Office of Financial and Administrative Services

Franklin Pierce University
will be a financially stable enterprise, recognized for quality and convenience where people, programs and resources are aligned toward the accomplishments of the institution's unifying vision.

Aligned as such, the College's financial strength will emanate from programmatic quality and strong market demand. The College's financial and administrative systems, planning and operations, will be known for fortuitive insight, superb execution and continual renewal, always supporting and facilitating programmatic quality. 

The Financial and Administrative Services Division will support and facilitate the educational delivery system of the College by providing superior service, promoting an entrepreneurial approach, and enabling a responsible stewardship of the College's resources. As such, financial and administrative systems will be developed and implemented that align information and responsibility with service origin, while operating a shared information environment.

Informed by the vision and mission of the Financial and Administrative Services Division of the College, our services will be developed according to the following principles:

1. Integrity - Our decisions and interactions will be consistently open, complete and forthright.
2. Service - Our individual and collective responsibility to serve each other, and our customer, always adding value.
3. Excellence - We will strive for the highest standards possible in all we do.
4. Community - We recognize our roles and responsibilities within the College and larger community.
5. Adaptive - Our services and practices will be flexible and adaptive to ensure rapid response to a changing environment.
6. Efficient - Our services will be delivered within the most economically feasible model for the organization as a whole, emphasizing the link of financial implications with activities, and the resulting responsibility.
7. Aligning - Our leadership and data management will facilitate alignment of people programs and resources.

Financial and Administrative Services Team Roles, Organization and Responsibilities

FAST Participants
The Financial and Administrative Services Team, FAST, will include the Controller; Accounting Manager; Director of Purchasing and Administrative Services; Bursar; Assistant to Vice President for Finance and Planning; Director of Strategic Analysis; and the Director of Human Resources. In addition, from time to time, representatives from other offices, students, parents or others may be asked to meet with the FAST team.

Introduction
To coordinate the sharing and interaction of information, the Financial and Administrative Services Team (FAST) members will establish a practice of reporting critical information on a regular basis to the VP for Finance and Planning and the FAST team. The goal of sharing this information is to improve the Team member's understanding of the overall trends of human and financial resources, customer and administrative services, and the demands and interdependency of these issues.

Alignment
The organizational structure of FAST will be based on a team concept where all participants are aligned toward shared principles and goals, supporting the Mission and Vision. Team members will be responsible for designing and implementing services that align with the Division's Mission and Vision which support the College's Mission and Vision. For purposes of employee development and mentoring, Team members will report to the VP for Finance and Planning.