Director of Finance

Are you a strategic financial leader who can turn complex financial information into clear recommendations and meaningful action? The
University of Maine at Farmington (UMF) is seeking a
Director of Finance to provide institution-wide financial leadership and help advance the University’s strategic priorities. Reporting to the Chief Business Officer, the Director of Finance serves as a trusted advisor and collaborative partner to campus leadership.

This position provides leadership across financial planning and analysis, accounting operations, financial reporting, internal controls, regulatory compliance, and fiscal oversight of sponsored programs in partnership with the Grants Manager. The Director plays an important role in strengthening financial practices, improving processes, and supporting informed decision-making across the University.

If you are an experienced financial professional who combines strategic thinking, strong analytical skills, collaborative leadership, and a commitment to excellent service, we invite you to consider joining UMF. What You’ll Do
Provide Strategic Financial Leadership:
Serve as a principal financial advisor to the Chief Business Officer and senior leadership, supporting short- and long-range financial planning, operating budgets, forecasts, scenario modeling, and multi-year projections.

Turn Data into Decision Support

Analyze enrollment, revenue, expenditures, compensation, grants, and other financial trends; identify risks and opportunities; and develop actionable recommendations. Create dashboards, business intelligence reporting, and financial analytics that strengthen institutional decision-making.

Lead Accounting Operations & Internal Controls

Provide oversight of complex accounting activities, reconciliations, financial reporting, year-end closing, audit preparation, cash controls, and internal control practices.

Provide Fiscal Oversight of Sponsored Programs

Partner with the Grants and Contracts Manager to provide fiscal oversight of the University’s sponsored programs portfolio and ensure alignment with institutional financial policies, internal controls, reporting standards, and applicable compliance requirements.

Strengthen Financial Operations

Oversee areas including receivables, third-party billing, cash controls, travel and expense activity, and student organization financial activity while promoting responsive, consistent, and customer-focused financial services. Lead People, Processes & Innovation:
Supervise and develop assigned staff, evaluate financial systems and business processes, and lead improvements involving technology, workflow automation, internal controls, data quality, and service delivery.

Serve as a Campus Financial Leader

Represent UMF on campus and University System committees and initiatives and serve as a delegate for the Chief Business Officer, providing continuity of financial leadership as needed. Minimum Qualifications
Bachelor’s degree in Accounting, Finance, Business Administration, Economics, or a closely related field. Minimum of five (5) years of progressively responsible professional experience in accounting, finance, budgeting, grants administration, or a related financial field.

Minimum of three (3) years of supervisory or leadership experience overseeing accounting, finance, budgeting, or related business operations. Advanced knowledge of financial management, including budgeting, forecasting, accounting, internal controls, and financial reporting within a complex organization. Advanced knowledge of spreadsheets and financial reporting tools, including complex formulas, queries, pivot tables, data validation, reconciliations, and financial modeling.

Preferred Qualifications
Master’s degree in Accounting, Finance, Business Administration, Public Administration, or a related field. CPA, CMA, CRA, or another relevant professional credential. Experience in higher education, governmental accounting, or public-sector financial management. Experience with PeopleSoft Financials, Concur, grants management systems, or comparable enterprise financial systems. Experience leading financial process improvement, technology implementation, or organizational change initiatives.

Experience administering grants or contracts, including post-award financial management and compliance with sponsor requirements. Bring Your Financial Leadership to UMF
This is an opportunity to contribute well beyond traditional accounting operations. The Director of Finance will help shape financial strategy, strengthen institutional practices, develop people and processes, and provide the financial insight needed to support UMF’s future.

Based on the qualifications and experience of the successful applicant, the annual salary range for this position is $68,000 - $72,000 plus a 10% employer contribution to the UMS retirement plan. Additional benefits include medical, dental, vision, and tuition waiver programs for employees and dependents.

Complete job description
Application Requirements:
Cover Letter
Resume/Curriculum Vitae
Contact information for three (3) professional references
Important items regarding this advertisement:
We are not able to consider applicants who require any visa sponsorship support
Incomplete application materials cannot be considered. Materials received after the initial review date will be reviewed at the discretion of the University.

For full consideration, materials must be submitted by
4:30 pm EST on Wednesday, October 21, 2026
The successful applicant is subject to appropriate background screening as applicable. The University of Maine at Farmington employees are Mandatory Reporters with the exception of UMF’s licensed, clinical medical providers (including athletic trainers) and mental health providers and their clinical interns when working in their capacity as providers.

Equal Opportunity Statement
The University of Maine System (the System) is an equal opportunity institution committed to fostering a nondiscriminatory environment and complying with all applicable nondiscrimination laws.

Consistent with State and Federal law, the System does not discriminate on the basis of race, color, religion, sex, sexual orientation, transgender status, gender, gender identity or expression, ethnicity, national origin, citizenship status, familial status, ancestry, age, disability (physical or mental), genetic information, pregnancy, or veteran or military status in any aspect of its education, programs and activities, and employment. The System provides reasonable accommodations to qualified individuals with disabilities upon request.

If you believe you have experienced discrimination or harassment, you are encouraged to contact the System Office of Equal Opportunity and Title IX Services at 5713 Chadbourne Hall, Room 412, Orono, ME 04469-5713, by calling 207.581.1226, or via TTY at 711 (Maine Relay System).

For more information about Title IX or to file a complaint, please contact the UMS Title IX Coordinator at
Clery Act
The Jeanne Clery Disclosure of Campus Security Policy and Campus Crime Statistics Act, or Clery Act, mandates that all Title IV institutions, such as the University, prepare, publish and distribute an Annual Security Report, (ASR) and provide notice of the availability of the ASR to all prospective employees.

This report consists of two basic parts: disclosure of the University’s crime statistics for the past three calendar years; and disclosures regarding the University’s current campus security policies. You may view the University’s Annual Security Report.

If you have any questions, contact UMF Dept. of Public, Safety / Campus Police, University of Maine at Farmington, 149 Quebec Street, Farmington, Maine 04938-1994 tel 207-778-7400UMF
About the University of Maine System
The University of Maine System (UMS), established in 1968, consists of seven universities and the University of Maine School of Law, spread across various locations in Maine.

UMS provides system-wide services and governance from these locations, leveraging the distinct strengths and collaborations among its institutions to advance strategic priorities for UMS and the state of Maine. Choosing UMS means opting for a high quality of life supported by excellent benefits such as tuition waivers, robust retirement contributions, and comprehensive insurance coverage including medical, dental, vision, life, and disability.

Maine's diverse landscapes, from accessible wilderness and rugged coastline to urban centers and rural communities, offer numerous cultural activities, strong public schools, safe neighborhoods, and high-quality healthcare. Discover more about Maine's exemplary lifestyle on the Maine Office of Tourism website. The University of Maine at Farmington has earned a national reputation for excellence, gaining stature as one of the finest state-supported liberal arts colleges in the northeastern U.S. Additionally, UMF is rated 5th in U.S.

News & World Report Top Regional Public College North for 2023 and has been rated one of America's Best Colleges by U.S. News 25 times since 1998. The campus is in historic downtown Farmington, just a short walk away from coffee shops, funky stores, restaurants, banks, bookstores, a multi-screen movie theater and a whole lot more. Our perfect location combines the active outdoor lifestyle with the arts & smarts of a small college town.

With enrollment at around 1,600 full-time students, UMF is about the same size as many of New England’s most selective private colleges and offers many of the same advantages, yet at a very affordable price — providing a tremendous college value in a spectacular natural setting.

Established in 1864 as Maine’s first public institution of higher education, the University of Maine at Farmington is a founding member of The Council of Public Liberal Arts Colleges (COPLAC) an exclusive national group of public colleges and universities committed to providing superior liberal arts and sciences education.