Executive Director, Finance and Administrative Services

Tarrant County College; Fort Worth (TX); On-site; USD 1,826,000 - 2,187,000; Full time

Job summary

Tarrant County College is seeking an Executive Director of Finance and Administrative Services to guide the college’s financial strategy and administration. This role leads accounting, payroll, budgeting, purchasing, banking, investments and insurance to support student and community needs.

The position reports to the department head and requires strategic oversight, regulatory compliance, and collaboration with executive leadership to advance the college’s mission.

Qualifications

• Master’s degree required.
• Seven years of related experience.
• Five years supervising direct reports.

Responsibilities

• Provide strategic leadership across financial functions and establish priorities.
• Oversee annual audit and CAFR preparation.
• Develop and monitor the annual budget integrating priorities and forecasts.
• Monitor cash flow, reserves, and investments to maintain liquidity.
• Provide financial reporting and risk oversight to executive leadership.

Skills

Strategic leadership

Financial planning

Budgeting

Audit oversight

Regulatory compliance

Executive communication

Team leadership

Education

Master’s degree

Master’s degree in Accounting / Business

Certified Public Accountant (CPA)

Tools

ERP System

Microsoft 365

Financial systems

Data-analysis tools

Job description

Title: Executive Director, Finance and AdministrativeServices

Department: DT Finance and Administrative

Campus Location: TCCD District Offices

Employee Classification: APT - Administrative

Position Type: FT - Regular

Grant Funded: No

Pay Frequency: Monthly

Compensation Details: Starting Pay - 179,800.00;Commensurate with education and experience

Work Hours: Monday - Friday 8:00am - 5:00pm. Flexibility isrequired, as occasional evening and weekend hours may be necessarybased on department needs.

Remote Eligible: This position is not eligible for remotework

Job Summary

This role is responsible for leading the financial foundation ofthe College and supporting and advising other administrators anddepartment heads in the accomplishment of organizational goals andobjectives. This position is also responsible for providingcollaborative financial management leadership for the College,ensuring its short and long-term fiscal health, overseeing thebusiness practices, and ensuring that the budget is linked to andsupports the College's strategic plans.

This leadership position is also responsible for leading thefinancial planning and management strategy to include accounting,payroll, financial reporting, budgeting, capital delivery,purchasing, banking, investments, and insurance practices to ensurethe needs of students and the community are met and that theCollege is a good steward of taxpayer resources.

Primary Duties and Responsibilities

Essential Performance Requirements*

• Provides strategic leadership and direction across assignedfinancial functions, establishing departmental priorities,developing subordinate leaders, and ensuring accountability forworkforce planning, performance, operational effectiveness, andservice delivery
• Directs activities as custodian of funds, securities, and assetsof the College
• Oversees and directs the annual audit, preparation, and issuanceof the comprehensive annual financial report
• Directs financial forecasting and analysis activities andprepares complex or institution-wide financial forecasts,evaluating economic, business, and operational developments andtheir impact on the College’s financial position, policies,budgets, and long-term plans
• Evaluates the College’s financial position and provides financialand operating reports, analyses, and recommendations to supporttransparency, strategic resource allocation, and institutionaldecision-making
• Oversees development of the annual budget, integratinginstitutional priorities, strategic plans, financial forecasts, andcurrent internal and external conditions into a sound financialplan
• Monitors cash flow, reserves, and investment activities tomaintain liquidity, protect College resources, and maximizeallowable returns in accordance with statutory requirements
• Submittal of annual reports to the Texas Higher EducationCoordinating Board
• Prepares biennial Legislative Appropriation Request andsupervises staff responsible for payroll preparation andreporting
• Monitors property taxes and is responsible for the annualcalculation and the Tax Rate Calculation Worksheet
• Ensures the timely collection of all accounts receivable
• Provides oversight and advice regarding college financialrisk
• Establishes and oversees institution-wide financial procedures,systems, recordkeeping standards, and internal controls to ensureregulatory, legal, and contractual compliance, operationalefficiency, sound accounting practices, and effective servicedelivery
• Serves as a strategic partner in developing and strengthening theCollege’s financial framework, including processes, technology,reporting infrastructure, and communication practices that supporteffective business operations and decision-making

General Supervision and Management

• Provides leadership and oversight for departmental activities,including workforce planning, performance management, processimprovement, budgeting, and resource allocation
• Focuses on achieving departmental and organizational objectivesthrough effective management of people, programs, andoperations
• Leads through supervisors and professional staff by establishingpriorities, supporting accountability, and developing teamperformance

Service Excellence

• Participates on behalf of the College in external communityorganizations and associations as assigned to support the essentialperformance requirements
• Attends the workplace regularly, reports to work punctually, andfollows a work schedule to keep up with the demands of theworksite
• Completes all required training and professional developmentsessions sponsored through Tarrant County College (TCC)
• Supports the mission, values, goals, and principles of theCollege

Works under the supervision of the assigned department leader

The duties listed are intended only as illustrations of thevarious types of work that may be performed. The omission ofspecific statements of duties does not exclude them from theposition if the work is similar, related or a logical assignment tothe position. The job description does not constitute an employmentagreement between the employer and employee and is subject tochange by the employer as the needs of the employer andrequirements of the job change.

Required Minimum Qualifications

• Master’s degree
• Seven (7) years’ working experience related to the EssentialPerformance Requirements
• Five (5) years of experience supervising direct reports,including assigning work, managing performance, coaching employees,and supporting employee development

Preferred Qualifications

• Master's degree in Accounting, Business, or related field
• Certified Public Accountant
• At least five (5) year’s professional working experience in aTexas higher education, finance, or accounting environment
• At least two (2) year’s professional working experience with theimplementation of an Enterprise Resource Planning (ERP)System

Knowledge, Skills and Abilities

• Knowledge of Texas community college finance and reportingrequirements
• Knowledge of college and university accounting
• Knowledge of state and federal payroll reporting andrequirements
• Skilled in providing strategic leadership across complexfinancial functions, establishing priorities, aligning resources,and ensuring accountability for institutional and departmentaloutcomes
• Skilled in building effective relationships and providingresponsive service to executive leadership, governing boards,faculty, staff, external agencies, and other institutionalstakeholders
• Skilled in communicating complex financial, operational,technical, regulatory, and risk-related information through clearreports, presentations, and recommendations tailored to executiveand governing audiences
• Skilled in exercising sound judgment, diplomacy, and discretionwhen addressing sensitive financial, personnel, operational, andinstitutional matters
• Skilled in using financial systems, enterprise applications,data-analysis tools, and Microsoft 365 technologies to supportfinancial oversight, reporting, forecasting, and executivedecision-making
• Ability to evaluate complex financial and operational issues,assess institutional impact and risk, and develop strategicrecommendations for executive leadership
• Ability to lead multiple financial priorities andinstitution-wide initiatives while ensuring accuracy, regulatorycompliance, timely execution, and effective resourceallocation
• Ability to collaborate with executive leadership, governingboards, faculty, staff, auditors, regulatory agencies, and externalpartners to advance institutional priorities
• Ability to anticipate and resolve complex or nonstandard issuesrequiring executive judgment, cross-functional coordination, andinterpretation of applicable policies, regulations, and financialstandards
• Ability to maintain confidentiality and exercise a high degree ofintegrity, professional judgment, and political awareness in acomplex institutional environment

Physical Demands and Work Environment

Physical Demands

The physical demands described here are representative of thosethat must be met by an employee to successfully perform theessential functions of this job. While performing the duties ofthis job, the employee is frequently required to sit; use hands tofinger, handle, or feel objects, tools, or controls; reach withhands and arms; and talk or hear. The employee is occasionallyrequired to stand, walk, and climb or balance. The employee mustoccasionally lift and/or move up to 10 pounds unassisted, or up to25 pounds with the assistance of other employees or equipment asappropriate. Specific vision abilities required by this job includeclose vision, distance vision, color vision, peripheral vision,depth perception, and the ability to adjust focus.

Work Environment

The work environment characteristics described here arerepresentative of those an employee encounters while performing theessential functions of this job. While performing the duties ofthis job, the employee occasionally works near moving mechanicalparts and is occasionally exposed to risk of electrical shock. Thenoise level in the work environment is usually quiet.

Accommodation/EEO Statement

Tarrant County College is committed to providing equal access toits employment process. Reasonable accommodations are available toqualified applicants who need an accommodation to participate inthe application, interview, assessment, or selection process. Torequest an accommodation, contact The Office of Human Resources viaemail at [e-mail].