Organizational Overview

Finance Division Mission and Principles

MISSION

We efficiently deliver high quality services and information to enable the dynamic aspirations of Dartmouth’s faculty, students, and staff.

Our mission is supported by principles of collaboration, innovation, integrity, and efficiency.

• Collaboration - Understand and embrace the diversity of our customers and their needs; Maintain transparent and collaborative communication with our community and across teams
• Innovation - Instill a culture of empowered problem solving, experimentation, and continuous learning; Enable agile response in a rapidly changing world
• Integrity - Ensure that operational policies, processes, systems and data are streamlined and standard across the institution; Maintain and enhance an effective control environment
• Efficiency - Prioritize work effectively in an environment of constrained resources

Finance Division Overarching Goals

Promote Financial Integrity and Transparency

• Ensure appropriate compliance in the areas that we oversee
• Enable collaborative planning and decision making through excellence in reporting and analytics

Provide Exceptional Service

• Encourage collaboration, standardization and support across Dartmouth
• Embrace new technologies that drive efficiencies and collaboration

Develop Highly Functional Team

• Support continuous improvement by focusing on learning, development, and improving processes and performance
• Develop our workforce to support evolving needs and requirements
• Reinforce and strengthen our commitment to community.

Our Commitment to Working Better, Together

Dartmouth Finance is committed to cultivating a high-performing, people-centered culture rooted in excellence and collaboration. We are expanding our organizational effectiveness model to further integrate people, systems, and culture – ensuring we deliver even greater value to the Dartmouth community. 

Review our Workplace Effectiveness & Experience Action Plan and how we empower culture, connection, and innovation.