Chief Financial Officer

Gilder Search Group; Phoenix (AZ); On-site; USD 375,000 - 425,000; Full time

Job summary

A private equity backed energy storage manufacturer in the Greater Phoenix Area is seeking an experienced Chief Financial Officer to build the finance function from the ground up and scale with the business.

You will own financial strategy, capital structure, and reporting, while leading FP&A, accounting, treasury and tax. The role demands a hands-on operator who can raise capital, manage lenders, and partner with leadership on strategic contracts and international expansion.

Qualifications

• 15–20+ years of progressive finance leadership, including CFO experience or head of global division.
• Proven track record of raising capital and managing lender/investor relationships.
• Background in energy, manufacturing, or industrial sectors with capital intensity.
• Cross-border M&A experience is a plus.

Responsibilities

• Set financial strategy and manage capital structure during growth and investments.
• Build financial infrastructure, controls, and reporting for scale.
• Lead capital raising and financing strategy with the board.
• Build and scale FP&A, accounting, treasury, and tax functions.
• Own financial model, budgeting, and long-range planning from ground up.
• Present to board, investors, lenders, and key stakeholders.
• Partner with commercial leadership on contracts and deals.
• Oversee treasury, tax, insurance, and enterprise risk.
• Oversee finances for operations outside the US.
• Mentor a lean finance team.

Skills

Financial leadership

Capital raising

Cross-border M&A

ERP systems

Strategic planning

Education

CPA

Tools

ERP systems

Job description

CFO - Energy Storage, Greater Phoenix Area, $375,000 to $425,000, + 50% target bonus + LTIE

We're partnering with a PE backed energy storage manufacturing company on a search for a Chief Financial Officer. The business is in a high and active growth phase, and looking for a CFO to help build out the finance function from the ground up, and grow with the company as it scales.

This is a rare opportunity for a leader who wants real, hands on ownership and impact.

What you'll be doing:

• Set financial strategy and manage capital structure and liquidity through a major growth and investment phase
• Build out institutional grade financial infrastructure, including systems, controls, and reporting, to support the company's next stage of growth
• Lead capital raising efforts, working directly with the board and ownership on financing strategy
• Build and scale a finance organization spanning FP&A, accounting, treasury, and tax
• Own the financial model, budgeting process, and long range planning, with a rigorous, ground up approach to assumptions
• Represent the business to the board, investors, lenders, and other key stakeholders
• Partner with commercial leadership on major contracts and deal structuring
• Oversee treasury, insurance, tax, and enterprise risk as the company scales
• Take on financial oversight for affiliated operations outside the US
• Mentor and develop a lean finance team

What we’re looking for:

• 15-20+ years of progressive finance leadership, including direct CFO experience or been head of global division and looking for a CFO move
• A track record of raising capital and managing relationships with lenders, underwriters, and investors
• Background in energy, manufacturing, industrials, or another capital intensive, project driven sector
• CPA strongly preferred
• Comfortable in a lean, private equity backed environment with competing priorities and limited existing infrastructure
• A genuinely hands on operator; this is not a delegator’s seat
• Strong ERP and systems implementation experience
• Multi entity, multi currency consolidation experience, ideally with international exposure
• Cross border M&A experience

Compensation & logistics:

• Base salary: $375,000 to $425,000, plus 50% target bonus and long term incentive eligibility
• Note: the company expects to relocate its headquarters to a new US market within the next one to two years; candidates should be open to that longer term move OR extensive travel
• Some domestic and international travel required