Chief Financial Officer - Solar & Renewable Energy

Role Overview:

We are looking to hire a CFO who will own the companys financial strategy, with a sharp focus on treasury management and debt fundraising to support ongoing manufacturing capacity expansion. This is a hands-on, owner-facing role for someone comfortable operating in a growth-stage manufacturing environment.

Key Responsibilities:

1. Treasury Management:

- Manage day-to-day cash flow planning, forecasting, and liquidity across the business

- Own banking relationships and optimize working capital cycles

- Manage surplus fund deployment and short-term investment decisions

- Set up and monitor treasury controls, MIS, and cash flow reporting for the leadership team

2. Debt Fundraising:

- Lead fundraising through debt instruments - term loans, working capital facilities, project finance for capex/capacity expansion

- Build and manage relationships with banks, NBFCs, and financial institutions

- Structure debt financing for manufacturing facility expansion and equipment purchase

- Manage loan covenants, compliance, and periodic lender reporting

- Coordinate credit rating exercises and support due diligence processes with lenders

3. Broader Financial Leadership:

- Own financial planning & analysis (FP&A), budgeting, and MIS reporting to the founder/board

- Ensure statutory compliance - GST, income tax, ROC, and other regulatory filings

- Drive cost management and margin improvement across manufacturing operations

- Manage statutory and internal audits, and build a strong financial control environment

- Support the founder on strategic decisions - capex planning, vendor/customer credit terms, and pricing

Candidate Requirements:

- 15+ years of overall finance experience, with meaningful exposure to a manufacturing or capital-intensive business

- Demonstrated, verifiable track record of raising debt capital (please be ready to share indicative amounts and lenders when presenting profiles)

- Strong hands-on experience in treasury and cash flow management, not just oversight

- Comfortable working directly with a founder in a lean, growth-stage company setup

- Prior experience in solar, renewable energy, EPC, or infrastructure sectors is an added advantage, though not mandatory

- Age below 48 years preferred