Chief Financial Officer (SPAC)

Company Overview:

Our Client is a rapidly expanding organization in the mining industry, slated to be listed on the Nasdaq Stock Market. We are seeking a seasoned Chief Financial Officer with substantial experience in financial leadership roles within publicly traded companies. The CFO will play a critical role in partnering with the senior leadership team to drive the company's strategic financial initiatives.

Key Responsibilities

Setup and Intial Resposibilities

SPAC formation and initial infrastructure, governing documents

Completing initial registrations with the SEC

Account for initial capital raise, and share transactions.

Help lead M&A activity, liaising with sponsors and the Board

Capital Markets and Funding

Lead the company's transactional activities for the Nasdaq listing, including due diligence, documentation, and compliance with regulatory requirements, for target acquisition.

Establish credibility with the financial markets as the keeper of the company's financial pulse.

Manage relationships with investment banks, financial advisors, and investors.

Post SPAC: Managing Ongoing Operations:

Oversee the management and coordination of all fiscal activities for the company including accounting, finance, organization-wide budgets, internal controls, tax planning in conjunction with the executive team.

Corporate Governance and Sarbanes-Oxley Act (SOX) and internal controls

Responsible for SEC Filings, Financial Statements, including awareness of Public Company Accounting Oversight Board (PCAOB) standards

General Responsibilities

Represent the company with investment bankers, investors, attorneys, auditors, and other external financial and regulatory bodies.

Experience

Bachelor’s degree in Accounting, Finance or related field; MBA and/or CPA highly preferred.

Highly experienced, having previously held a senior management role within a publicly traded company.

Experience in SPAC Accounting, i.e. Identifying the accounting acquirer

Experience accounting for shares, warrants, and other financial instruments issued by a SPAC.

Experience classifying share-settleable earnout arrangements, and share-based payments

Proven track record of success in facilitating progressive organizational change and development within a growing organization.

Excellent judgment and creative problem-solving skills including negotiation and conflict resolution skills.

Strong mentoring and coaching experience for a team with diverse levels of expertise.

Superior management skills; ability to influence and engage direct and indirect reports and peers.

Comfortable working with large, complex data sets and financial models.

Thorough understanding of corporate financial planning, reporting & analysis, and costing/profitability methodologies and processes.

Knowledge of federal financial regulations, including SEC requirements, Financial Reporting and the Sarbanes-Oxley Act.