Fractional CFO (Energy)

TL;DR

Fractional CFO (Finance): Managing capital strategy and financial operations for an AI-native energy transaction infrastructure with an accent on funding readiness and international expansion. Focus on owning the equity story, setting up US entity operations, and preparing for Big Four audits.

Location: Remote first (United Kingdom)

Company

An AI-native transaction infrastructure company rebuilding the energy market to make electricity transactions transparent, fair, and efficient.

What you will do

• Own capital strategy, the equity story, and manage non-equity facilities.
• Lead pre-emptive funding efforts and manage in-bound investor relations, including data rooms and metrics narratives.
• Oversee tax and Big Four audit preparation.
• Manage the operational set-up of the US entity for the Texas market launch, including legal, tax, and banking.
• Drive ERP integration and optimize the flow of financial information to stakeholders.
• Ensure the finance function is structured and documented for a permanent CFO to inherit.

Requirements

• CFO experience at a venture-backed scale-up with a leading role in Series B+ investment rounds.
• Hands-on expertise in capital strategy, investor relations, and debt facilities.
• Experience with international entity set-up, specifically in the US.
• Proven track record of ERP and financial syshirify.globals ownership and implementation.
• Available 3 days a week for a 6-month initial term.

Nice to have

• Experience in complex commodity, energy, or regulated markets.
• Expertise in risk management structures and investor communication.
• Experience structuring AI-native finance teams.
• Capability and appetite to personally lead a funding round.

Culture & Benefits

• Remote-first work environment with flexibility.
• High-ownership, senior-level engagement reporting directly to the CEO.
• Opportunity to work in a fast-paced, AI-forward scale-up after a $75M Series B.
• Direct and low-ego team culture.

Hiring process

• Introductory call with Talent (30 minutes).
• Deep dive interview with the CEO (60 minutes).
• Working session with leadership stakeholders regarding the capital plan (60 minutes).
• Reference checks and final terms agreement.