Posted: 05-Dec-25
Location: Steamboat Springs, Colorado
Type: Full Time
Salary: $197,054-$249,751
Salary Details:
Preferred Education:
Yampa Valley Electric Association is seeking a Chief Financial Officer to lead our financial operations and serve as a strategic advisor to the CEO and Board of Directors.
The Role: As CFO, you'll oversee all financial functions including accounting, budgeting, forecasting, treasury management, and regulatory compliance. You'll translate financial data into clear insights that inform decision-making across the organization. This role requires both technical financial expertise and the ability to collaborate effectively with operations, engineering, and member experience teams.
Who We're Looking For:
- Strategic financial planner who connects fiscal decisions to long-term organizational goals
- Clear communicator who explains complex financial information to diverse audiences
- Collaborative partner who works across departments to support operational success
- Problem-solver who finds workable financial solutions to operational challenges
- Credible advisor who asks difficult questions and provides candid counsel to leadership
- Mission-focused leader who understands cooperative principles and member service
- Detail-oriented professional who ensures accuracy while maintaining strategic perspective
Your Responsibilities:
- Lead financial planning, reporting, and analysis.
- Ensure compliance with RUS and and other regulatory requirements.
- Oversee accounting operations and internal controls.
- Provide financial guidance to the Board of Directors.
- Manage relationships with lenders, auditors, and financial partners.
- Support rate design and cost-of-service studies.
- Lead annual budgeting and long-term financial forecasting.
Your Qualifications:
- 10+ years of progressive financial leadership experience with at least 5 years in senior management roles
- Proven track record leading finance teams, developing financial talent, and driving organizational results
- Deep expertise in GAAP accounting standards and financial statement preparation
- Strong knowledge of RUS accounting and reporting requirements
- Experience with utility accounting, rate design, and cost-of-service studies
- Demonstrated success managing capital planning, treasury operations, and debt financing
- Strong financial modeling, forecasting, and analytical capabilities
- Experience presenting to boards of directors and providing strategic counsel to executive leadership
- Electric utility experience strongly preferred; cooperative experience a significant plus
- Bachelor's degree in Accounting, Finance, Business Administration, or related field required (MBA or advanced degree advantageous). Equivalent experience at a senior level will be considered.
- Experience with NISC financial systems or similar utility billing/accounting platforms preferred
- Proficient in Microsoft Office Suite with strong Excel skills
About Us:
Yampa Valley Electric Association serves Northwest Colorado with more than just electricity. We power communities, partnerships, and possibilities. As a member-owned cooperative, we're accountable to the people we serve and committed to innovation, sustainability, and exceptional service.
We believe in solutions over problems, relationships over transactions, and people over everything. We innovate, push boundaries, and we're looking for leaders who do the same.
Join us. Power what matters.
YVEA is an equal opportunity employer committed to building a diverse and inclusive workplace. This position will be open until 12/24/25 or until filled.