Chief Officer for Strategic Finance and Operations

• Master’s Degree or higher

• CPA designation or equivalent advanced credential in finance, accounting, or public administration.

• Experience in the North Carolina Community College System or other public higher education

• Experience implementing adaptive planning, enterprise performance management (EPM), forecasting, or financial dashboarding tools.

• Experience leading major change initiatives, organizational redesign, or strategic transformation efforts.

• Experience facilitating cabinet-level or executive strategic planning and financial review processes.

• Demonstrated experience managing capital projects, facilities operations, or real estate in an institutional setting.

Forsyth Technical Community College is entering the next chapter of its transformation. Vision 2030: Forsyth Tech 3.0 — Future-Ready by Design calls the college to lead with agility in an environment of accelerating change, aligning strategy, evidence, and resources so that every decision advances student success and institutional sustainability.

The Chief Officer for Strategic Finance and Operations is the senior institutional leader responsible for the financial health, operational integrity, and strategic resource alignment of the college. This cabinet-level executive unifies financial leadership, procurement and contracting, facilities management, and the college’s adaptive planning and strategic finance framework into a single, coherent division in service of Vision 2030 strategies and institutional sustainability goals.

This is a finance-led role with genuine operational scope. The Chief Officer is the college’s primary financial steward, responsible for accounting operations, official financial reporting, fiscal controls, cash management, and compliance with all financial regulations and audit requirements — while also leading the strategic finance and adaptive planning model that informs the President and Cabinet’s most consequential resource allocation decisions.

***For full consideration, application materials should be received by 08/07/2026 The search committee will begin reviewing applications on that date. The position will remain open until filled.