CFO Candidate

The CFO candidate will join the executive leadership team and report directly to the CEO. The role leads finance strategy and execution to maximize enterprise value and supports TBM’s sustainability and growth initiatives from a financial perspective.

Responsibilities include developing medium- and long-term financial scenarios, leading equity, debt and green-finance fundraising from domestic and international institutional investors, financial institutions and venture capital firms, and preparing for an IPO while coordinating with securities companies and audit corporations.

The position oversees members of the corporate functions, including finance, accounting, legal affairs and investor relations. It is responsible for refining business plans, negotiating with investors and financial institutions, and designing structures for M&A, capital and business alliances, and joint ventures.

The role will establish KPI design and monitoring for the carbon-recycling and materials-development businesses, improve management accounting, define investment criteria, evaluate project profitability using measures such as ROIC, and operate and improve budgeting and budget-versus-actual processes.

Additional responsibilities include building consolidated accounting and internal-control systems covering domestic and overseas group companies and joint ventures; identifying and addressing financial risks related to market conditions in materials businesses and expanding supply chains; and managing compliance, legal and tax risks, including international taxation. The role also supports investment decisions for assets such as plants needed to develop collection and reuse models.

The CFO candidate will work with the CEO to develop and communicate the company-wide strategy, build relationships with institutional and individual investors and financial institutions, and provide financial reporting and recommendations to the board and management meetings.

Required qualifications include extensive practical experience in finance and accounting, with approximately 10 years as a guideline in investment banking, consulting, corporate planning or financial strategy; experience leading both equity and debt fundraising through closing; and deep knowledge and practical understanding of consolidated accounting, management accounting and internal controls. Preferred experience includes people management for organizations of several dozen members and the ability to identify business issues from a financial perspective and promote decisions by the CEO or board. Understanding complex business structures such as joint ventures, M&A and licensing businesses, leading contract negotiations, and communicating logically to investors and financial institutions are also welcomed.

TBM operates a deep-tech startup focused on materials development, carbon recycling, resource circulation and products made from environmentally considerate materials. The company is developing CR LIMEX, CirculeX and related businesses while building domestic and international supply-chain partnerships and preparing for an IPO. The position is based at the Tokyo headquarters in Chiyoda-ku. Working hours are 9:00–18:00, including a 60-minute break. Holidays include Saturdays, Sundays, national holidays and December 30 through January 3; annual holidays are stated as 120 days. Salary is ¥9 million to ¥20 million annually.