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Westminster College in Fulton, Missouri (www.wcmo.edu) invites applications for the position of Vice President and Chief Financial Officer (VP / CFO). Reporting to the President and Chief Transformation Officer of Westminster College, the VP / CFO  is the principal financial officer and Board appointed Treasurer of the College and serves as a key team member of Westminster’s senior administration and a member of the President’s Cabinet. Additionally, the VP/CFO will be the Cabinet liaison member for the Board’s Financial Affairs Committee and Investment Committee and its related administrative functions including various interactions, from time to time, with the College’s external financial advisors and investment portfolio advisors. However, the oversight and management of the College’s investment portfolio rests with the Board and the Board’s delegated authority of these matters to the Investment Committee. Additionally, the VP/CFO is the Cabinet liaison member for the Board’s Institutional Operations Committee. The VP / CFO will also have “dotted line” reporting responsibility to the Chair of the Financial Affairs Committee.

The VP/CFO must have a bachelor’s degree, with a strong preference for a CPA and an MBA or other relevant graduate degree; over ten years of experience in various areas such as institutional planning, accounting, financial planning, and administration; demonstrated managerial skills; excellent interpersonal skills; ability to collaborate with various stakeholders, including the President’s Cabinet, staff, faculty, and the Board; an understanding of financial affairs, budgetary planning, and change management; and preferably experience at a liberal arts institution.  The individual will possess strong organizational, management, strategic planning, systems thinking, creative thinking, and customer service skills. The successful candidate will be a strong administrator and change agent, be able to build and retain a strong team, and balance customer-focused leadership with departmental approach while maintaining financial, operational, and internal control environments. The VP/CFO must be able to navigate and balance between broad leadership and hands-on engagement, together with a sense of customer service focus, in the work of the College and serve as a strategic advisor to the President and the other members of the President’s Cabinet and other constituencies.

MISSION: It shall be the mission of Westminster College to educate and inspire all its students through a distinctive liberal arts curriculum and a dynamic developmental experience; to challenge them to be critically aware, life-long learners and leaders of character, committed to the values of integrity, fairness, respect and responsibility; and to prepare them for lives of success, significance and service.

Westminster College (WestMo), founded by Rev. William W. Robertson in 1851, is a small, private liberal arts college, offering a Bachelor of Arts guaranteed in four years. WestMo is located in Fulton, Missouri, on a beautiful 86-acres of Greek Revival architecture, marked with famous landmarks including the Columns and a section of the Berlin Wall.

Ranked as one of the best 150 colleges in Midwest by Princeton Review 2023, the College has approximately 656 students (639 FTE), 34+ majors, 40+ minors, 17 certifications, 6 online programs, 3 specialty programs, and 4 dual-degree programs.

Westminster College (MO) is being assisted by the search firm Hyatt-Fennell. Application materials should be submitted to wcmocfo@hyatt-fennell.com. Applications will be reviewed as they are received and should include a letter of interest, a current resumé/CV, and contact information for three professional references. To ensure full consideration, all applications should be submitted prior to December 6, 2024. The position will remain open until filled. All applications and nominations will be considered highly confidential.

Westminster College (MO) encourages and gives full consideration to all applicants for admission, financial aid, and employment. The College is committed to creating a diverse environment and is proud to be an equal opportunity employer. The College does not discriminate in access to, treatment of, or employment in, its programs and activities on the basis of race, color, age, religion, sex, gender, sexual orientation, gender identity or expression, national or ethnic origin, citizenship, veteran status, marital status, disability, or genetic information.