Manage technical, operational, financial, stakeholder, and sales-support activities across lunar exploration missions, advising executive leadership on decisions and strategy.
About this role
The Lead Finance Officer joins the finance group within the CFO Office and supports the financial foundation of a deep-tech space business developing lunar landers and rovers. The role covers corporate finance activities across Japan and overseas subsidiaries in the United States and Luxembourg, working with a small finance team and international counterparts.
Responsibilities include managing relationships with existing and prospective banks, proposing and executing debt and equity financing, preparing the company-wide annual budget, monitoring monthly budgets, managing intercompany funding for overseas subsidiaries, and overseeing foreign-exchange hedging. The role also supports shareholder meetings and requires the ability to build or review integrated Excel financial models covering the P&L, balance sheet, and cash flow.
Applicants must have at least eight years of experience in a finance-related field, native-level Japanese, conversational English, and experience closing debt or equity financing of at least 1 billion yen. Clear logical communication and the ability to work independently through unfamiliar situations are also required.
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