Job Details

Vice President for Finance and Administration and Chief Financial Officer
Go to our website »

Position Number: 6062851
Location: Chicago, IL
Position Type: Business - Finance

Saint Xavier University

Vice President for Finance and Administration and Chief Financial Officer

Saint Xavier University (SXU) invites inquiries, nominations, and applications for a Vice President for Finance and Administration/Chief Financial Officer (VPF/CFO). President Keith Elder seeks a skilled, strategic leader to work collaboratively to advance Board-approved strategic priorities to ensure the University's financial health and operational excellence. The new VPF/CFO is expected to assume office in summer 2025, ideally by July 1.

The VPF/CFO will develop a strategic financial vision supporting students, community, revenue, and people and places. The successful candidate will provide leadership to the finance area and will oversee real estate, risk management, asset management, human resources, and legal services; and would play a leadership role in managing debt and assets. The VPF/CFO will be a valued colleague to other senior leaders and a trusted advisor to the President and Board, particularly in matters of financial management.

Saint Xavier University was founded in Chicago by the Sisters of Mercy in 1846, holding the distinctions of being Chicago's first Catholic university as well as the first Mercy institution of higher learning in the world. A four-year private institution, SXU educates persons to search for truth, to think critically, to communicate effectively and to serve wisely and compassionately in support of human dignity and the common good.

With an enrollment of over 3,000 students, Saint Xavier University strives to provide its learning community with a solid foundation in liberal arts and professional education, establishing well-rounded members of society. SXU is a designated Hispanic Serving Institution with a 55% population of minorities or people of color.

Academic Search is assisting Saint Xavier with this search. More information about the position, institution, leadership agenda, qualifications, and application process, may be found in the position profile on the Academic Search website and at the posting on SXU.edu. Confidential discussions may be arranged by contacting Senior Consultant Dr. Scott Flanagan by booking here. Please send a CV before your call to scott.flanagan@academicsearch.org.

Applications, nominations, and expressions of interest can be submitted in confidence to SaintXavierCFO@academicsearch.org. When submitting a nomination, please include the nominee's full name, title, position, and email address. The position will remain open until filled. Review of applications will begin around April 11, 2025, and applications received by April 21, 2025, are guaranteed full consideration.

Saint Xavier University affirms its position as a Catholic institution, inspired by the heritage of the Sisters of Mercy, and asserts its rights to employ persons who subscribe to the mission, vision and core values of the University.

Saint Xavier University will make all decisions regarding recruitment, hiring, promotions and all other terms and conditions of employment without discrimination on grounds of race, color, creed, sex, religion, national origin, age, physical or mental disability, veteran status or other factors that cannot be lawfully the basis for an employment decision. Hiring decisions will be based on the bona fide occupational qualifications of each applicant. The University is committed to diversity and encourages applications from individuals with a wide variety of backgrounds and experiences.