CFO - Chief Financial Officer
1 day ago
Barcelona
We are a rapidly scaling energy start‑up focused on delivering innovative, sustainable solutions that accelerate the transition to cleaner, more efficient energy systems. We now require a commercially minded and strategically driven CFO to architect the financial future of the company. The CFO will be a key member of the leadership team, responsible for shaping the financial strategy, ensuring operational excellence, and supporting the company through accelerated growth. This is a unique opportunity to build a finance function entirely from scratch , implement scalable systems, and lead future equity and debt fundraising . You will act as a strategic partner to the CEO, board, investors, and operational leaders, enabling data‑driven decision‑making while providing strong financial governance. Act as a trusted advisor to the CEO and board, contributing to strategic planning, scenario modelling, and commercial decision‑making. Implement financial frameworks, KPIs, and performance dashboards to ensure clear visibility over business performance. Manage relationships with current and future investors, presenting financial insights with clarity and commercial credibility. Prepare investor‑ready materials: board packs, fundraising presentations, and strategic financial analyses. Build the Finance Function Fully establish the finance function from the ground up , including setting up financial systems, processes, controls, and reporting structures. Recruit, mentor, and develop a future finance team as the business scales. Implement scalable financial tools (ERP, billing, forecasting, budgeting, cash management). Financial Operations & Controls Oversee budgeting, planning, forecasting and cashflow management, ensuring robust liquidity planning in a high‑growth environment. Put in place rigorous financial controls, audit readiness, and compliance frameworks suitable for a venture‑backed company preparing for future exits. Commercial & Operational Finance Partner closely with operations, product, commercial and engineering leaders to evaluate contracts, pricing models, cost structures, and growth investments. Develop commercial frameworks for new business lines, capital deployment, supply chain, and energy‑sector financial modelling. Ensure financial compliance with Spanish and European regulatory requirements. Manage tax, audit, grants, and any government funding processes (where relevant to the energy sector). Proven experience as a CFO or Senior Finance Leader (e.g., VP Finance, Finance Director) within a high‑growth start‑up/scale‑up , ideally within energy, cleantech, deep‑tech, hardware, or infrastructure‑heavy sectors . Significant, hands‑on experience raising equity and debt from VCs, institutional investors, strategic investors, or project finance lenders. Demonstrable track record of building a finance function from the ground up , including systems, processes, controls, and team structure. Strong background in financial modelling, scenario analysis, and board‑level reporting. Fluent in English; Spanish language skills desirable but not essential.