Chief Financial Officer (CFO)
Onondaga Community College
About the role
Onondaga Community College, located in Syracuse, NY, is currently recruiting for a Chief Financial Officer (CFO). The CFO is a key visionary of the College with overall responsibility for managing business operations, accounting procedures, financial planning and fiscal management, business accounting, risk management, forecasting, budgeting and facilities management.
Reporting directly to the Senior Vice President of Administration, Enrollment, and Finance, the CFO is an effective team player and member of the Expanded Executive Council. This position works towards establishing priorities through the allocation of limited resources and participates with other senior managers in strategic planning, policy formulation, and problem solving.
With strategic vision at its core, the CFO provides mission-driven leadership and regularly considers how changes to the current business model can advance the College's mission and financial position. The CFO collaborates with the President and Senior Vice President of Administration, Enrollment, and Finance in developing financial strategy, budgets, new revenue strategies, and financial practices aligned with the College's student success and equity agenda.
Responsibilities
Leads the development of a sustainable financial strategy that aligns resources with institutional priorities, student success goals, and long-term organizational resilience through proper preparation and administration of the College budget and financial operations. Manages the College's operating, grant, and capital budgets, coordinating the budget and resource allocation process, accounting and financial management, cash management, and financial policies. Oversees treasury accounting, operating and capital budgets, resource allocations, tax, audit and risk management. Serves as a board member of each of the College's 501c3 affiliate corporations. Provides oversight of facilities planning and operations, deferred maintenance strategies, and long-range campus infrastructure planning. Works with numerous entities including the Board of Trustees, OCC Foundation, SUNY, and New York State and Onondaga County legislative and executive offices.
Minimum Qualifications
Master's degree required in accounting, finance, business administration, or related field and substantial experience in business, financial or public administration, preferably within higher education. Ten years of progressively responsible experience in planning, financial analysis/management and budgetary control, including five years of increasingly responsible administrative, management, and leadership experience. Experience in capital planning, project development and oversight. Demonstrated experience with strategic planning and continuous quality improvement. Experience with a unionized environment. Solid experience with revenue and expense forecasting and extensive experience negotiating contracts and agreements.
Preferred Qualifications
Experience in higher education, public-sector, nonprofit, healthcare, or similarly complex mission-driven organizations. Solid understanding of local, state, and federal laws and regulations applicable to public higher education. Knowledge of SUNY, state and county funding structures. Proven success developing high-performing teams and building leadership capacity within finance and administrative functions.
HOW TO APPLY
Apply online at: https://sunyocc.interviewexchange.com/jobofferdetails.jsp?JOBID=202938
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Posted
07/29/2026
Website
https://careers-macny.icims.com/jobs/4145/chief-financial-officer-%28cfo%29-at-onondaga-community-college/job
City
Syracuse
State
New York
Functions
Executive, Finance
Industry
Higher Education
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Questions about this role
Who is hiring for the Chief Financial Officer (CFO) role?
Onondaga Community College is hiring a Chief Financial Officer (CFO), based in Syracuse, New York, USA. The posting was placed by the organization hiring or the search firm it retained, not copied from another board.
Where is the Chief Financial Officer (CFO) job located?
Syracuse, New York, USA. This position is on-site.
Is the Chief Financial Officer (CFO) role remote, hybrid or on-site?
This role is on-site. The person hired is expected to work from the location named in the posting.
What does the Chief Financial Officer (CFO) role pay?
The posting states $106,992 to $135,000. Where a range is given, the figure a candidate is offered inside it usually depends on experience.
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