Chief Financial Officer - Wright-Hennepin Cooperative Electric Association, Rockford, MN

Wright-Hennepin Cooperative Electric Association is a member-owned, not-for-profit electric utility that provides power to rural Wright County and western Hennepin County. The cooperative has been a corporate citizen to the area since 1937 and currently serves more than 50,000 electric accounts. 

The Chief Financial Officer is responsible for meeting or exceeding the overall financial and strategic objectives of Wright-Hennepin Cooperative Electric Association (WH), WH Holding (WHH) and its subsidiary businesses. The CFO will advise and assist the President of Heartland Security Services (HSS) in executing the overall financial and strategic objectives of HSS and report results to the Board of Governors. The CFO acts as the Risk Manager and Treasurer for the organization, plays an integral role in IT matters including the Enterprise Resource Planning System (ERP), and has significant interaction with the WH Board of Directors and Governors of HSS. Additional key roles and responsibilities include leading the Automated Metering Infrastructure (AMI) and Demand Management Receivers (DMR) implementation and maintenance processes, Capital Planning/Debt Management, and managing private equity activities for WH Holding. The CFO provides information to make good business decisions to achieve financial objectives and directs the financial activities of WH in a sound and timely manner. 

The CFO oversees a team of 18 with 3 direct reports across the financial planning, accounting, accounts receivable/collections, and field services departments.  This role is also responsible for recruiting, developing and leading a team of employees, consultants and partners that will achieve the desired financial performance of WH in both the short and long-term. 

This will be a full-time in-office position located at WH Headquarters in Rockford, MN.  Rockford is located on Hwy. 55, 15 minutes west of I-494.

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