Chief Financial Officer | U.S. Public Mining Company | Western United States

Executive Agility • Full-time • Denver, CO, US • 3m ago

Chief Financial Officer | U.S. Public Mining Company | Western United States

Executive Agility is seeking expressions of interest from experienced Chief Financial Officer candidates for a confidential U.S. publicly listed mining company. This is a permanent executive appointment with a cash salary & equity participation package.

The successful candidate will be based in the Western United States, with Denver, Colorado or another practical Western U.S. location preferred. The role requires prior CFO-level experience with a U.S. publicly listed company, mining-sector experience or a substantive mining background, & hands-on command of SEC reporting, PCAOB audits, SOX compliance & public-company financial controls.

🔷 WHO WE ARE

Executive Agility is the listing readiness quarterback for U.S. & Canadian capital markets. We help companies prepare for & execute domestic IPOs, up-listings, dual listings, cross-border listings, SPACs & de-SPACs.

We solve two problems: execution readiness & execution coordination. We diagnose the gaps, build the roadmap, execute governance, PCAOB audit & disclosure readiness workstreams, deploy interim or fractional executives, place independent board directors & coordinate the critical path across counsel, auditors, bankers, boards & management. Our role is to keep every workstream moving concurrently, not sequentially, so companies accelerate schedule, reduce costs & reduce execution risk.

Our Executive & CFO Placement service sources, screens & places senior finance executives who can lead public-company reporting, audit, controls, governance, capital allocation & operational finance in complex capital-markets environments.

🔷 THE CLIENT PROFILE

Our client is an established U.S. publicly listed mining company with operations in the Western United States. The company requires a commercially minded, technically strong CFO who can partner with the Chairman, Board, CEO & executive team while maintaining rigorous public-company reporting, audit & compliance disciplines.

The mandate requires capability across:

✔ SEC financial reporting & continuous disclosure, including Forms 10-K, 10-Q & 8-K

✔ PCAOB audit planning, execution & auditor relationship management

✔ SOX 302 / 404, disclosure controls & procedures, & internal-control remediation

✔ U.S. GAAP technical accounting, financial statements & management reporting

✔ Board & Audit Committee reporting, governance & risk oversight

✔ Treasury, liquidity, budgeting, forecasting & capital allocation

✔ Mining operations, project economics, cost control & operational finance

✔ Capital markets, investor engagement & equity-based compensation.

🔷 THE ROLE

The Chief Financial Officer will:

✔ Own the integrity, timeliness & quality of all financial reporting & SEC filings

✔ Lead the annual PCAOB audit & quarterly review process

✔ Maintain & strengthen SOX-compliant internal controls & disclosure controls

✔ Serve as the principal financial adviser to the Chairman, Board, Audit Committee & CEO

✔ Lead budgeting, forecasting, treasury, cash management, capital planning & performance reporting

✔ Build a disciplined finance operating cadence aligned with mining operations & corporate objectives

✔ Coordinate effectively with external auditors, securities counsel, tax advisers, bankers & other capital-markets stakeholders

✔ Evaluate financing alternatives, capital requirements, strategic transactions & equity-compensation implications

✔ Develop & lead a capable finance team & ensure clear accountability across accounting, reporting & controls.

🔷 ESSENTIAL EXPERIENCE

✔ Prior experience as Chief Financial Officer of a U.S. publicly listed company

✔ Mining experience or a substantive mining-sector background

✔ Hands-on SEC reporting experience, including Forms 10-K, 10-Q & 8-K

✔ Direct experience leading or managing audits performed under PCAOB standards

✔ Strong SOX 302 / 404, internal-controls & disclosure-controls experience

✔ Deep U.S. GAAP & public-company technical accounting capability

✔ Demonstrated experience partnering with Boards & Audit Committees

✔ Western United States location or willingness to be based in a practical Western U.S. location.

🔷 HIGH-VALUE EXPERIENCE

✔ Underground mining operations or underground mine-development experience

✔ Denver, Colorado or broader U.S. mining-market experience

✔ NYSE American, NYSE or Nasdaq listed-company experience

✔ Capital raising, debt & equity financing, M&A or strategic transaction experience

✔ Mining cost accounting, reserve-related disclosures, impairment analysis, asset-retirement obligations & technical-report coordination

✔ Experience strengthening finance functions, ERP systems, close processes & public-company controls

✔ CPA or equivalent accounting qualification; MBA or other relevant postgraduate qualification.

🔷 YOUR PROFILE

✔ You are a proven public-company CFO who combines technical reporting discipline with practical operational judgement

✔ You understand mining economics & can engage credibly with operational, technical, investor & Board stakeholders

✔ You can demonstrate measurable outcomes in SEC reporting, PCAOB audits, SOX compliance, controls, financing or value creation

✔ You are prepared to operate hands-on while building the systems, team & cadence required for scalable execution

✔ You exercise sound judgement, confidentiality & accountability in a high-visibility listed-company environment.

🔷 COMPENSATION & LOCATION

✔ Competitive cash salary plus equity participation

✔ Permanent executive appointment

✔ Western United States location preferred, with Denver, Colorado particularly attractive

✔ Final compensation & employment terms will reflect experience, credentials & role fit.

🔷 HOW TO APPLY

Apply via LinkedIn. Your application should include a current CV & a concise summary explaining how you meet the public-company CFO, mining, SEC reporting, PCAOB audit, SOX compliance & Western U.S. location requirements.

Shortlisted candidates will be contacted by Executive Agility directly for a confidential conversation.

Appointment will be subject to standard executive due diligence, including identity, reference, credential, sanctions / adverse media & criminal history checks, conducted with candidate consent & in accordance with applicable law.

Approaches from recruitment agencies will not be responded to.