Senior Financial Controller / Chief Financial Officer
Location: Sydney, NSW (hybrid)
Industry: Engineering / Deep Tech
Type: Full time/Permanent
Salary: $180,000 - 200,000 + Super + Equity (open to discussion)
About the Role
We're looking for a commercially sharp Senior Financial Controller or CFO to lead the finance function at a growing engineering / deep tech company. This is a hands on role for someone who has scaled finance operations inside a startup or scale up environment and knows how to balance rigorous financial control with the pace of a fast moving technical business.
You'll own budgeting, forecasting, and reporting, and play a central role in future capital raises, working closely with founders and the board.
What You'll Do
- Own the full finance function, including monthly reporting, budgeting, and cash flow forecasting
- Build and maintain financial models to support fundraising, board reporting, and strategic decisions
- Partner with founders and leadership on capital raising, including due diligence, data rooms, and investor reporting
- Implement and improve financial systems, controls, and processes as the company scales
- Manage relationships with investors, auditors, banks, and other external stakeholders
- Provide commercial insight into R&D spend, project costing, and grant funding where relevant
- Mentor and, over time, build out a small finance team
What We're Looking For
- Proven experience as a Financial Controller or CFO within an engineering, deep tech, or hardware led business
- Direct experience supporting or leading capital raises (venture debt, equity rounds, or grant funding)
- Strong track record in budgeting, forecasting, and financial planning in a startup or scale up environment
- CA, CPA, or equivalent qualification
- Comfortable operating with limited resources and building processes from scratch
- Excellent stakeholder management skills, able to communicate financial concepts clearly to technical founders and investors
- Based in or willing to work from Sydney
Nice to Have
- Experience with R&D tax incentive claims or government grant programs
- Exposure to manufacturing, robotics, or physical product companies
- Prior experience working directly with a board or investor syndicate
What's on Offer
- The opportunity to shape the finance function of a growing deep tech company from an early stage
- Direct exposure to founders, the board, and the investor community
- Competitive salary plus equity
- Flexible, hybrid working arrangement in Sydney
Please reach out to seb@profoundpeople.com.au for more info
