Chief Financial Officer (CFO)

The Chief Financial Officer (CFO) serves as the senior executive responsible for the financial integrity longterm financial strategy and fiscal stewardship of the organization. The CFO provides strategic leadership over accounting treasury budgeting forecasting rate and regulatory finance risk management and financial reporting. The CFO ensures financial decisions support reliability affordability compliance with regulatory requirements and longterm system sustainability.

The CFO acts as a key advisor to the CEO and Board of Directors translating complex financial regulatory and market considerations into clear decisionready insights.

Key Responsibilities

Financial Strategy & Leadership

• Lead development and execution of the organizations longrange financial strategy aligned with resource planning capital investment and system reliability objectives.
• Provide strategic financial guidance to the CEO and Board on power supply decisions capital programs financing strategies and enterprise risk.
• Support integrated planning by aligning financial forecasts with load fuel power supply and transmission assumptions.

Accounting & Financial Reporting

• Oversight of all accounting functions including general ledger fixed assets and financial close.
• Ensure accurate timely and transparent financial statements prepared in accordance with applicable accounting standards (e.g. GAAP utilityspecific guidance and regulation).
• Establish and maintain strong internal controls and financial governance.

Treasury Capital Structure & Financing

• Manage liquidity cash flow forecasting and banking relationships.
• Lead financing activities including debt issuance credit facilities hedging instruments and compliance with loan covenants.
• Oversee relationships with lenders bondholders rating agencies and governmental financing entities.

Rates Regulatory & Member Rates

• Provide financial leadership for rate design and rate stability mechanisms.
• Support regulatory filings and proceedings by developing financial testimony analyses and exhibits.
• Ensure compliance with applicable state and federal regulatory requirements affecting utility finance.
• Partner with power supply engineering and regulatory teams to evaluate financial impacts of resource decisions.

Budgeting Forecasting & Performance Management

• Oversight of the annual budgeting process and multiyear financial forecasts.
• Monitor financial performance against budget identify variances and recommend corrective actions.
• Develop financial metrics and dashboards to support executive management and Board oversight.
• Support scenario analysis and stress testing related to fuel volatility load changes capital programs and market risk.

Risk Management

• Oversee enterprise risk management (ERM) reporting and mitigation planning.
• Direct enterprise financial risk management including fuel price risk interest rate risk credit risk and liquidity risk.

Leadership & Organization Development

• Lead mentor and develop finance and accounting staff fostering a culture of accountability accuracy and continuous improvement.
• Promote strong crossfunctional collaboration with operations power supply IT and member services.
• Champion process improvement automation and effective use of financial systems and data.

Qualifications :

Education

• Bachelors degree in Accounting Finance Business Administration or related field required.
• Masters degree (MBA or MS) or professional certification (CPA CMA CFA) strongly preferred.

Experience

• Minimum of 1520 years of progressive financial leadership experience.
• Significant experience in an electric utility public power organization cooperative or energyrelated entity strongly preferred.
• Demonstrated experience with debt financing rates and capitalintensive operations.
• Proven leadership experience managing teams and presenting to executive leadership and boards.

Knowledge Skills & Abilities

• Deep understanding of utility accounting and ratemaking principles.
• Strong strategic thinking and ability to synthesize financial and operational considerations.
• Excellent communication skills with the ability to clearly explain complex financial concepts to nonfinancial audiences.
• High ethical standards sound judgment and commitment to public service and cooperative principles where applicable.
• Advanced proficiency with financial systems forecasting tools and data analysis.

Working Relationships

• Regular interaction with the CEO executive leadership team and Board of Directors.
• Frequent coordination with external auditors lenders regulators legal counsel and financial advisors.

Additional Information :

ll your information will be kept confidential according to EEO guidelines.

Remote Work :

No

Employment Type :

Full-time