Landmark College - VP for Administration and Chief Financial Officer

Landmark College, the nation’s preeminent fully accredited institution for students who learn differently in Putney, VT, is doing a national search for its next Vice President for Administration and Chief Financial Officer (VPA/CFO).  The College has a budget of $38M, an endowment of $37M, a current enrollment of 500 residential undergraduate students and 175 students participating in a variety of online programming initiatives including credit courses as well as college preparation courses and a summer bridge program. The College has a Success Center in California and a Center for Research and Training. Landmark is characterized as an inclusive, diverse student-centered community, with well-supported academics, financial strength, healthy enrollment, exceptional faculty and staff, and a dedicated and supportive Board of Trustees.

The Vice President for Administration and Finance/Chief Financial Officer reports to the President and is a key membership of the leadership team. The position is responsible for providing leadership and vision in the management of Finance, Information Technology, Business Services, and Facilities, including construction, buildings, grounds, and maintenance. The Vice President directly supervises the Controller, the Director of Information Technology, the Director of Facilities, and the Manager of Administrative Services and Procurement and will support the board finance and facilities committees. For more information about the position, please refer to the profile.

Opportunities and Challenges:

-              Assess New Opportunities and Develop New Sources of Revenue;

-              Evaluate and Grow Current Sources of Revenue;

-              Strengthen Community Relations and Partnerships;

-              Develop a Strong, High Performing, Collaborative Team;

-              Improve Efficient, Cost-Effective Operation of the College;                             

-              Strategically Work to Address the College’s Facility Needs;

-              Develop a Collaborative, Transparent Budget Process and Timely Financial Reporting; and

-              Coordinate Various IT Systems.

Desired Qualifications and Skill Sets

The position requires a bachelor’s degree in business, finance, or a related field, and a CPA is desirable.  Increasingly responsible experience in a senior administrative level financial management position is required and experience in higher education is strongly preferred. In addition, demonstrated expertise in strategic financial planning, financial analysis, investment management, asset management, debt financing, accounting, information technology, operations, and the key financial issues facing schools is desirable. Familiarity with financial software is expected and knowledge of Great Plains is a plus.

The CFO should have excellent presentation, communication and consensus building skills, as well as the ability to work effectively with internal and external constituencies. The next CFO must be collaborative in their style.

The candidate of choice will be:

-       An entrepreneur who can build upon the strengths of Landmark, think synergistically about its assets, and further enhance its trajectory;

-       An active listener and transparent communicator, who can synthesize ideas shared by the members of the Landmark community,

-       A strong manager with the capacity to make timely, and sometimes difficult, decisions and one who can communicate decisions with clarity, care, and accountability;

-       An affirming team builder who will empower others and develop an effective, talented and committed team;

-       And an energetic, empathetic, optimistic, relational, and compassionate individual, with good humor, who is dedicated to bringing respected, long-term leadership to Landmark.

Nomination and Application Process

Nominations and applications are invited for this position. Review of applications will begin immediately, and candidate material received by August 3, 2025, will be assured full consideration, although recruitment will continue until an appointment is announced. Applications (including a cover letter and resume) must be uploaded to: http://lapovsky.hiringthing.com. Lapovsky Consulting is assisting Landmark College in this search. For nominations, questions, or additional information, please contact:

Lucie Lapovsky

[email protected]

917-690-1958

The estimated salary range for this position is $180,000 - $225,000. Landmark College has provided a compensation estimate that represents its good faith estimate of what the institution may pay for the position at the time of posting. Benefits include medical, dental, vision, 403(b) retirement, health savings account, life, STD, and LTD insurance.

Landmark College (the College) does not discriminate on the basis of sex and prohibits sex discrimination in any education program or activity that it operates, as required by Title IX and its regulations, including in admission and employment. Diversifying the student body, faculty, and administration is congruent with our mission. We value diverse populations and cultures including, but not limited to, ethnicity, gender, gender identity, national origin, neurodiversity, race, and religion. Landmark College is an EO/AA/Vet/Disability employer.