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Located in Lincoln, Nebraska, LES is customer-owned and is one of the nation’s leading utility companies. We are recognized for low costs, unmatched reliability, financial stability, cutting-edge innovation, environmental stewardship, and community engagement. We pride ourselves on delivering exceptional customer service while fostering a culture that celebrates passion, talent, and high standards. If you're not just looking for a job but a fulfilling career in a workplace that values excellence, the environment, and the community we call home, LES might just be the perfect fit for you. Join us and power a brighter future!

+ LES is interested in every qualified candidate who is eligible to work in the United States.

+ LES is unable to sponsor employment-based immigrant or non-immigrant visas.

+ This is not a remote position and requires residency within a reasonable commuting distance to LES in Lincoln, Nebraska.

Job Title

Finance Director

Employment Type

Starting Pay Range

Posting Date

Full-time

$163,256.00 - $204,070.00

06/05/2025

Employment Classification

Division

Closing Date

Regular

Financial Services

06/19/2025

We are seeking a strategic and results-driven Director of Finance to join our leadership team at a forward-thinking utility company dedicated to delivering affordable, reliable and sustainable energy solutions. In this pivotal role, you will lead financial planning, budgeting, rate design and load forecasting while providing critical insights to support operational efficiency and long-term growth. The ideal candidate brings deep expertise in utility finance and a proven ability to drive financial performance in a complex, asset-intensive industry. Join us in shaping the future of energy while ensuring fiscal strength and transparency.

JOB SUMMARY

Responsible for overall management of corporate budgeting, financial modeling and forecasting, rate design and implementation and analytics. In addition, this position is the chief financial officer for an inter-local corporation, District Energy Corporation (DEC), which provides thermal energy services to significant governmental (City of Lincoln, Lancaster County and State of Nebraska) entities. Consistent and reliable attendance is an essential function of this position.

ESSENTIAL DUTIES AND CORE COMPETENCIES

+ Provides strategic leadership to department management and oversees the effective supervision of staff to include prioritizing and assigning work, conducting performance evaluations, monitoring employee performance, ensuring staff members are trained and cross trained, resolving conflicts, and making hiring, termination and disciplinary recommendations.

+ Provides strategic oversight for multiple complex, cross-functional projects for area of assignment.

+ As CFO for the inter-local corporation, provides independent oversight for all financial policies, metrics, and overall financial position including fixed and variable rate financing, tax-exempt financing continuing disclosures, and managing bond rating agency relationships.

+ Oversees reporting used by the Executive team and Board members to make financial decisions for areas of responsibility and ensures the integrity of financial and data analytics used by organization .

+ Leads determination of financial mechanisms and tools used to ensure continuity of operations including fixed and variable rate financing, tax-exempt financing continuing disclosures, and supports bond rating agency relationships.

+ Oversees research, including cost of service studies, etc., and review of new rate structures, philosophies, and design, provides recommendations and implements once approved.

+ Develops and implements short- and long-term goals for area of assignment and assists with establishing strategic goals, long-term objectives and short-term priorities for the division.

Teamwork - The ability to effectively interact, cooperate, collaborate, and manage conflicts with other people. Shows enthusiasm toward being a member of the group; actively participates in team meetings and activities; leverages the skills and interests of coworkers to achieve goals and solve problems; supports team decisions.

Coaching - Provides feedback and coaching, rewards hard work and appropriate risk taking, takes mentoring role, challenges, and develops employees, accepts mistakes, and provides visibility/opportunity.

Decision Making - Moves quickly to make good decisions and commit to a clear course of action; comfortable making sound decisions based on partial information; willing to take appropriate risks to maintain momentum; shows a strong bias toward action.

Leading/Facilitating Teams - Helps team develop a vision, objectives, and goals consistent with the organization’s mission while encouraging personal ownership, anticipating, and resolving conflicts, and fostering an environment where team members are motivated to do their best work.

Project Management - Establishes project goals, milestones, and procedures, defines roles and responsibilities, acquires project resources, coordinates projects throughout company, monitors project progress, and manages multiple projects.

Strategic Thinking - Aligns day to day activities around broader organizational goals and objectives; prioritizes resources based on the strategic objectives of the organization; recognizes and rewards people based on how their actions support the broader needs of the company.

REQUIRED EDUCATION and/or EXPERIENCE

+ Bachelor’s degree in related field;

+ Seven years of progressively responsible experience in area of assignment, including supervisory experience; or

+ An equivalent combination of education and experience sufficient to successfully perform the essential duties of the job.

+ MBA preferred

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