Job Description

Senior Director of Finance and Business Strategy



Associated Students, Inc., Cal Poly Pomona (ASICPP/ASI), one of three recognized auxiliaries at Cal Poly Pomona (CPP), invites inquiries, applications, and nominations for the position of senior director of finance and business strategy. Associated Students, Inc. invites strategic financial leaders who are collaborative, curious, and committed to developing others to help shape the future of a dynamic, student-centered organization.



This is an on-site position with flexible work arrangements, including the option to work a hybrid schedule with two or three remote workdays per week. The anticipated start date is late fall 2026.



Established in 1963, Associated Students, Inc., Cal Poly Pomona is a nonprofit auxiliary organization governed by a student board of directors elected by the student body and supported by approximately 65 full-time and 500 part-time employees, the majority of whom are students. Funded primarily through mandatory student fees, ASI serves more than 28,000 students by providing opportunities for student engagement, employment, leadership development, recreation and wellness, student government, childcare, and a broad array of campus programs and services. ASI also provides enterprise support through human resources, financial services, organizational development, information technology, facilities and operations, and marketing. Administratively housed within the Division of Student Affairs, with a collaborative reporting relationship to Administrative Affairs, ASI is committed to becoming a learning organization that values collaboration, continuous improvement, and shared accountability, and has recently reimagined its purpose, vision, mission, and core values to guide its future.



Reporting to the executive director, the senior director of finance and business strategy serves as ASI's chief strategic financial leader and a member of the executive leadership team. The senior director provides enterprise leadership for long-range financial planning, investment and reserve stewardship, financial governance, business strategy, and organizational sustainability. Working with executive leadership, university partners, and the student-governed Board of Directors, the senior director ensures that ASI's financial resource advance the organization's mission while safeguarding the long-term stewardship of student-fee resources.



The senior director provides strategic financial leadership for an auxiliary organization with approximately $21 million in annual operating revenues, $53 million in invested assets, and $43 million in board-designated reserves. The position supports the financial stewardship of 294,253 square feet of student facilities, including the Bronco Student Center (BSC), the Bronco Recreation and Intramural Complex (BRIC), and the swimming pool, while guiding long-range financial planning, resource allocation, capital strategy, and organizational sustainability across a growing, increasingly complex enterprise.



Building upon a strong financial foundation, healthy reserves, and an engaged executive leadership team, the next senior director will play a central role in modernizing financial systems, strengthening enterprise financial planning, and advancing the long-term sustainability of a dynamic, student-centered organization.



The salary range is $156,000 - $169,000.



QUALIFICATIONS

The successful candidate will bring a master's degree in finance, accounting, business administration, public administration, or a related field (CPA preferred) and a minimum of eight years of progressively responsible financial leadership experience within a nonprofit, higher education, public sector, or similarly complex organization, including three years in senior-level leadership. Demonstrated expertise in enterprise financial strategy, including multi-year budgeting, forecasting, financial modeling, investment and reserve management, capital planning, and audit oversight, is essential. The ideal candidate will possess a deep understanding of nonprofit accounting principles and governance and experience presenting complex financial information to governing boards and diverse stakeholders. ASI seeks candidates with a demonstrated record of developing high-performing teams, leveraging financial systems and analytics to inform strategic decision-making, and integrating financial stewardship with organizational priorities. The successful candidate will combine exceptional analytical and communication skills with sound judgment, emotional intelligence, excellent project management skills, cultural competence, and the ability to navigate complex governance structures while advancing a mission-driven, student-centered organization.



APPLICATION AND NOMINATION

Associated Students, Inc., Cal Poly Pomona has selected Spelman Johnson, a leading executive search firm, to assist with leading this search. Applications received by Monday, August 31, 2026, will receive full consideration. Submit a resume and cover letter via https://spelmanandjohnson.com/position/senior-director-of-finance-and-business-strategy/
- Confidential inquiries and nominations may be directed to Anne-Marie Kenney at [email protected].

- Applicants needing reasonable accommodation to participate in the application process should contact Spelman Johnson at 413-529-2895 or email [email protected].


Visit the Associated Students, Inc., Cal Poly Pomona website at http://www.asi.cpp.edu/



ASI is an equal opportunity employer and makes employment decisions on the basis of merit, experience, and other work-related criteria. ASI wants the best-qualified person for every job. ASI policy prohibits unlawful discrimination based on race (including hairstyle and hair texture), color, creed, sex, gender including gender identity or expression, religion, religious dress or grooming practices, marital status, age, national origin or ancestry (including language restrictions), disability (physical intellectual/developmental or mental health/psychiatric), medical condition (cancer or genetic information or characteristics), pregnancy, childbirth, breastfeeding, or related medical conditions, Pregnancy Disability Leave (PDL), reproductive health decision making, sexual orientation, military/veteran status, association with a member of a protected class, bereavement leave, exercising the right to family care and medical leave related to serious health condition of employee or family member, child bonding, or military exigencies, engaging in protected activity or any other consideration made unlawful by federal, state, or local laws. It also prohibits unlawful discrimination based on the perception that anyone has any of those characteristics or is associated with a person who has or is perceived as having any of those characteristics. All such discrimination is prohibited.



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