What are the responsibilities and job description for the Chief Financial Officer position at Blue Eagle Credit Union?
Our Chief Financial Officer serves as the Credit Union's primary financial strategist. The CFO is challenged with balancing profitability with a member-focused mindset and delivering ongoing data-driven insights of our financial position. This key executive role oversees all risk assessments and internal controls that safeguard long term member confidence which allows our team to continue to offer better, faster, easier, more affordable solutions.
Key job functions include, but are not limited to:
- Similar to how our storybook lending strategy breaks down our member’s loan situation during underwriting, our CFO will bring the financials alive to the team and board with each reporting period through accurate visual and written communication while also providing encouraging quarterly goal progression updates.
- Approachable leader for the credit union on all things related to finance, accounting, budgeting, audits, taxes, insurance, and risk management.
- Subject matter expert in complying with industry, accounting, and Blue Eagle Credit Union regulations, policies, reporting requirements and procedures.
- Leverages emerging technologies to automate transactional tasks, increasing team bandwidth to focus on more high-yielding initiatives.
- Lives the Blue Eagle Credit Union Brand in developing and executing the Asset Liability Management program, Investment portfolio, and other Finance related reports and policies.
- Lifelong learner willing to mentor and advance the technical and professional skills of direct reports in Finance and Compliance throughout their career.
Why join the top notch culture at Blue Eagle Credit Union:
- Quarterly BONUS earning potential
- Generous paid time off, starts accruing on day one
- Paid holidays equates to an additional 10 days off per year
- No Premiums for medical, dental, or vision insurance for Team Member
- No copay telemedicine services for all team members (and your immediate family)
- 401(k) plan with credit union match of 100% up to 6%
- Active wellness program with gym membership reimbursements
- Ancillary benefits: cancer, critical illness, accident, and supplementary life insurance
- Health Savings Account plan options
- Dependent Care flexible spending account
- Mental Health resources
- Community involvement opportunities provide an additional 8 hours of paid time off to serve
- Continuous Professional Development
The ‘must haves’ for this position include:
- Bachelor’s degree in Finance, Accounting, or Economics required; CPA or MBA strongly preferred
- Deep technical mastery of NCUA regulatory frameworks
- Proven expertise in developing Board-approved investment policies and multi-year financial forecasting
- Senior financial leadership experience
- Expert in Enterprise Resource Planning (ERP) systems
- Engaging personality with exceptional communication skills with the ability to lead and influence others
- Preference will be given to applicants who have applicable experience in the credit union or banking industry
To name a few expectations, this person:
- Serves as a positive role model and displays servant leadership daily as a member of the Executive Team.
- Uses accuracy over speed logic while placing priority on deadlines and exceeding leadership expectations.
- Actively participate in initiatives within the credit union and community that align with our Mission (Delivering Solutions), Vision (Enriching Lives) and Core Values (Quality Service, Respect, Integrity, Compassion, Education).
This position requires the candidate to work on site at any Blue Eagle Credit Union location.
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