Chief Financial Officer

ThompsonCook • Full-time • Sydney, NSW, AU • 1w ago

Renewable Energy | PE Backed | $300k Base + STI & LTI
Exceptional leadership team | Full remote working
Significant growth through organic expansion

The Opportunity

A rare opportunity exists for a commercially minded Chief Financial Officer to join a rapidly scaling renewable energy business. Backed by an active private equity investor, this business is at the forefront of Australia’s transition to distributed renewable energy, delivering innovative solutions across a growing portfolio of assets.

As CFO, you will sit at the intersection of finance, strategy, and operations, partnering with the CEO and executive team to drive capital allocation, investment decisions, and long-term growth. This role offers broad commercial influence, exposure to investors and board-level stakeholders, and the opportunity to shape a high performing, high growth business.

The Challenge

The Chief Financial Officer will report directly to the CEO and partner with an ambitious leadership team to drive scale, performance, and value creation.

Lead the company’s financial strategy and oversee capital allocation for new and existing projects.
Provide commercial and strategic insight to support growth, investment, and operational decision-making.
Drive financial planning, forecasting, and modelling to inform portfolio expansion and performance optimisation.
Ensure robust financial controls, governance, and reporting frameworks that support scale.
Partner with investors, lenders, and strategic partners to structure and fund growth initiatives.
Translate complex financial information into actionable insight for the executive team and board.
Build, mentor, and lead a high-performing finance function aligned to commercial and strategic objectives.

The Expertise

This role is designed for a proven finance leader operating in renewables, energy or high growth environments. To succeed, you will bring:

Proven CFO or senior finance leadership experience in high growth, renewables, energy, infrastructure, or capital intensive businesses.
Strong commercial judgement and experience evaluating strategic investment opportunities.
Deep capability across FP&A, project finance, portfolio management, cash flow and controls.
Experience presenting financial and commercial insights to boards, investors, or senior stakeholders.
Hands-on leadership style with a track record of building and developing high-performing teams.

The Next Step

If this position will advance your career and you would like further information, please call Henry Clunies-Ross for a confidential discussion on 0477 359 020.

Alternatively, please apply via the link.

About ThompsonCook

At ThompsonCook we develop strong relationships with top accounting and finance professionals across Australia. We specialise in recruiting for key finance function roles including: