Executive Vice President of Finance

About the role

The Indiana University Foundation seeks a strategic, collaborative leader to serve as Executive Vice President of Finance during a pivotal period of organizational growth and transformation.

Key Responsibilities

• Provide strategic financial leadership, overseeing long-term financial planning, forecasting, capital allocation, and organizational sustainability.
• Serve as a trusted advisor to the President, executive leadership team, and Board of Directors on financial strategy, investments, risk, and major organizational initiatives.
• Lead treasury, accounting, budgeting, compliance, fund accounting, enterprise risk management, and financial reporting functions.
• Build, mentor, and inspire a high-performing finance organization while advancing operational excellence, financial literacy, and cross-functional collaboration.
• Partner with executive leaders to modernize business processes, integrate AI-enabled financial tools, and support enterprise-wide transformation initiatives.

Qualifications

• Bachelor's degree in accounting, finance, business, public administration, or a related field required; MBA, master's degree, and CPA strongly preferred.
• Fifteen or more years of progressive financial leadership experience, including at least five years in an executive-level role.
• Significant experience within higher education, healthcare, or another complex nonprofit environment, including expertise in endowment accounting and UPMIFA.
• Demonstrated success leading large, cross-functional financial and operational initiatives while influencing executive and Board-level decision making.
• Exceptional strategic, analytical, communication, and relationship-building skills with a commitment to ethical stewardship, collaboration, and innovation.

Pay

Hiring range of $325,000–$350,000, commensurate with experience and qualifications.

Benefits

• Comprehensive benefits including 30 days of PTO, 11 paid holidays, healthcare with more than 90% of premiums covered, 12 weeks of paid leave, retirement benefits, life and disability insurance, car allowance, wellness benefits, and tuition reimbursement.
• Hybrid work arrangement based in either Indianapolis or Bloomington, Indiana.

About the Indiana University Foundation

The Indiana University Foundation advances the mission of Indiana University through philanthropy, investment stewardship, and alumni engagement. Supporting more than 800,000 living alumni and managing over $4 billion in endowed assets, the Foundation provides critical resources that fuel student success, groundbreaking research, and institutional excellence.

Lindauer, a national search and talent firm, has been retained to conduct this search on behalf of the Indiana University Foundation.

To apply or nominate a candidate for this role, please visit the Lindauer website at https://www.lindauerglobal.com/.