Fractional Chief Financial Officer

This is a fully remote position, open to applicants in United States.

📋 Description

• Provide support to executive management and project sponsors for a portfolio of ten projects within the United States.

• Lead efforts in financial management, financial modeling, and the execution of strategic transactions.

• Create valuation frameworks and interconnected financial models.

• Implement internal controls.

• Coordinate independent audits that are PCAOB-registered.

• Ensure financial preparedness for potential direct listings on Nasdaq.

• Supervise external accounting, tax, and audit service providers.

• Conduct outreach and negotiate commercial agreements with intellectual property owners from universities, research institutions, and enterprises.

• Secure technology licenses, assignments, options, and joint ventures.

• Develop DCF, comparable transactions, and risk-adjusted NPV valuation models that account for development risks, dilution, and sensitivity scenarios.

• Create linked forecasts for income statements, balance sheets, and cash flows that integrate R&D, clinical, and engineering milestones.

• Maintain a 13-week cash flow tracking system.

• Manage entity ledgers, bookkeepers, reconciliations, intercompany balances, payment controls, and US GAAP reporting to meet a 10-day monthly closing target.

• Appoint and oversee tax preparers for federal, state, franchise, payroll, contractor, and foreign ownership filings.

• Source PCAOB-registered audit firms, uphold auditor independence, prepare audit schedules, and resolve accounting inquiries.

• Oversee financial arrangements for US public listings in collaboration with SEC counsel and listing advisors.

• Maintain capitalization tables, transaction accounting, and SEC filing calendars.

• Accept separately agreed-upon director, officer, or manager roles for portfolio entities.

• Support governance, budgeting, and communications with stakeholders.

⛳️ Requirements

• Certified Public Accountant (CPA) qualification (or an equivalent recognized qualification) / CA (SA).

• A proven history of compliance with US GAAP, SEC reporting, and advanced financial modeling using Microsoft Excel.

• Demonstrated experience in constructing valuation and forecasting models.

• Experience leading financial preparations for completed public listings/registrations in the US.

• Proven experience managing issuer audits.

• Extensive experience in evaluating and negotiating IP licenses, acquisitions, or similar transactions with universities, research institutions, or commercial entities.

• Ability to independently manage external professional service providers and provide executive recommendations.

• Capability to work remotely with a schedule that aligns with regular business hours in the United States.

• Direct experience with US public direct listings is desirable.

• Financial management experience in early-stage biotechnology or energy sectors is desirable.

• Practical experience serving as a director, officer, or senior manager across multiple corporate entities is desirable.

• Proficient in Microsoft Excel.

🏝️ Benefits

• Flexible part-time commitment of 10–20 hours per week.

• Opportunity for remote work.

• Working hours aligned with typical business hours in the United States (5pm–12pm SAST).