VIce President, Financial Planning & Analysis

Crusoe•New York, NY

1d•$320,000 - $350,000

About The Position

Crusoe is hiring a Vice President of Financial Planning and Analysis to build and lead the financial planning function across a capital-intensive, rapidly scaling business spanning AI cloud, digital infrastructure development, energy strategy, real estate, and manufacturing. This role owns the company’s financial operating system. It requires analytical depth, strong operating judgment, and the ability to translate complex operational drivers into clear, decision-ready financial insight. Reporting to the CFO and working closely with our executive team, this leader will ensure we maximize our growth potential, allocate capital efficiently, measure performance with precision and transparently and do so in a disciplined and intentional fashion. We are seeking a well-rounded executive with significant finance leadership experience in capital-intensive or infrastructure-driven environments, deep long-range modeling expertise, and a proven track record of building finance teams and processes in high-growth companies. The right candidate is comfortable challenging assumptions, operating in a complex and dynamic environment, and driving clarity without oversimplifying reality. This is a high-impact opportunity to build a durable, scalable financial organization, shape capital allocation decisions at scale, and partner closely with senior leadership to drive the company’s continued growth.

Requirements

15+ years of progressive finance experience.
A proven track record of managing $1B+ budgets and building complex long-range models that account for volatility and hardware lifecycle shifts.
The ability to distill complex technical and financial data into clear, persuasive presentations for the Board of Directors and institutional investors.
Experience building and mentoring a world-class Finance team in a high-growth, fast-paced environment.
An MBA, CFA, or equivalent advanced degree in Finance, Economics, or a related field.

Nice To Haves

Direct experience working within the infrastructure finance teams of AWS, Google Cloud, or Azure.
Deep understanding of PPA (Power Purchase Agreements) and the financial impact of renewable energy integration.
A passion for the AI space and a working knowledge of the hardware constraints (HBM, InfiniBand, Thermal Management) that drive data center design.
Experience implementing or optimizing advanced ERP and EPM tools (e.g., Anaplan, Adaptive, or NetSuite) for an asset-heavy business.

Responsibilities

Own consolidated forecasting, annual financial planning, and long-range modeling across all business lines, ensuring a single, defensible source of financial truth.
Build integrated, driver-based models that connect revenue, GPU capacity deployment, construction sequencing, energy strategy, manufacturing throughput, and operating costs into one coherent financial view.
Lead enterprise capital planning and implement rigorous investment evaluation frameworks for data center builds, energy projects, real estate development, hardware deployment, and capacity expansion.
Establish standardized return thresholds, capital allocation governance, and post-investment measurement processes to ensure disciplined deployment and accountability.
Understand and translate complex operational inputs into clear, decision-ready financial analysis for the CFO and executive team, identifying tradeoffs, surfacing risks and recommending action plans.
Improve forecast accuracy and reduce volatility by instituting structured, repeatable planning processes and clear ownership of financial drivers.
Own board-level financial narratives with transparent assumptions, scenario modeling, and variance analysis that withstand scrutiny.
Partner deeply with Infrastructure, Product, Engineering, Manufacturing, Commercial, and People leaders to drive cost discipline, margin clarity, and operating accountability.
Recruit, develop, and lead a high-performing FP&A team with rigorous modeling standards and strong business partnership capabilities.
Design and scale planning systems, data integrations, and reporting infrastructure to support enterprise-grade operations.