The search for a permanent University CFO and vice chancellor for Finance and Administrative Services will not begin until after the LSU System reorganization is complete in approximately 24 months, administrators say.

Eric Monday, the University’s CFO and vice chancellor for Finance and Administrative Services, left in December to take a job at the University of Kentucky as its executive vice chancellor for finance and administration.

Robert Kuhn, who has worked in the University’s Office of Budget and Planning as its vice provost and associate vice chancellor, is filling Monday’s position.

“This is just an interim position,” Kuhn said. “When they begin looking for a replacement, there will be a national search.”

Kuhn said despite how reorganization affects the position, the main responsibilities will remain the same, but the scale on which they are performed might evolve to include more than just the Baton Rouge campus.

“We don’t know what the final reorganizational structure will look like,” Kuhn said. “How the functions of all the campuses are going to be put together is the question. Can there be one payroll office that handles the payroll for all of those? Those are the kinds of issues that are going to be discussed.”

Kuhn said the position encompasses so many aspects of campus that he will not have time to learn everything about each department during the time he will hold the office.

“Department heads are the experts. When decisions come, I’m going to consult with them,” Kuhn said. “What I’ve told all of them is they better be on their game because I’m going to have to go to them for their expertise.”

Executive Vice Chancellor and Provost Stuart Bell said Monday’s permanent replacement will not be discussed until “after reorganization” because the responsibilities of the position may expand or even change.

The process for the LSU System reorganization began recently when the Transition Advisory Team met for the first time Jan. 8 to discuss the procedure and timeline for developing a final concept, which will be submitted to the Board of Supervisors for a decision and fine-tuning in July.

The Transition Advisory Team expects the reorganization process to conclude within two years, which means the University might be without a permanent University CFO and vice chancellor for Finance and Administrative Services for just as long.

Kuhn said communication is one of the primary responsibilities of the position.

“One of the reasons they asked me to do this is I do have some knowledge and experience in all of those areas,” Kuhn said. “But the only area I’ve worked in is Budget and Planning, which is the budget and institutional research — compiling data about the institution. But I’ve worked with these people. I’ve been at LSU 38 years. Hopefully that’s going to help with the immediate communication.”

The search for a permanent University CFO and vice chancellor for Finance and Administrative Services will not begin until after the LSU System reorganization is complete in approximately 24 months, administrators say.

Eric Monday, the University’s CFO and vice chancellor for Finance and Administrative Services, left in December to take a job at the University of Kentucky as their executive vice chancellor for finance and administration.

Robert Kuhn who has worked in the University’s Office of Budget and Planning as its vice provost and associate vice chancellor, is filling Monday’s position.

“This is just an interim position,” Kuhn said. “When they begin looking for a replacement, there will be a national search.”

Kuhn said despite how reorganization affects the position, the main responsibilities will remain the same, but the scale on which they are performed might evolve to include more than just the Baton Rouge campus.

“We don’t know what the final reorganizational structure will look like,” Kuhn said. “How the functions of all the campuses are going to be put together is the question. Can there be one payroll office that handles the payroll for all of those? Those are the kinds of issues that are going to be discussed.”

Kuhn said the position encompasses so many aspects of campus that he will not have time to learn everything about each department during the time he will hold the office.

“Department heads are the experts. When decisions come, I’m going to consult with them,” Kuhn said. “What I’ve told all of them is they better be on their game because I’m going to have to go to them for their expertise.”

Executive Vice Chancellor and Provost Stuart Bell said Monday’s permanent replacement will not be discussed until “after reorganization” because the responsibilities of the position may expand or even change.

The process for the LSU System reorganization began recently when the Transition Advisory Team met for the first time Jan. 8 to discuss the procedure and timeline for developing a final concept, which will be submitted to the Board of Supervisors for a decision and fine-tuning in July.

The Transition Advisory Team expects the reorganization process to conclude within two years, which means the University might be without a permanent University CFO and vice chancellor for Finance and Administrative Services for just as long.

Kuhn said communication is one of the primary responsibilities of the position.

“One of the reasons they asked me to do this is I do have some knowledge and experience in all of those areas,” Kuhn said. “But the only area I’ve worked in is Budget and Planning, which is the budget and institutional research — compiling data about the institution. But I’ve worked with these people. I’ve been at LSU 38 years. Hopefully that’s going to help with the immediate communication.”

“This is just an interim position,” Kuhn said. “When they begin looking for a replacement, there will be a national search.”