CFO (Chief Financial Officer)

CFO (Chief Financial Officer)

CFO Position | Lead Financial Strategy at a Growth-Stage Robotics Startup

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LOMBY｜自動配送ロボット・自律移動ロボット

Job Overview

  • ■ Recruitment Background:
  • - Japan’s amended Road Traffic Act came into effect in April 2023, allowing autonomous delivery robots such as LOMBY to operate on public roads. This has placed Japan among the first countries to establish a legal framework for public-road robot operations. However, despite this regulatory progress, robot development and real-world operating experience among Japanese manufacturers have yet to catch up. No company—including overseas competitors—currently operates more than 1,000 robots simultaneously on public roads. Although we are one of the newest entrants in the industry, we are well positioned to become a global leader. We are looking for someone who can lead our financial strategy in this ambitious and challenging environment. Office tours are also available upon request.
  • ■ Job Description:
  • You will lead the development of scalable and sustainable financing models for the large-scale deployment and operation of autonomous robots in Japan and international markets. As a key member of the leadership team at a rapidly growing deep-tech startup, you will accelerate business growth through financial strategy and fundraising.
  • - Development and execution of fundraising strategies across both equity and debt financing
  • - Development and monitoring of financial strategies and business plans
  • - Establishment and management of budgeting, management accounting, and financial reporting processes
  • - Establishment and management of budgeting, management accounting, and financial reporting processes
  • - Coordination with accounting, tax, and legal functions, including external partners
  • - IPO preparation as a potential future option
  • ■ Internal Communication Language
  • - Our team is multinational, so communication in English is required. However, there are no specific English proficiency requirements, as long as you can communicate effectively using methods such as whiteboards or other visual aids.
  • ■ Company Overview
  • Founded in April 2022, we are a startup developing and operating LOMBY, an autonomous delivery robot designed to operate on public roads. We develop both its hardware and software in-house, with the goal of providing affordable, reliable, around-the-clock robotic labor for last-mile logistics. In October 2024, we raised ¥270 million, including an investment from Suzuki Motor Corporation, and are now advancing development toward mass production. Our efforts to deploy robots in society have been supported by NEDO since fiscal 2022. In September 2024, we were also selected for NEDO’s Deep-Tech Startups Support Program, with more than ¥2 billion in grant funding.
  • ■ Specific Tasks:
  • You will operate autonomous delivery robots departing from and returning to Minami-Osawa Station and provide on-site field support, including walking alongside the robots as a safety attendant.

■ Required Skills

  • - At least three years of professional experience at an audit firm, accounting consultancy, venture capital firm, financial institution, or in a corporate planning or finance department
  • - Practical experience in equity financing
  • - Ability to prepare and analyze financial statements, including profit and loss statements, balance sheets, and cash flow statements

Preferred Qualifications

  • - Certified Public Accountant (CPA) or U.S. CPA qualification
  • - Professional experience applying expertise in accounting and finance
  • - Experience with cost accounting, cost management, and depreciable asset management in a manufacturing or hardware company
  • - Experience establishing a finance and accounting function and developing its operational framework
  • - Experience managing investor relations with venture capital firms, corporate investors, grant agencies, and other stakeholders
  • - Experience applying for and administering public funding, including NEDO programs and government grants
  • - Experience with IPO preparation or finance and disclosure responsibilities at a publicly listed company

Ideal Candidate Profile

  • - A proactive self-starter who takes initiative without waiting for instructions
  • - Someone interested in contributing to the real-world deployment and adoption process
  • - Someone passionate about bringing Japanese technology and products to global markets.
  • - Someone who enjoys working with a multinational team.

■ Application Overview

CompensationSalary will be determined individually based on skills and experience.
LocationHead Office:
N Building 5F, 2-2-33 Higashi-Shinagawa, Shinagawa-ku, Tokyo

Operations Bases:
Minami-Osawa Office:
Room 5, Earnest No. 3, 1-22-2 Minami-Osawa, Hachioji-shi, Tokyo 192-0364

Hino Office:
TMU Innovation Hub, 6-6 Asahigaoka, Hino-shi, Tokyo
Employment TypeFull-time
Working Hours & Holidays- Flexible working hours system (Core time: 1:00 PM – 3:00 PM)
- Two days off per week (Saturday and Sunday)
- National holidays
- Summer vacation
- Bereavement leave
- Paid leave granted after six months of employment
Probation Period3 months
BenefitsFull social insurance coverage

■ Company Information

Company NameLOMBY Inc.
FoundedApril 2022
HeadquartersN building 5F, Higashi Shinagawa 2-2-33, Shinagawa-ku, Tokyo, 140-0002, JAPAN
Capital100,000,000
Number of Employees22
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