Chief Financial Officer

About the role

NRECA is seeking a strategic leader to serve as a collaborative member of the senior leadership team and to lead the continued transformation of NRECA's finance function. The ideal candidate will be a seasoned CFO or equivalent financial executive with a track-record of successful leadership in complex organizations across the private and/or nonprofit sectors.

Responsibilities

• Leads the development and execution of strategic planning efforts to enhance NRECA’s ability to deliver on its mission and goals through the optimization of its financial position.
• Leads the finance department to engage across the enterprise effectively, aligning capabilities and capacity to optimize the departments performance.
• Drives technological innovation in a complex, highly regulated service environment.
• Safeguards strong financial functions including financial and operational internal controls, functional integration, planning, forecasting and analysis, balance sheet and cash flow management, audit, and taxes.
• Responsible for Strategic, Sourcing and Procurement (SS&P) strategies and operations to support all NRECA business operations.
• Led a data-driven, business-forward and cohesive budgeting and financial forecasting process to support organization-wide decision making and strategic planning.
• Ensures that accounting policies, procedures, and internal controls are consistent with the highest standards of integrity, transparency and compliance.
• Oversees cash management and Treasury functions.
• Collaborates with building operations on leasing of NRECA’s buildings’ space to maximize long-term leasing and minimize risks of vacant space.
• Oversees the optimization and integration of Workday ERP accounting and budget system and enhancements to improve efficiencies and automation to increase productivity across the organization.
• Keeps informed and educated on applicable new accounting concepts, SEC rules, GAAP, tax laws, and NRECA policies and procedures to ensure NRECA compliance.

Qualifications

• Formal Education Required: Bachelor’s degree in Accounting, Finance or related field. Master’s degree preferred along with additional training in finance related information systems and functional procedures.
• Experience And Certifications Required: 10+ years progressively senior management experience in finance and accounting. A broad finance background, with strength in accounting and FP&A. Prior public accounting experience as well as nonprofit, government contracting, and ERISA experience a plus.

Qualifications (continued)

• Strategic Thinking & Setting Financial Strategy: Develop and lead a finance strategy that drives the continued transformation of a complex organization. Serve as a strategic thought partner to the CEO, senior leadership team and Boards. Seek and analyze data to support decisions and create strategic alignment. Entrepreneurial and creative, developing new, innovative ideas. Effectively drive continued innovation.
• People Leadership: Attract, recruit, motivate and develop top talent while fostering a strong organizational culture. Ensure the alignment of resources, talent, processes, and technology. Self-reflective, leads by example and drives continuous improvement.
• Relationships and Influence: Naturally connects and builds strong relationships, advises others and communicates clearly and persuasively. Translates complex financial information into clear, practical guidance. Strong judgement and diplomacy with the ability to challenge assumptions constructively. Creates a sense of purpose/meaning/mission for the team.
• Executing for Results: An enterprise leader with sufficient technical depth to effectively devise and delegate decision making processes. Set clear and challenging goals and drive results. Develop strong implementation plans and to execute strategies effectively. Demonstrated experience strengthening finance systems, processes, teams, and organizational design.

Essential Physical Requirements

The worker is required to have close visual acuity to perform an activity such as: preparing and analyzing data and figures; transcribing; viewing a computer terminal and extensive reading. Exerting up to 20 pounds of force occasionally, and/or up to 10 pounds of force frequently, and/or a negligible amount of force constantly to move objects.

Highlights Of Key Responsibilities (continued)

• Leads the development and execution of strategic planning efforts to enhance NRECA’s ability to deliver on its mission and goals through the optimization of its financial position.
• Leads the finance department to engage across the enterprise effectively, aligning capabilities and capacity to optimize the departments performance.
• Drives technological innovation in a complex, highly regulated service environment.
• Safeguards strong financial functions including financial and operational internal controls, functional integration, planning, forecasting and analysis, balance sheet and cash flow management, audit, and taxes.
• Responsible for Strategic, Sourcing and Procurement (SS&P) strategies and operations to support all NRECA business operations.
• Led a data-driven, business-forward and cohesive budgeting and financial forecasting process to support organization-wide decision making and strategic planning.
• Ensures that accounting policies, procedures, and internal controls are consistent with the highest standards of integrity, transparency and compliance.
• Oversees cash management and Treasury functions.
• Collaborates with building operations on leasing of NRECA’s buildings’ space to maximize long-term leasing and minimize risks of vacant space.
• Oversees the optimization and integration of Workday ERP accounting and budget system and enhancements to improve efficiencies and automation to increase productivity across the organization.
• Keeps informed and educated on applicable new accounting concepts, SEC rules, GAAP, tax laws, and NRECA policies and procedures to ensure NRECA compliance.