Chief Financial Officer

Company: Island Packet
Location: Yakima
Posted on: March 15, 2023

Job Description:

Alert a friend or colleague to this open position Yakima, WA Friend/Colleague Email Address* Your Name* Your Email* Please enter the following text in the box below* Private & Confidential No Spam Not ready to apply? No problem.Send yourself a reminder now. Yakima, WA Your Email Address* Please enter the following text in the box below* Pacific Northwest University of Health Sciences Yakima, WA Full-time Management Pacific Northwest University of Health Sciences (PNWU), a private medical school founded in 2005, in Yakima, Washington, seeks a mission-centric, skilled, collaborative finance executive who will serve as the University's next Chief Financial Officer (CFO). The University currently offers degrees of Doctor of Osteopathic Medicine, Doctor of Physical Therapy, Master of Science in Occupational Therapy, and Master of Arts in Medical Science, enrolling over 700 students annually with ambitious plans underway to establish a School of Dental Medicine in collaboration with Delta Dental - of Washington. Interprofessional education partnerships with other universities add another 100 students to the campus population.The CFO reports directly to the President and is responsible for the university's financial management and provides leadership to promote organizational effectiveness and meet the mission of PNWU. The CFO position will also have direct responsibilities to support the initiatives of the Board of Trustees and will serve as the executive liaison for the board's finance committee and its subcommittees.PNWU is a grassroots, non-profit health sciences university established by a group of visionary community leaders in Washington's fertile Yakima Valley aimed at increasing access to health care in rural and medically underserved areas of the Pacific Northwest. The University's inaugural program was the first rural and new medical school to open in the Pacific Northwest in sixty years. The University includes 300 employees with academic programming and responsibilities spread over a five-state region. For more information about the University, visit https://www.pnwu.edu/ .

• Knowledge of, and ability to effectively manage the major responsibilities of the finance function of a growing organization, including budgeting, business development and strategic planning.
• Foster a culture of trust, collaboration, and transparency with stakeholders from across the university.
• Develop and implement a communications plan that complements the University's budget modelling, in order to inform stakeholders of its structure, efficiencies and benefits to the university, and to departments and units.
• Work closely with the President and others on the campus' Master Plan, establishing priorities, timelines, and financing to meet current and future needs.Nominations and ApplicationsAll nominations, inquiries and applications will be received and evaluated in full confidence. The search committee will begin a review of applications immediately and continue its work until an appointment is made. To assure full consideration, application materials should be received by the priority application deadline of March 17, 2023, and must include:
  • A letter of interest stating how their experience and qualifications connect with the PNWU mission, required/preferred characteristics and priorities expressed in the leadership profile;
  • A statement of contribution to diversity, equity, and inclusion; and
  • The names and contact information of five professional references. References will not be contacted without prior authorization from the applicant.PLEASE DIRECT NOMINATIONS AND INQUIRIES TO:PNWU is an equal opportunity employer and makes employment and student application decisions on the basis of merit. The University shall not discriminate against faculty, staff, volunteers, students, or applicants on the basis of race, ethnicity, color, religion, sex, gender, national origin, age, disability, sexual orientation or gender identity, marital status, or any other characteristic protected by law for any reason including recruitment, selection, and promotion.As well, PNWU prohibits all forms of harassment by students, employees, guests, or volunteers whether intentional or unintentional, on campus or at other owned or contracted facilities.

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