Present in the United States for 60 years, Orano USA is a leading technology and services provider to the U.S. commercial and federal markets. Orano’s activities in the U.S. include developing a uranium enrichment facility in Oak Ridge, TN; packages and transportation of uranium & nuclear fuel assemblies; fabricating & installing used nuclear fuel dry storage canisters and casks, conducting pool-to-pad used nuclear fuel transfers; providing solutions to the National Labs and to the Dept of Energy; and supplying U.S. nuclear energy utilities with uranium, conversion, and enrichment services. In the nuclear medicine field, Orano Med is at the forefront of research in nuclear medicine and is developing a new generation of targeted therapies against cancer using the unique properties of lead-212.

Part of Orano’s mission to address future global energy challenges is being successfully driven right here in the U.S. with Orano Enrichment USA (OEU).  The project to design, license, and build this facility is called Project IKE (the Project).

Orano USA is seeking a highly qualified and experienced Chief Financial Officer (CFO) to join its executive team and to be based in Oak Ridge, Tennessee with regular business travel to Bethesda, Maryland, from 2026 to 2027.

The CFO will:

• Lead & shape the financial management organization of Orano USA (OUS), OEU and Orano Federal Services (OFS);
• Propose & implement solutions for the financial structuring and financing of Project IKE;
• Monitor the financial performance of Project IKE;
• Lead the Finance Shared Service department in the United States, including the mentoring, supervision and development of its personnel.

The CFO will have the following responsibilities for OUS and its U.S. affiliates:

• Oversees & manages all financial functions in the United States for OUS and its affiliates; support financial operations;
• Follows the multi-year financial trajectory of the U.S. region developed from the Orano group Strategic Action Plan;
• Coordinates and leads the budgetary process, including the quarterly updates, of Orano USA and its affiliates (OFS, OEU);
• Controls and provides guidance on the financial aspects of the requests for proposal and contracts with customers and suppliers; validates the accounting treatment of the contractual transactions;
• Analyses and controls financial results of the businesses; reviews and challenges economic performance of all operational entities; provides recommendations and alerts if needed to the financial departments of the concerned Business Units and the Orano group.

Finally, the CFO will be also responsible for the following activities, under the supervision of the CFO of the Chemistry-Enrichment Business Unit, for Project IKE:

• In charge of the relations with financial and/or strategic partners involved in Project IKE;
• Proposes and implements financing solutions for the execution of the Project, including financial support from the Department of Energy.

Reporting: 

The CFO will report to the President and CEO of Orano USA and dotted line to the CFO of the Chemistry-Enrichment BU concerning Project IKE. The CFO will also functionally report to the CFO of the Orano group.

Qualifications, Skills, and Knowledge

• BA in Finance, Accounting, or related field, MBA preferred.  
  15+ years of experience in Finance in an industrial environment with large investment projects;
• Management experience in organization that is a federal contractor with FAR and CAS application (for Orano Federal Services).
• Ability to lead cross-functional initiatives and foster collaboration (project management, financing, accounting, risk management, legal…).
• Excellent knowledge of financial data gathering, analysis, and reporting.
• Excellent contract negotiation skills.
• Superb written and verbal communication skills.
• Superior leadership and change management skills.
• Ability to interact effectively with all levels of staff and management.
• Ability to work in a matrix organization within a large group with different business units and corporate departments.
• Ability to interact and negotiate with external parties (customers, suppliers, financial partners, government officials…).
• Ability to change priorities quickly, confront issues directly, and work well as part of a team.
• High ethical standards and commitment to regulatory compliance and adherence to company policies.