responsible for reviewing and signing the bank reconciliation for the official college bank account.
• Oversee of all purchasing including requisitions, check requests, procurement (Procard), and implement purchasing procedures.
• Oversee budgeting, forecasting, financial reporting processes, and business affairs strategic planning.
• Ensure compliance with all fiscal responsibilities to include accounting standards, audits, and regulatory requirements.
• Administer internal accounting system in accordance with KCTCS business procedures and financial systems.
• Responsible for oversight of Safety & Security, HR/Payroll, and Campus Communication via switchboard and mail.
• Oversee contract review process in collaboration with KCTCS.
• Supervise and develop personnel.
• Serve on work teams and committees, as necessary.
• Occasional travel for conferences, professional development, and stakeholder engagement.
• All other duties as assigned by the President, including membership on the President’s Executive Team.

Minimum Qualifications:

• Master’s degree in business, accounting, or finance with eight (8) years of progressive responsibility in higher education or comparable business sector are required.
• Four (4) years leading across organizations of job families is required.
• Five (5) years of supervisory experience is required.
• Demonstrate expertise in financial management, budgeting, and strategic planning. 

Preferred Qualifications:

Additional Skills Requested:

• Strategic thinker with strong analytical skills.
• Excellent communication, negotiation, and interpersonal skills.
• Able to distill information from multiple sources for problem solution remedy.
• Able to balance fiscal responsibility with mission-driven priorities.
• Work with internal and external stakeholders.
• Strong knowledge of higher education operations, compliance, and governance.
• Manage multiple concurrent activities.
• Develop and nurture productive relationships with employees in every division/department of the college.

Employee Rights - Employee Polygraph Protection Act

Equal Opportunity Employer - The Kentucky Community and Technical College System is an equal educational and employment opportunity institution.