Director of Budget & Financial Services

Title Director of Budget & Financial Services Agency Virginia Western Community College Location Roanoke City - 770 FLSA Exempt Hiring Range Salary commensurate with qualifications Full Time or Part Time Full Time Additional Detail

Job Description

Virginia Western Community College is a two-year public institution of higher education operating under the Virginia Community College System, a statewide system of community colleges. The College operates under the policies established by the State Board for Community Colleges and the Virginia Western Community College Local Advisory Board.

Virginia Western is located on a 70-acre campus in southwest Roanoke, VA. The service region of the College includes Roanoke, Salem, Roanoke County, Craig County, Franklin County, and southern Botetourt County. The College was established in 1966 and has grown from an initial enrollment of 1352 to its current annual enrollment of over 9,000 students in credit courses and more than 1,400 enrollments in fast-track workforce and continuing education courses.

Virginia Western Community College (VWCC) is accepting applications for a Director of Budget & Financial Services. This position provides efficient and effective leadership in all areas of Financial Services, which includes budget, general accounting, and financial statement reporting, audit, student accounts, payroll, grants, fixed assets, auxiliary contract management, ARMICS certification, and local funds.

Responsibilities

• Provides leadership and direction to the Financial Services department of the college, including the full employment life cycle for team members.
• Management includes but is not limited to talent acquisition, performance evaluation, coaching, mentoring, professional development, and retention.
• Collaborates with the financial services team to assess college system and state priorities, provides direction and guidance through planning and execution.
• Spearheads and supports effective communication channels throughout the college for finance-budget-specific needs as well as college-wide initiatives and updates.
• Provides operational and strategic support to the financial services team to ensure efficient and effective planning and execution of policies, practices, and programs.
• Effectively manages the departmental budget.

Key Responsibilities

• Oversees and collaborates with staff to ensure accurate and effective execution of operations within payroll, grants management, accounts payable, fixed assets, surplus property, financial statement preparation, and audit responsiveness.
• Ensures understanding of Commonwealth of Virginia policies and procedures as well as the nuances of financial management within higher education, extending into oversight of student account processes and requirements such as cashier accounts receivable, collections, debt set-off, and third-party billing.
• Holds significant accountability for the colleges continued compliance with federal and state laws, regulatory requirements, and system and college policies, procedures, and internal controls.
• Responsible for the colleges annual ARMICS certification and ensuring written policies and procedures are implemented and maintained for proper internal controls.
• Works closely with the Shared Service Center, an external agency that facilitates back-end processes, as the college liaison and to ensure compliance with all processes related to financial management and purchasing.

Collaboration and Leadership

• In consultation with the Vice President of Financial and Administrative Services, assembles data, monitors expenditures, and establishes budgetary controls for all college budgets, including state, local, and auxiliary enterprise funds.
• Maintains a position tracking system of salary and benefits for budget planning.
• Oversees and implements federal, state, and local budgets.
• Monitors all budget activities and generates the necessary adjustments to reflect actuals.
• Supervises budget monitoring and adjustments, confers with leadership on projections, and reports on actuals.

Technical Support

• Confers with technical support staff in the development, use, and maintenance of automated processes and reporting related to financial enterprise applications, such as the Administrative Information System (AIS), Student Information System (SIS), Human Capital Management (HCM), WES, and Cardinal.
• Serves as college data owner and security access approver for various financial systems.
• Coordinates testing of new system implementations and serves as liaison with system office staff on enterprise applications.

Minimum Qualifications

• Masters degree in Finance, Business Management, Accounting, or other relevant field.
• Demonstrated progressive leadership and management experience in accounting, finance, and budget, including managing a complex financial portfolio.
• Additional Considerations:
• Financial experience within a higher education environment.
• Financial experience within a Virginia State Agency.

Review of applications will begin March 16, 2026, and will continue until the position is filled.