Fractional Chief Financial Officer

About Project Ohm

Project Ohm is a Western Australia–based venture developing the world's first
energy-aware, distributed high-performance computing (HPC)
network. By co-locating GPU-dense micro data centres with renewable generation and grid-constrained sites, we transform surplus renewable energy into productive compute — reducing curtailment, supporting grid stability, and delivering ultra-low-carbon AI infrastructure.

We are now entering our
Seed-to-Scale
phase: building our commercial pilot node, expanding into multi-node deployments, and preparing for institutional project finance partnerships with major infrastructure and energy funds.

The Opportunity

We are seeking a
Fractional CFO
(1–2 days/week) who can help
translate a high-potential deep-tech project into a bankable infrastructure-scale business
.

You will work directly with the Founder/CEO and board to mature our financial strategy, model scalability, and prepare the business for engagement with institutional investors, strategic partners, and government funding programs (GET, CRC-P, ARENA, etc.).

This role suits a commercially seasoned finance leader who enjoys
getting on the ground
in early-stage environments — helping shape structure, credibility, and clarity before scale.

Key Responsibilities

1. Financial Strategy & Modelling

• Refine and extend existing multi-year financial models (P&L, Balance Sheet, Cash Flow) to demonstrate scalability from pilot to multi-node rollout.
• Develop
  project finance–ready
  models capable of supporting infrastructure-scale funding ($100–500 m+ capital stacks).
• Build sensitivity analyses for utilisation, energy costs, GPU pricing, depreciation, and financing scenarios.

2. Capital Raising & Investor Readiness

• Translate the technical and environmental thesis into
  investor-grade financial narratives
  .
• Prepare materials for institutional and strategic investors, including data-room financial packs, valuation scenarios, and return profiles (IRR, payback, EBITDA bridge).
• Advise on optimal capital structure (equity, project debt, grants, and hybrid instruments).

3. Governance, Compliance & Controls

• Establish scalable accounting, budgeting, and reporting frameworks aligned with IFRS and R&D tax requirements.
• Develop investor reporting templates and board dashboards.
• Ensure compliance with grant conditions and cost-tracking for R&D and capital projects.

4. Strategic Finance Partnering

• Work with the CEO and technical team to align capital planning with deployment schedules and energy-market participation models.
• Support commercial structuring of partnerships with energy companies, universities, and hardware vendors (e.g., revenue-share, in-kind equity).
• Contribute to pricing, margin analysis, and unit economics for GPU-as-a-Service offerings.

Ideal Background

• 10+ years
  of senior finance experience, ideally in infrastructure, energy, or deep-tech ventures.
• Proven experience preparing early-stage businesses for
  institutional or project-finance investment
  .
• Exposure to
  renewable energy, data centres, or digital infrastructure
  highly valued.
• Strong technical finance capability (modelling, scenario planning, valuation).
• Experience with
  capital structuring, financial due diligence
  , and investor negotiation.
• Comfortable working in a
  hands-on, fast-moving
  startup environment with incomplete information.

Commitment & Compensation

• Part-time (fractional):
  Initially 1, migrating to 2 days/week, with flexibility as needs evolve.
• Location:
  Perth preferred, hybrid possible for the right candidate.
• Compensation:
  Retainer + equity options aligned with milestone achievement and funding events.
• Start:
  Immediate / Q1 2026.

Why Join Now

You'll be joining just as the company transitions from
pre-seed to institutional readiness
— when your impact on valuation, credibility, and investor engagement will be most visible.

• This is a rare opportunity to shape a category-defining business at the intersection of
  AI, energy, and infrastructure
  — helping build the financial foundations of a globally scalable green-compute network.