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Chief Financial Officer (CFO)

Orion Ed Tech·Posted 5 days ago

Location

All India, Chennai

Experience

5–9 years

Required Skills

Financial planningBudgetingForecastingCash flow managementInvestment strategiesFundraisingInvestor relationsFinancial complianceTaxationCost optimizationBusiness expansionAuditsStrategic decisionmakingStartup financeScaling businesses

About the Role

As a dynamic Chief Financial Officer (CFO) at Orion AI, you will play a crucial role in leading the financial strategies and decisions of the company. Along with your financial expertise, we are looking for a strategic partner who is willing to invest 20 Lakhs and grow with us.

Key Responsibilities:

  • • Lead financial planning, budgeting, and forecasting to drive business growth

  • • Manage company cash flow, investments, and risk strategies effectively

  • • Develop fundraising strategies and maintain strong investor relations

  • • Ensure financial compliance, handle taxation matters, and oversee audits

  • • Drive profitability through cost optimization initiatives

  • • Support business expansion and contribute to strategic decision-making

  • • Build and lead a high-performing finance team

  • • Bring in projects and contribute to business development efforts
  • Requirements:

  • • Proven experience in finance leadership roles such as CFO, Finance Head, Senior Finance Manager, or Business Development

  • • Strong knowledge of startup finance, fundraising, and scaling businesses

  • • CA/MBA Finance or equivalent qualification is preferred

  • • Entrepreneurial mindset with a willingness to invest and grow alongside the company

  • • Experience in the tech/startup ecosystem is a plus
  • If you join Orion AI as the CFO, you will make an initial investment of 20 Lakhs in an equity-based role. You will also receive an equity stake in the company, a leadership position with high growth potential, and the opportunity to be part of a fast-scaling deep-tech organization.

    Why Join Orion AI

  • • Work directly with the founders and contribute to cutting-edge AI innovations

  • • Take on a high ownership, high impact role within the company

  • • Benefit from a strong growth and expansion roadmap
  • Please note that the work location is a hybrid remote setup in Ambattur, Chennai, Tamil Nadu. If you are interested in this exciting opportunity, you can apply via Indeed or send your profile to orionaiacademy@gmail.com. As a dynamic Chief Financial Officer (CFO) at Orion AI, you will play a crucial role in leading the financial strategies and decisions of the company. Along with your financial expertise, we are looking for a strategic partner who is willing to invest 20 Lakhs and grow with us.

    Key Responsibilities:

  • • Lead financial planning, budgeting, and forecasting to drive business growth

  • • Manage company cash flow, investments, and risk strategies effectively

  • • Develop fundraising strategies and maintain strong investor relations

  • • Ensure financial compliance, handle taxation matters, and oversee audits

  • • Drive profitability through cost optimization initiatives

  • • Support business expansion and contribute to strategic decision-making

  • • Build and lead a high-performing finance team

  • • Bring in projects and contribute to business development efforts
  • Requirements:

  • • Proven experience in finance leadership roles such as CFO, Finance Head, Senior Finance Manager, or Business Development

  • • Strong knowledge of startup finance, fundraising, and scaling businesses

  • • CA/MBA Finance or equivalent qualification is preferred

  • • Entrepreneurial mindset with a willingness to invest and grow alongside the company

  • • Experience in the tech/startup ecosystem is a plus
  • If you join Orion AI as the CFO, you will make an initial investment of 20 Lakhs in an equity-based role. You will also receive an equity stake in the company, a leadership position with high growth potential, and the opportunity to be part of a fast-scaling deep-tech organization.

    Why Join Orion AI

  • • Work directly with the founders and contribute to cutting-edge AI innovations

  • • Take on a high ownership, high impact role within the company

  • • Benefit from a strong growth and expansion roadmap
  • Please note that the work location is a hybrid remote setup in Ambattur, Chennai, Tamil Nadu. If you are interested in this exciting opportunity, you can apply via Indeed or send your profile to orionaiacademy@gmail.com.

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    A finance leader who has scaled a startup from Series A/B through fundraising rounds and has hands-on experience with cap table management, investor negotiations, and P&L optimization in tech.

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