Chief Financial Officer
Role summary
A fast-growing renewable energy IPP, backed by a multi-billion-dollar infrastructure investment fund, is seeking a Chief Financial Officer (CFO) in Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania. The CFO will lead the overall financial strategy, oversee corporate finance, manage stakeholder relationships, and drive financial planning, budgeting, forecasting, and reporting. Responsibilities include supporting M&A, project financing, fundraising, ensuring financial governance, and overseeing treasury, accounting, tax, and financial operations. The role requires extensive experience in senior finance leadership within the renewable energy or infrastructure sectors, with strong expertise in project finance, corporate finance, and capital structuring. The ideal candidate will act as a strategic business partner to the CEO and investors, contributing to board-level decision-making in a high-growth environment.
Position: Chief Financial Officer (CFO)
Location: Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania, United States
Who are we recruiting for:
Our client is a fast-growing renewable energy IPP backed by a multi-billion-dollar infrastructure investment fund. With a strong pipeline of operational and development-stage assets across North America, the platform is entering a key phase of strategic and financial growth and is seeking a CFO to play a central role in scaling the business.
What will you be doing:
-You will lead the overall financial strategy of the platform, supporting both operational performance and long-term growth objectives.
-You will oversee corporate finance activities including debt structuring, refinancing, liquidity management and capital allocation.
-You will manage relationships with shareholders, lenders, auditors, advisors and financial institutions.
-You will lead all financial planning, budgeting, forecasting and reporting activities across the platform and SPV structure.
-You will support M&A, project financing and fundraising processes alongside the investment and leadership teams.
-You will ensure robust financial governance, controls, compliance and risk management processes are in place.
-You will oversee treasury, accounting, tax and financial operations functions, building scalable processes as the platform grows.
-You will act as a strategic business partner to the CEO and investors, contributing to board-level decision-making and corporate strategy.
Are you the ideal candidate?
-Degree in Finance, Economics, Accounting or a related discipline. MBA and/or professional qualifications are advantageous.
-Extensive experience in senior finance leadership positions within renewable energy, infrastructure, IPPs, private equity-backed platforms or energy transition environments.
-Strong expertise across project finance, corporate finance, refinancing and capital structuring.
-Experience managing complex financial structures across multiple SPVs and jurisdictions.
-Strong understanding of renewable energy business models, investment frameworks and lender requirements.
-Experience engaging with institutional investors, infrastructure funds and financing counterparties.
-Excellent leadership, communication and stakeholder management capabilities.
-Ability to operate strategically while remaining hands-on in a high-growth environment.
What’s in it:
-Competitive executive compensation package
-Performance-based annual bonus
-Long-term incentive potential
-Opportunity to join a high-growth platform backed by a leading infrastructure investor
-Strategic leadership exposure with direct influence on the platform’s expansion
-Opportunity to play a key role in accelerating the energy transition
Who we are:
Executive Integrity is a global executive search and recruitment consultancy dedicated to building a more sustainable world, with a strong focus on talent within the Green Technology and Renewable Energy sectors. We donate a proportion of all our profits to Friends of the Earth International, supporting initiatives that promote environmentally sustainable and socially just societies.
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