Chief Financial Officer

Position Overview

Provides executive leadership for the Corporation’s long‑term planning, finance, treasury, risk management, utility rate regulation, and capital planning functions, ensuring sound governance, regulatory compliance, and alignment with corporate and departmental finance and administrative policies, procedures, and manuals. As a member of Senior Leadership, the CFO drives the development and execution of corporate objectives, financial plans, and strategies to enable the effective delivery of programs and services consistent with the Corporation’s vision, mission, and mandate.

Under the direction of the President & CEO, the CFO provides executive leadership for the Finance, Risk Management, and Capital Planning functions and ensures the Corporation’s long‑term strategic plan aligns with shareholder priorities and direction. The CFO is accountable for communicating and embedding the Corporation’s Mission, Vision, and Values across the division, and for leading divisional staff in achieving corporate goals and objectives.

This role provides strategic oversight, coaching, and performance leadership to direct reports through clear objective‑setting, delegation, and accountability for results. The position requires a high degree of autonomy, sound judgment, confidentiality, executive presence, and strategic business acumen.

• Always works safely, adheres to all aspects of the NTPC Health, Safety and Environmental programs, complies with all rules and regulations and continually practices health and safety while performing any duties.
• Maintain continuous lines of communication, keeping the CEO informed of all critical issues.
• Leads the Corporation’s strategic planning and performance monitoring processes, working with the Board of Directors and the Audit and Risk Committee to update the strategic plan, align annual objectives with long‑term priorities, and track organizational performance.
• In collaboration with the Chief Services Officer and Finance staff coordinates the development and implementation of short and long‑term continuous improvement strategies, budgets, work plans, policies, and procedures to ensure efficient and cost‑effective Finance programs and services which align with corporate business goals and objectives and support a strong internal control environment within NTPC.
• Oversees the annual budgeting process for the Corporation, including planning, scheduling, and enforcing deadlines and ensuring a collaborative effort with operations and corporate service Management.
• Directs the planning and administration of Finance Division operating and capital budgets and ensures that effective procedures are in place to monitor and control department finances and compliance to corporate financial policies and procedures.
• Actively participates in identification and analysis of new business opportunities and advises on position papers and strategies for successful new business acquisitions. Participates in negotiation of new business opportunities.
• Independently, and/or in conjunction with the President and CEO and other NTPC Management, appears as lead witness or witness before government committees and regulatory agencies, participates in press conferences, and represents the Corporation at community meetings and functions to ensure the effective communication of corporate finance strategies and to respond to the concerns of customers and shareholders on behalf of the Corporation.
• Supports the development of Corporate Key Performance Indicators, by providing advice and guidance, to business areas for the enhancement of performance measures and business metrics to ensure they are meaningful and consistent with the strategic direction of the business plans.
• Administrator of the annual budgeting process for the Corporation and oversight of the Capital Planning process as member of the Capital Governance Committee and the CIPEx process to identify, select, and deliver capital projects.
• Provides professional advice to the Corporation Board of Directors regularly regarding the financial affairs of the Corporation and the status of finance programs and strategies.
• Directs the…