Role Guide

Vice President, Finance

Serves as the chief financial officer of the chapter. Responsible for overseeing all fiscal operations, managing budget allocations and ensuring financial stability while objectively enforcing accountability across the chapter.

Key responsibility areas

Builds the annual operating budget and monitors budget-to-actual spend.
Manages chapter finances — bank accounts, dues, collections, spending, reimbursements and financial controls.
Provides regular financial updates to the Executive Board and monthly reports to the AVC.
Ensures financial compliance, reviews major contracts and commitments, and meets tax filing and financial review requirements.

Leadership skills to develop

Delegation & Empowerment: Develops and implements a system to track chapter spend against budget.
Accountability: Follows through consistently on financial responsibilities and timely payment of bills.
Integrity & Ethical Leadership: Makes honest decisions and handles tough conversations about unpaid dues.

For Mentors

How a mentor supports this role

Your mentor helps you build the judgment, confidence, accountability and leadership skills needed to make those decisions yourself.

Where a mentor helps

Develop the ability to clearly communicate financial performance, risks and recommendations to chapter leadership.
Coach professional collections conversations that are firm, consistent and respectful.
Strengthen financial controls and separation of responsibilities, distinguishing chapter finances from housing and AVC-controlled funds.

Mentor coaching focus

Accountability & Integrity: Establish strong controls and handle collections and spending professionally.
Communication & Influence: Communicate financial health and risk while coordinating with chapter, AVC and housing leaders.
Financial Judgment: Use financial information to anticipate issues and prioritize resources.

Ask your mentor

“How do I have a firm collections conversation with a friend?”
“What financial controls would you insist on if this were your organization?”
“How do I present financial risk to the board so they actually act?”
“How should I separate chapter funds from housing and AVC responsibilities?”

Development ideas

Walk your mentor through the budget and ask where the risk is.
Build a one-page monthly financial summary for the board.
Script and rehearse a dues collection conversation.