Associate Dean & Chief Financial Officer, School of Law

Overview

Reporting to the Dean and serving as a member of the Law School's senior leadership team, the Associate Dean Chief Financial Officer (CFO) is responsible for leading a customer-focused support organization that delivers efficient and effective resource planning, management, and reporting to advance the teaching, research, and service missions of the School and to sustain and enhance the School's eminence in its field.

The CFO directs the planning and management of financial, budgetary, and investment activities for the School, serves as the Treasurer (and an officer) of the School of Law Foundation, and oversees the School's facilities and housing operations as well as financial aid. As the leader of the School's Office of Financial Management, Office of Student Financial Services, and Facilities Management and Hospitality Services, the CFO oversees a staff of 33 and collaborates with colleagues in many of the administrative areas of the Law School as well as with counterparts in the University's central Finance function and its Investments Office.

Using a zero-base budget model, the School establishes an annual operating budget in the context of a multi-year financial framework. The budget takes into account tuition strategies, endowment performance and performance expectations, program income, financial-aid commitments, and borrowing activities; with approval from the Foundation's Budget Committee approval, it goes to the Foundation Board and then to the University for approval. The School addresses its capital needs via letters of credit negotiated with the University. The School of Law's operating budget is approximately $200M. Its current capital budget is approximately $30M.

The CFO is responsible for the broad array of strategic and operational activities that comprise the work of the Offices of Financial Management, Student Financial Services, Housing, and Facilities Management Hospitality Services.

Budget and Planning

• Develop and implement short- and long-term budgets for the School and present them for approval to the Foundation's Budget Committee
• Identify opportunities to improve the fiscal and budgetary operations of the School and to help managers across the School fully utilize budgeting and reporting systems and best practices
• Develop analytics to guide decision-making and to provide a strategic view of department, center, and institute budgets and of the School's financial position
• In consultation with the School's academic leadership, develop policy related to faculty salaries, research, housing, and recruitment programs as well as staffing models to ensure that the School is competing effectively against its peer institutions
• Work closely with the Chief Information Officer and the Assistant Dean for Facilities Management and Hospitality Services to strategize, develop policy, and implement changes across areas requiring a synergistic approach to student housing, event planning and catering, capital projects, and other endeavors
• Develop policy decisions for financial-aid offerings, working in partnership with the JD and LLM admissions office

Foundation School Committees

Housing and Space

Endowment

Student Financial Services and Financial Aid

School Operations

Reporting and Controls

Stewardship

Contact

The School of Law has engaged Opus Partners ( www.opuspartners.net ) to support the recruitment of the Assistant Dean CFO. Craig Smith, Senior Partner, and Jeff Stafford, Senior Associate, are leading the search. Candidates should send their resume and an introductory letter of interest addressing the qualifications established for the position to Jeffery.stafford@opuspartners.net. Nominations, recommendations, and inquiries should go to the same address. Every effort will be made to ensure candidate confidentiality.

Responsibilities

Required Education

Master's Degree in Business Administration, Accounting, or another relevant field

Required Experience

10+ years of progressively responsible experience managing the financial operations of a complex organization and includes at least 5 years of experience managing professional staff. Demonstrated experience with budget oversight and operations at a management or executive level. Experience reporting to a board and staffing board-level committees, or comparable experience with governance entities.

Required Skills, Knowledge and Abilities

Budgeting, financing, and reporting skills that inspires confidence at leadership and governance levels along with attention to detail and the ability to be hands-on as needed. Excellent communication and relationship skills. Sustained and measurable commitment to programs, practices, and initiatives that enhance organizational diversity, equity, and inclusion. Ability to lead change in a decentralized, consensus-driven environment and to work through influence and persuasion. Ability to work collaboratively with a wide variety of stakeholders and customers. Ability to explain difficult concepts (oral and written) concisely to diverse audiences. Ability to lead, teach, and motivate a cross-functional team to deliver results. Independent self-starter with excellent organizational, analytical, and planning skills. Ability to lead multiple initiatives, manage and prioritize complex business issues, and build and lead a high-performing finance organization that puts client service first. Strong commitment to maintaining the highest levels of integrity.

Preferred Skills, Knowledge and Abilities

Expertise in fund accounting and professional experience in a not-for-profit organization preferred but not required; experience with the financial operations of an academic institution also preferred but not required

Qualifications

In compliance with NYC's Pay Transparency Act, the annual base salary range for this position is USD $300,000.00 to USD $350,000.00. New York University considers factors such as (but not limited to) scope and responsibilities of the position, candidate's work experience, education / training, key skills, internal peer equity, as well as, market and organizational considerations when extending an offer. This pay range represents base pay only and excludes any additional items such as incentives, bonuses, clinical compensation, or other items.

NYU Law is an intellectual powerhouse and innovator in legal education, known for its focus on leadership, global issues, and public service. As part of this diverse and accomplished community, you'll work with top faculty, support learning and research, and have regular opportunities to develop professionally. Located in Greenwich Village, one of New York's most inviting neighborhoods, the Law School offers highly competitive benefits and perks, notably tuition remission.

NYU aims to be among the greenest urban campuses in the country and carbon neutral by 2040. Learn more at nyu.edu / nyugreen.

NYU is an Equal Opportunity Employer and is committed to a policy of equal treatment and opportunity in every aspect of its recruitment and hiring process without regard to age, alienage, caregiver status, childbirth, citizenship status, color, creed, disability, domestic violence victim status, ethnicity, familial status, gender and / or gender identity or expression, marital status, military status, national origin, parental status, partnership status, predisposing genetic characteristics, pregnancy, race, religion, reproductive health decision making, sex, sexual orientation, unemployment status, veteran status, or any other legally protected basis. All interested persons are encouraged to apply at all levels.

Salary : 300000.00

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