Chief Financial Officer

Lonsdale Energy Corporation

Chief Financial Officer

Located at the urban core of the beautiful North Shore with convenient access to major regional and global centres, Lonsdale Energy Corporation (Lonsdale Energy) manages the local community energy system that services over 125 buildings and over 25% of the municipality’s population. Lonsdale Energy strives to be an environmental leader as it transitions toward low-carbon energy sources while delivering reliable and competitively-priced energy to customers. Through the City of North Vancouver, Lonsdale Energy has an exciting and challenging opportunity for a Chief Financial Officer (CFO) to join their team.

As a trusted advisor to the CEO and Board, you will provide executive leadership across financial management, strategic planning, enterprise risk, corporate services and regulatory compliance. This is an exceptional opportunity for a finance leader who enjoys partnering on complex infrastructure projects, guiding organizational strategy, and supporting innovation in the utility sector.

As CFO, you will:

• Provide strategic financial advice to the CEO and Board to support organizational objectives and long-term planning.
• Lead all financial operations including accounting, budgeting, forecasting, treasury, financial reporting and financial analysis.
• Oversee the preparation of financial statements in accordance with International Financial Reporting Standards (IFRS).
• Develop long-range financial plans that support infrastructure investment, asset renewal and sustainable growth.
• Lead financial planning for capital projects, evaluating funding options including debt financing, grants, reserves and other financing mechanisms.
• Provide financial leadership for utility rate setting, regulatory reporting and stakeholder communications.
• Lead enterprise risk management, internal controls, insurance and financial governance.
• Prepare and present financial reports and recommendations to the CEO, Board of Directors, and Mayor and Council as required.
• Foster a high-performing, collaborative finance team committed to accountability, continuous improvement and exceptional service.

You are an accomplished finance executive with strong strategic thinking, exceptional business acumen and the ability to build trusted relationships across an organization.

Your qualifications include:

• A bachelor’s degree in Finance, Accounting, Commerce, Business Administration or a related discipline.
• A Chartered Professional Accountant (CPA) designation.
• A minimum of 8–10 years of progressively responsible financial leadership experience.
• Experience leading budgeting, financial reporting, forecasting and capital planning.
• Strong knowledge of IFRS and financial governance.
• Experience supporting executive leadership teams and Boards.
• Excellent communication, presentation and relationship-building skills.

Experience in utilities, energy, or another regulated industry would be considered a strong asset. An MBA or related graduate degree is also an asset.

During the recruitment process, applicants will be requested to provide a current Police Information Check (PIC).

We offer an attractive remuneration and benefits package for this exempt position, including a compressed work schedule. The salary range is $165,996 to $194,076 annually.

If you are passionate about making the City of North Vancouver an even greater place to live, work and play, apply online through the Career Portal at by Monday, September 14, 2026, 12:00 pm, noon.

We are committed to being an inclusive employer—one that reflects the diversity of our community and values the unique contributions of each person. Guided by our core values and Council’s vision for an open and inclusive city, we work to create respectful, safe, and accessible workplaces. We regularly review and improve our hiring practices to help identify and remove barriers. Through ongoing learning, we continue to address any that remain.

We welcome applications from all qualified candidates. If you need an accommodation during the selection process, or are having trouble completing or submitting your application, please contact us at View email address on civicjobs.ca . We’re here to support your full participation.

Thank you for your interest in the City of North Vancouver.

We respectfully acknowledge that we live and work on the traditional and unceded territories of the Sḵwx̱ wú7mesh Úxwumixw (Squamish Nation) and səlilwətaɬ (Tsleil-Waututh Nation). The City of North Vancouver is committed to Reconciliation with these Nations, who have lived on these lands since time immemorial.

Posting: 2026-0091                                                                                                    

August 7, 2026