About The Role: As the Vice President, Finance & Chief Financial Officer (CFO), you will be a key member of the Executive Leadership team, reporting directly to the President & CEO. You will provide strategic leadership and executive oversight for finance, accounting, business and financial planning, treasury, tax, enterprise risk management, investor relations and procurement, while serving as a trusted advisor to the President & CEO, Board of Directors, and Executive Leadership team.
You will play a critical role in shaping the Corporation's financial strategy, long-term sustainability, and overall business performance. As the Corporation's senior financial executive, you will lead the development and execution of financial strategies that support growth across both regulated and competitive businesses, while ensuring sound governance, prudent risk management, disciplined capital allocation, and strong financial stewardship.
The Vice President, Finance & CFO will also play a significant role in evaluating mergers and acquisitions, strategic partnerships, and other significant investment opportunities, providing financial leadership and insight to support the Corporation's growth strategy.
We are seeking an accomplished and forward-thinking leader with the strategic insight, financial acumen, and executive presence to help guide the Corporation through a period of continued growth and transformation. The successful candidate will be a collaborative and trusted partner who builds strong relationships, influences complex decisions, and leads with integrity, accountability, and a commitment to excellence. You will foster a high-performing, engaged team while advancing a culture of innovation, continuous improvement, and exceptional service to customers, stakeholders, and the communities we serve.
What You Will Do: Strategic Leadership & Business Performance:
- Partner with the President & CEO, Corporate Development and Executive Leadership team to shape and execute our growth strategy across regulated and competitive businesses.
- Provide strategic advice on enterprise strategy, capital deployment, growth, risk and financial implications of major decisions.
- Lead financial strategies that support sustainable growth, operational excellence, and long-term value creation.
- Align financial plans, resources, funding plans, and performance measures with corporate priorities.
- Develop decision frameworks, scenarios, and performance insights that improve the quality and speed of Executive and Board decisions.
- Champion accountability, innovation, continuous improvement, and data-driven decision-making.
Growth, M&A, and Competitive Business Development- Lead the financial evaluation of acquisitions, mergers, partnerships, joint ventures, new markets and business opportunities.
- Develop transaction and financing structures that balance strategic value, financial returns, tax, regulatory requirements, and overall capital capacity.
- Serve as a strategic partner by strengthening business models, pricing, investment governance, performance measures and scalable financial capabilities that support profitable growth.
- Co-lead transaction integration and post-investment oversight, including financial systems, controls, cost allocation, synergy tracking and benefits realization, ensuring that approved investments deliver sustainable enterprise value.
Financial Stewardship and Transformation- Provide executive leadership for all finance, accounting and financial planning functions.
- Ensure the integrity, accuracy and timeliness of consolidated and operating entity financial reporting, accounting, management information, and external disclosures.
- Modernize finance systems, processes, data and analytics to improve efficiency, automation, forecasting accuracy, decision support and the scalability required for business growth and future acquisitions.
- Maintain a strong system of internal control, delegated authority, financial policy and assurance that protects the company's assets and reputation.
- Lead enterprise budgeting, forecasting, and performance reporting, providing the President & CEO, Boards and Executive Leadership team with clear, forward-looking insights, and early identification of emerging risks and opportunities.
- Support the Corporation's ESG objectives through financial leadership, performance measurement, reporting, and decision support.
Treasury, Risk Management & Investor Relations:- Lead treasury, financing, liquidity, and capital structure strategies.
- Manage effective relationships with municipal shareholders, lenders, rating agencies, and other key financial stakeholders.
- Provide executive oversight of the Enterprise Risk Management framework.
- Ensure that strategic, financial, transaction and emerging risks are identified, assessed and integrated into capital allocation, business planning, and executive decision making.
- Oversee tax planning, compliance, and reporting activities.
Regulatory Affairs:- Advise the President & CEO, Executive Leadership Team and Boards on the financial, strategic and enterprise implications of regulatory policy, emerging requirements and industry developments, identifying opportunities, risks and recommended actions.
- Translate regulatory decisions, commitments and emerging policy directions into the financial plans, capital strategy, forecasts, performance measures and risk-management priorities.
- Provide executive-level financial leadership for major rate applications, capital funding mechanisms and regulatory initiatives, ensuring that revenue requirements, forecasts, cost allocation, and capital plans are credible, integrated and financially sustainable.
- Lead engagement and advocacy with regulators, governments, sector organizations and other stakeholders to advance regulatory frameworks that enable innovation, investments, and improved outcomes for customers and communities.
- Partner with General Counsel to integrate and align financial, legal, policy and regulatory perspectives in applications, advocacy, compliance and business development.
Procurement & Supply Chain:- Provide executive leadership and oversight for procurement and supply chain strategy.
- Lead the transformation and integration of procurement and supply-chain capabilities, including processes, systems, data, analytics and supplier governance.
- Establish procurement policies, controls, authorities, and performance measures and ensure procurement practices support value, transparency, compliance, and prudent risk management.
- Promote strategic sourcing, supplier performance management, and continuous improvement.
- Partner with business leaders to strengthen commercial decision-making and contract management.
What You Will Bring - Graduate degree in Commerce, Finance, Business, or related discipline, with a CPA designation.
- Minimum 10 years of progressive leadership experience in finance or accounting, including at least 5 years in a senior leadership or executive role.
- Strong expertise in financial planning, accounting, treasury, capital management, enterprise risk management, and business performance.
- Demonstrated experience evaluating or executing mergers, acquisitions, strategic partnerships or significant investment transactions, including financial modelling, due diligence, transaction structuring or integration.
- Experience in the energy, utility, or other capital-intensive sector is preferred. Knowledge of the regulated business environment and regulatory processes is an asset.
- Demonstrated success leading and developing high-performing teams while fostering a culture of accountability, collaboration, engagement, and continuous improvement.
- Proven ability to influence senior leaders and Boards, applying sound judgment, critical thinking, problem-solving, and decision-making skills to complex business issues.
- Strong executive presence and the ability to build credibility and effective relationships with employees, executives, directors, regulators, financial institutions, and other key stakeholders.
- Excellent communication, presentation, and stakeholder management skills, with the ability to convey complex financial and business matters to diverse audiences.
GrandBridge Corporation
39 Glebe Street, P. O. Box 1060
Cambridge, Ontario N1R 5X6
Check us out at https://grandbridgecorporation.com/ https://grandbridgeenergy.com/ https://grandbridgegroup.com/
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