Chief Financial Officer

Prospera Executive • Full-time • New York City Metropolitan Area, US • 3w ago

Prospera Executive have been instructed on a CFO search for a high-growth, infrastructure-led business operating at the intersection of data centres, energy, and digital assets.

The company has evolved from its origins as an energy and construction platform into a large-scale infrastructure operator, with crypto-mining acting as the monetisation layer. Operations span multiple sites, with a highly engineering-led organisation and a significant, asset-backed balance sheet.

The CFO will report directly to the CEO and act as a true business partner, bringing financial discipline, risk management, and capital markets credibility to a complex, highly leveraged, capex-intensive environment.

Key Responsibilities

Act as strategic partner and counterweight to the CEO, driving disciplined decision-making and downside risk management.
Lead all financial planning, forecasting, liquidity management, and covenant oversight in a highly leveraged environment.
Manage and structure large-scale debt facilities, including refinancing and lender engagement.
Own scenario planning across energy pricing, operating performance, and cryptocurrency volatility.
Oversee capital allocation, capex planning, and asset-level return analysis.
Support fundraising, investor communication, and board-level reporting with credibility and precision.
Build and professionalise the finance function in an engineering-heavy organisation.

Ideal Candidate

Proven CFO or senior finance leader from data centre or energy infrastructure.
Deep experience with project finance, infrastructure debt, or asset-backed lending.
Strong understanding of energy economics, power procurement, and contract risk.
Comfortable operating in volatile environments with meaningful balance sheet exposure.
Able to partner closely with a technically brilliant founder while enforcing financial discipline.
Exposure to crypto-mining or adjacent digital infrastructure is a plus