Chief Financial Officer

GECU; El Paso (TX); On-site; USD 260,000 - 380,000; Full time

Job summary

GECU, based in El Paso, TX, seeks a transformative Chief Financial Officer to drive strategic growth and enterprise-wide financial leadership.

You will guide capital planning, ALM, liquidity, and investments while fostering data-driven decision-making across a high-performing team. This on-site role partners with the CEO and Board to shape the bank’s trajectory and community impact.

Qualifications

• Bachelor's degree in Accounting, Finance, or related field; master's preferred.
• 8–10 years of progressive financial leadership experience within a credit union, bank, or complex financial institution; CUSO experience is a plus.
• Demonstrated experience across consumer and commercial lending; strong understanding of lending strategy, pricing, credit quality, and balance sheet performance.
• Strong experience with financial strategy, ALM, liquidity, investments, capital planning, budgeting, risk management, and regulatory reporting.
• Experience with CECL accounting standards and modeling.
• Experience leading multiple functions at the enterprise level.
• Strong GAAP knowledge and treasury management experience.

Responsibilities

• Partner with CEO and Board on long-range strategy and major business decisions.
• Lead financial planning, forecasting, budgeting, capital management, and scenario analysis.
• Oversee ALM, liquidity, investments, funding strategies, and treasury management.
• Drive profitability analysis and provide guidance on pricing, products, and services.
• Provide oversight of Business Intelligence and enterprise analytics for data-driven decisions.
• Lead financial due diligence for mergers, acquisitions, partnerships, and strategic initiatives.
• Ensure internal controls, regulatory compliance, and financial reporting.

Skills

Strategic leadership

Financial forecasting

ALM

Liquidity management

M&A experience

GAAP & regulatory reporting

Executive communication

Board liaison

Data-driven decision making

Education

Bachelor's in Accounting or Finance

Master's degree preferred

Tools

CECL modeling

Financial analytics tools

Job description

Shape the Financial Future of an Industry Leader

GECU is seeking an extraordinary Chief Financial Officer (CFO) to serve as a pivotal growth architect and strategic catalyst for the next era of enterprise transformation. Reporting directly to the President/CEO, you will act as a trusted key advisor to the CEO, Board of Directors, and executive leadership team. In this high-impact position, you will hold dynamic enterprise-wide authority spanning financial strategy, capital planning, ALM, liquidity, investments, profitability, pricing, treasury, and enterprise analytics, while inspiring top-tier talent across the Controller, Business Intelligence, and Treasury teams.

Strategic Growth Initiatives

At GECU, growth and momentum are built into every strategic pursuit, driving targeted expansion across premier Texas markets and steering landmark initiatives such as an active bank acquisition in New Mexico. As CFO, you will sit at the center of these endeavors by evaluating financial impacts, modeling high-stakes growth scenarios, and optimizing balance sheet agility to power long-term market leadership.

The Leader We Are Looking For

GECU is looking for a visionary financial executive and collaborative partner who thrives on connecting financial excellence directly to enterprise strategy. You bring the executive presence to command boardroom discussions, the intellectual rigour to challenge assumptions, and the strategic foresight to navigate complex decision-making. If you possess the credibility to advise top leadership and the passion to instill accountability across a high-performing organization, this role offers an unrivaled stage to leave a lasting legacy on a powerful credit union and the vibrant communities served.

Award-Winning Culture & Team Infrastructure

Recognized by Forbes as a Best Credit Union in Texas and named one of Newsweek's Greatest Midsize Workplaces 2025, GECU fosters an exceptional work environment rooted in service, collaboration, and executive support. The CFO will lead and empower a talented team across the Controller, Business Intelligence, and Treasury functions, leveraging robust enterprise analytics and infrastructure to drive data-driven decision-making across the credit union.

The successful candidate will:

• Partner with the CEO, Board, and executive leadership team on long-range strategy, financial performance, growth opportunities, and major business decisions.
• Lead financial planning, forecasting, budgeting, capital management, and scenario analysis.
• Oversee ALM, liquidity, investments, funding strategies, and treasury management.
• Drive profitability analysis and provide strategic guidance on pricing, products, services, and business units.
• Provide executive oversight of Business Intelligence and enterprise analytics, strengthening data-driven decision-making across the organization.
• Lead financial due diligence for mergers, acquisitions, partnerships, and other strategic initiatives.
• Ensure strong financial governance, internal controls, regulatory compliance, and financial reporting.
• Lead and develop direct reports.
• Serve as Chair of the Asset/Liability Management Committee and participate on Loan Credit Committees.
• Represent GECU through community and industry engagement, building relationships and staying connected to issues and opportunities shaping the financial services industry.

The ideal candidate will bring:

• Bachelor's degree in Accounting, Finance, or related field; master's preferred.
• 8–10 years of progressive financial leadership experience, preferably within a credit union, bank, or complex financial institution; CUSO experience is a plus.
• Demonstrated experience across consumer and commercial lending, with a strong understanding of how lending strategy, pricing, credit quality, and balance sheet performance intersect.
• Strong experience with financial strategy, ALM, liquidity, investments, capital planning, budgeting, risk management, and regulatory reporting.
• Experience with Current Expected Credit Losses (CECL) accounting standards and modeling.
• Experience leading multiple functions at the enterprise level.
• Strong understanding of GAAP, financial institution accounting, treasury management, and NCUA regulations.
• Experience with M&A, enterprise transformation, or other significant organizational initiatives preferred.
• Strong analytical, financial modeling, communication, and influencing skills.
• The judgment and executive presence to navigate complex decisions and competing priorities.
• A commitment to community and industry engagement and the ability to represent GECU with credibility across a broad range of stakeholders.

WHY GECU

Headquartered in El Paso, TX, GECU is deeply committed to regional growth and economic development. This executive on-site role provides a unique opportunity to drive meaningful local impact while joining a vibrant community.

For more than 90 years, GECU has served as a trusted community partner. Today, with $4.5 billion in assets and over 441,000 members nationwide, GECU combines enterprise scale with a purpose-driven mission. Through member financing and community investment via the GECU Foundation, the credit union actively helps people and communities move forward.

Recognized by Forbes as a Best Credit Union in Texas and named one of Newsweek's Greatest Midsize Workplaces 2025, GECU offers the CFO a key role in shaping its next phase of growth.

ABOUT DDJ MYERS, an ALM First Company

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