We are now looking for a CFO to drive the financing to reach and penetrate this 77 bn € market.
Position summary
The CFO will have overall responsibility for the company´s finance function, including ongoing reporting to the Board of Directors with a heavy focus on funding and financing (non-dilutive financing, venture debt, project financing, grants etc.). While day-to-day accounting is handled by another employee, reporting, budgeting, forecasting, and planning forms a key part of the CFO duties.
Your responsibilities
The new CFO will have the following responsibilities and tasks:
- Build and Lead: Lead our finance function, including accounting and consultants.
- Strategic Financial Planning: Drive the company’s financial planning, budgeting, and forecasting.
- Risk Management: Perform risk analysis on liabilities and investments, deciding on investment strategies.
- Fundraising Mastery: Lead fundraising plans, decide on investment strategies and assess capital structures, ensuring optimal cash flow for operations.
- Performance Evaluation: Routinely review revenue cycle metrics, proactively addressing issues affecting overall performance. Prepare timely and accurate analyses, summaries and reports of financial data on the operating progress of the company
- Stakeholder Collaboration: Collaborate with banks, financial institutions, VCs, and internal/external stakeholders to drive efficiency and innovation.
- Team Leadership: Develop and supervise the finance team, contributing to the company’s overall success.
- Compliance: Ensure compliance with applicable laws, regulations and company´s policies
- Scalability: Set up and oversee the company´s finance processes, IT system – build solutions for scalable growth
Candidate requirements
The CFO should demonstrate the following experience, competences and skills:
- Proven work experience as a VP Finance/Finance Director/CFO or similar role in an internationally focused scaleups
- Previous experience in funding/financing (preferably in project financing, non-dilutive financing, venture debt, carbon financing, grants etc.)
- Previous experience in building up a finance function and building a team
- In-depth knowledge of financial benchmarking, accounting, audit and tax compliance and other regulatory matters
- Adept in fiscal management principles and processes
- Established and tracked revenue goals, as well as funding/financing process, timeline and progress with Management Team and Board of Directors
- Possess knowledge of tax laws as well as basic accounting issues (higher level overview)
- Advanced degree or equivalent experience in relevant field (accounting, finance, economics, business administration etc.)
- Excellent English language skills
Who you are
- A strategic thinker with the ability to think holistically about the financial landscape.
- Someone with an entrepreneurial spirit who thrives in a dynamic, rapidly changing environment.
- Purpose-driven and committed to the mission and vision of the company.
- A process builder who enjoys creating and building processes from the ground up.
- A collaborative leader who exhibits strong leadership and collaboration skills in a scaleup environment.
- Calm under pressure and can maintain sound judgment under pressure, supporting both the organization and its people.
- Effective communicator with executive management, employees, and external stakeholders through various channels.
Our offer
- A generous option program, allowing to take part of a future economic growth
- A unique opportunity to have a positive impact to the climate and the world
- To be part of a dynamic, purpose-driven, international team
- An innovative entrepreneurial environment with possibilities to have great influence
- 6 weeks paid vacation per year
- Occupational pension
- Wellness benefit
Application
Please apply through NitroCapts career-page here: https://careers.nitrocapt.com/jobs/3393646-cfo