Chief Financial Officer

Brewer Morris; New York (NY); In loco; USD 350.000 - 700.000; Tempo pieno

Descrizione del lavoro

Brewer Morris is seeking a seasoned Chief Financial Officer in the New York City area to partner with the CEO and Board during a pivotal transformation. The role requires deep energy sector expertise, public company experience, and a proven ability to manage capital markets activities and liquidity at scale.

The successful candidate will oversee finance, treasury, IR, accounting, tax, FP&A, and reporting, while guiding strategic financing, acquisitions, and organizational transformation.

Competenze

• Previous experience as CFO of a public company or large capital-intensive enterprise.
• Significant energy sector experience and public market exposure.
• Proven track record with board presentations, investor relations, and earnings calls.
• Demonstrated success in debt and equity financing activities and capital markets.
• Experience leading transformations, cost reductions, and organizational redesign.

Mansioni

• Partner with CEO and Board on strategy, liquidity, and shareholder value.
• Lead all finance, treasury, investor relations, accounting, tax, FP&A, and reporting.
• Develop financing, refinancing, and liquidity management strategies.
• Optimize balance sheet and capital structure; drive forecasting and budgeting.
• Build and mentor a world-class finance team and governance framework.

Conoscenze

Executive leadership

Energy sector

Public company

Board communications

Capital markets

Descrizione del lavoro

Publicly Traded Energy Infrastructure Company

New York City Area

A leading publicly traded energy infrastructure company is seeking an accomplished Chief Financial Officer to partner directly with the CEO and Board of Directors during a pivotal period of transformation, growth, and value creation.

This is a highly visible executive leadership opportunity for a proven CFO with deep experience in the energy sector, public capital markets, complex financing structures, and organizational transformation. The company is seeking a hands-on finance leader who has successfully led large-scale finance organizations, strengthened stakeholder confidence, optimized liquidity, and delivered measurable business improvement in dynamic and capital-intensive environments.

The successful candidate will serve as a strategic advisor to the CEO and Board while leading all aspects of finance, treasury, investor relations, accounting, tax, FP&A, reporting, and capital markets activities.

Key Responsibilities:

• Partner with the CEO and Board on corporate strategy, capital allocation, and shareholder value creation initiatives.
• Lead all finance, treasury, capital markets, investor relations, accounting, tax, FP&A, and financial reporting functions.
• Develop and execute financing, refinancing, and liquidity management strategies.
• Optimize capital structure and balance sheet performance.
• Build credibility and strong relationships with investors, lenders, analysts, rating agencies, and other key stakeholders.
• Evaluate and execute acquisitions, divestitures, joint ventures, and other strategic transactions.
• Drive forecasting, budgeting, and enterprise performance management processes.
• Lead organizational transformation initiatives designed to improve efficiency, scalability, and financial performance.
• Build, mentor, and develop a world-class finance organization.

Candidates must meet all of the following requirements:

• Previous experience serving as a Chief Financial Officer of a public company or large capital-intensive enterprise.
• Significant experience within the Energy Sector.
• Public company experience, including:
• Board presentations and interactions
• Investor relations
• Earnings calls
• Debt and equity financing activities
• Capital markets transactions
• Demonstrated success leading turnaround, restructuring, transformation, or business rebuilding initiatives.
• Extensive experience managing complex balance sheets, debt structures, liquidity programs, and financing activities.
• Proven success leading organizations through periods of strategic and operational change.
• Strong executive presence with the ability to influence Boards, investors, lenders, analysts, and executive leadership teams.
• Track record of successfully streamlining organizations and driving operational efficiencies.

Finance Transformation & Operational Excellence

Candidates must demonstrate measurable success in:

• Streamlining finance and corporate functions.
• Driving cost reduction and productivity initiatives.
• Improving profitability, cash flow, and working capital performance.
• Building scalable and efficient finance organizations.
• Implementing process improvements, automation initiatives, and systems modernization programs.
• Enhancing reporting, forecasting, controls, and decision-making capabilities.
• Delivering organizational redesign and finance transformation initiatives while maintaining strong governance and controls.

Industry Requirements:

Candidates should possess significant experience within one or more of the following sectors:

• Energy
• LNG
• Midstream
• Natural Gas
• Utilities
• Power Generation
• Transportation Infrastructure
• Capital-Intensive Public Companies

Energy or adjacent sector experience is required.

• Currently reside within the New York metropolitan area; or
• Be willing and able to relocate to the New York City area.

The ideal candidate is a proven Energy CFO who has successfully operated in complex public-company environments and led organizations through transformation, refinancing, growth initiatives, and periods of significant change.

This executive will bring a combination of deep capital markets expertise, operational leadership, business transformation experience, and a demonstrated ability to create shareholder value. They will have established credibility with Boards, investors, lenders, analysts, and executive leadership teams while consistently delivering financial and operational results.

The successful candidate will be equally comfortable in the boardroom, in front of investors, and working alongside operating leadership teams to drive accountability, execution, efficiency, and long-term value creation.

Requirements Summary

Must Have

• Significant Energy sector experience
• Public company experience
• Board-facing and investor-facing leadership experience
• Turnaround, restructuring, or transformation experience
• Proven success streamlining departments and driving organizational efficiencies
• Large-scale financing, debt management, and liquidity management experience
• Demonstrated cost reduction and finance transformation accomplishments
• New York City-based or willing to relocate

Confidential search conducted on behalf of a publicly traded energy infrastructure company.