Job Location : Chase City,VA, USA
Chief Financial Officer
Mecklenburg Electric Cooperative is currently seeking a highly motivated leader who brings exemplary management skills, strong accounting knowledge, and sound financial management capabilities to serve as Chief Financial Officer for the cooperative and its wholly-owned subsidiary, EMPOWER Broadband.
The CFO will serve on the Executive Management Team and play an essential role in shaping the cooperative's accounting policies, leading the accounting team, and ensuring continued financial success for both organizations.
About Mecklenburg Electric Cooperative
MEC is a not-for-profit, member-owned electric distribution cooperative serving over 32,000 accounts across portions of nine Southside Virginia counties and five northern North Carolina Counties. MEC was formed in 1938, by the members - for the members, with the mission of providing services and creating opportunities to enhance the quality of life in rural southern Virginia. MEC is headquartered in Chase City, Virginia, with three district offices located in Emporia, Chase City and Gretna, Virginia. The region is uniquely located an hour from Richmond, Va and Raleigh, NC.
Over the last 85 years, MEC has worked tirelessly to meet the needs of its members, including additional services such as telephone in the 1950's and EMPOWER Broadband, formed in 2018, to close the digital divide throughout the communities served by the cooperative. Today, the for-profit subsidiary serves nearly 6,000 subscribers and is rapidly expanding its service territory across six counties.
About the Region
The rural countryside of service territory boasts a host of activities for the entire family including several state parks, hiking trails, recreational water sports, golf courses, and historical sites. Unique and locally-owned downtown shops, including ice cream, coffee, clothing, home décor and much more, offer something for everyone.
One of our areas strongest assets is its new, state of the art, school facility for middle/high students. Built in 2022, this facility offers our youth a host of educational and recreational opportunities to ensure the students have unlimited opportunities upon graduation.
Surrounded by two of the largest lakes in Virginia and North Caroline, Buggs Isand/Kerr Lake and Lake Gaston is ideal for fishing, camping, boating, kayaking and other water sports. The rural countryside also makes the area perfect for hunting and trail riding. Southside Virginia is a haven for all outdoor sports enthusiasts.
Adult activities include numerous wineries, a distillery, and several breweries.
Our area is also home to one of the fastest growing data center regions in Virginia and the nation, which is presenting exciting opportunities regarding the development of new rates and rate structures. Additionally, this growth is strengthening our communities, our membership, and ultimately MEC.
Qualifications
Essential Job Responsibilities Include:
Preferred Certificates, Licenses, and Training
Compensation and Benefits
MEC offers a competitive salary and benefits package that includes medical, dental, short-term disability, long term disability, vacation-sick-personal time accrual, employee assistance program (EAP), and a variety of training programs. We also offer excellent retirement benefits that includes a traditional pension plan and a 401(k) defined contribution plan, as well as retiree health coverage.
Application Process and Deadline
If you possess the above requirements and are excited to work for a purpose-driven company that values safety, collaboration, its employees, and its members, then Mecklenburg Electric Cooperative is the place for you. You will not just find a job here; you'll find a career.
If this executive management level opportunity sounds right for you; apply directly by sending your resume and cover letter to the Manager of Human Resources at dbarton.meckelec.org or on our careers section of our website www.meckelec.org/careers. Applications will be reviewed until the position is filled.
MEC is an equal opportunity provider and employer.
**All applicants will be subject to pre-employment drug and alcohol testing as well as a background check that includes a credit check.
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