Chief Financial Officer
Company: Carbelim Location: Coimbatore, Tamil Nadu (On-site) Employment Type: Full-time
Carbelim is an innovative, fast-growing startup dedicated to advancing climate-tech solutions and infrastructure projects. As we scale our impact and operations, we are looking for a highly energetic, proactive,and dynamic Chief Financial Officer (CFO) who intimately understands the startup ecosystem and can help steer our financial strategy as we gear up for our Series A funding round.
We are not looking for a traditional corporate finance head; we need an agile financial leader who thrives in a startup environment. As our CFO, you will own our financial strategy from the ground up, leading everything from day-to-day cash flow management and MIS to high-stakes investor reporting and Series A readiness. You will be a core strategic partner to the executive team, ensuring that every financial decision supports our growth, manages risk, and aligns with our ESG-focused mission.
Fundraising & Investor Relations
- Series A Preparation: Spearhead the financial preparation for our upcoming Series A round, acting as the key financial liaison for potential investors.
- Data Room Management: Build, organize, and meticulously manage the financial data room for investor due diligence.
- Stakeholder Reporting: Design and deliver transparent, high-quality financial reports, MIS, and metrics to current and future investors, board members, and stakeholders.
- Relationship Management: Cultivate and manage strong relationships with venture capitalists, banks,auditors, and key financial partners.
Financial Strategy & Operations
- Budgeting & FP&A: Lead budgeting, financial planning and analysis (FP&A), cash flow management,and capital allocation to fuel rapid, sustainable growth.
- MIS & Insights: Develop and maintain robust Management Information Systems (MIS) to provide clear,real-time financial insights that enable data-driven decisions across the company.
- Strategic Planning: Collaborate closely with the executive team to guide long-term business strategy,evaluate new investment opportunities, and support ESG-focused financial decision-making.
Compliance, Risk, & Team Leadership
- Financial Reporting & Compliance: Supervise the preparation of accurate, timely financial statements.Ensure strict compliance with relevant accounting standards, tax regulations, and investor mandates.
- Internal Controls: Optimize internal financial controls, software, and systems to ensure they scale seamlessly with the company.
- Team Leadership: Build, mentor, and lead a high-performing finance team capable of executing our strategic vision.
- Experience: Progressive finance experience, prefer at least 2–3 years in a strategic or leadership role within a high-growth startup ecosystem.
- Fundraising Expert: You have hands-on experience in startup fundraising (Seed / Series A stages) and know exactly what venture capitalists look for during due diligence.
- Startup Native: You are dynamic, highly energetic, and operate with agility and speed. You are comfortable rolling up your sleeves while also steering high-level strategy.
- Data-Driven Strategist: You are highly proficient in building financial models, setting up MIS, and managing comprehensive data rooms.
- Strong Communicator: You can translate complex financial data into clear, actionable insights for founders, team members, and investors alike.
- Education: Relevant financial qualifications (CA, CFA, CPA, or M.com, MBA in Finance from a reputed institution).
- Salary: Competitive and commensurate with experience (Expected range: ₹8,00,000 – ₹12,00,000 per annum) (Please note that this salary range is fixed. Apply only if this meets your current compensation expectations).
- Equity: ESOPs (Employee Stock Ownership Plan) to ensure you share in the wealth you help create.
- Growth: A seat at the leadership table shaping the future of a purpose-driven climate-tech company.
- At Carbelim, you will be at the forefront of the climate-tech revolution. You will have the autonomy to build a world-class finance department from the ground up and drive tangible environmental impact through strategic capital allocation.