Join Crusoe's Finance Team
Join Crusoe's Finance team, reporting to the Senior Director, Finance, and sit at the intersection of operational finance, strategic, and long-range planning for one of the most consequential offerings in Crusoe's portfolio. You will serve as a dedicated Finance Business Partner to the Vice President, Manufacturing, driving profitable growth, enhancing operational efficiency, and providing the analytical firepower to guide strategic decision-making.
This role will grow a small team of 1-2 analysts, but will begin and likely continue as a roll-up-your-sleeves contributor who is energized by building the frameworks and analysis to directly influence the financial trajectory of the business line and shape its long-term success.
What You'll Be Working On:
- Financial Advisory: Act as the primary financial advisor to the Vice President, Manufacturing, providing data-driven insights on strategic and operational decision; provide robust financial modeling and scenario analysis for new initiatives, capacity planning, customer profitability, and market expansion
- Strategic Financial Modeling: Lead financial modeling and analysis to support the ramp, expansion, and commercialization of Crusoe Spark modular AI factories
- Driver-Based Analysis: Translate operational drivers (e.g., production efficiency, utilization, operational uptime) into P&L impacts and actionable recommendations
- Performance Management Reporting: Lead monthly and quarterly financial reviews, budget & forecast variance analysis, and build clear, actionable performance narratives for Exec, Board, and Investor materials
- Profitability and Efficiency Initiatives: Proactively identify risks & opportunities to improve margins and operational efficiency, partnering with operational teams to develop improvement plans.
- Planning & Forecasting: Own annual budget, monthly forecast and long-range planning processes, collaborating closely with department heads to ensure financial plans are ambitious, actionable, and aligned with corporate targets
- Cost Accounting & Product Costing: Partner with Accounting to ensure accurate standard costing, variance analysis, and inventory valuation; deliver insights on cost drivers to support margin management and investment decisions
- Cross-Functional Leadership: Liaise across Finance, Accounting, Treasury, and Shared Services to meet reporting and control standards
- Process & Control Integrity: Ensure compliance with corporate policies, internal controls, and audit requirements
What You'll Bring to the Team:
- Industry Experience: 8+ years of progressive finance experience, with at least 3 years in a manufacturing, hardware, or capital-intensive infrastructure environment. Experience in vertically integrated hardware, AI compute, or data centers is a strong plus.
- Financial Mastery: Demonstrated expertise in strategic financial modeling, long-range planning, and capital investment analysisincluding NPV, IRR, scenario modeling, and sensitivity analysis.
- Strategic Growth: Proven experience building business cases and investment frameworks for new product lines, geographic expansion, or large-scale capital programs in high-growth environments.
- Operational Finance: Strong command of manufacturing cost accounting, unit economics, and the development of operational KPIs to track business health.
- Advanced Tooling: Exceptional financial modeling skills with advanced Excel proficiency. Experience with FP&A tools such as Anaplan, Adaptive, or equivalent systems is highly valued.
- Executive Communication: Ability to translate complex quantitative analysis into clear, actionable strategic recommendations for executive and cross-functional audiences.
- Cross-Functional Partnership: A proven track record of acting as a strategic partner to non-finance leaders (Operations, Engineering, Product) to drive measurable business outcomes.
- Leadership Potential: Experience or a demonstrated ability to mentor, grow, and develop a high-performing team over time.
- Education & Credentials: MBA or equivalent advanced degree preferred; CFA or CPA is a plus but not required.
- Location & Travel: Based onsite in Arvada, CO 3-4 days per week. If based in San Francisco, travel of 40-50% is required to support Arvada operations.
Bonus Points:
- Experience working in a vertically integrated company, understanding the interplay between manufacturing/development and commercial operations.
- Strong project management and cross-functional leadership track record.
Benefits:
- Competitive compensation and equity packages
- Restricted Stock Units
- Paid time off, paid holidays & leave of absence programs
- Comprehensive health, dental & vision insurance
- Employer contributions to HSA account
- Paid parental leave
- Paid life insurance, short-term and long-term disability
- Professional development & tuition reimbursement
- Mental health & wellness support
- Commuter benefits (parking & transit)
- Cell phone stipend
- 401(k) Retirement plan with company match up to 4% of salary
- Volunteer time off
- Global travel insurance & emergency assistance
- Daily meals allowance
- Additional perks & programs specific to location
Compensation Range
Compensation will be paid in the range of up to $182,000-$228,000 + Bonus. Restricted Stock Units are included in all offers. Compensation to be determined by the applicants knowledge, education, and abilities, as well as internal equity and alignment with market data. (#INDCORP)
Crusoe is an Equal Opportunity Employer. Employment decisions are made without regard to race, color, religion, disability, genetic information, pregnancy, citizenship, marital status, sex/gender, sexual preference/orientation, gender identity, age, veteran status, national origin, or any other status protected by law or regulation.