Chief Financial Officer - Grassroots Carbon

About Grassroots Carbon: 

Grassroots Carbon is the leading grasslands restoration and soil carbon storage company based in San Antonio, TX focused on empowering U.S. ranchers to implement regenerative land management practices on grasslands across the U.S.  In addition to enhancing soil health and promoting biodiversity, these regenerative practices have tremendous potential to combat climate change by drawing down and removing large quantities of atmospheric carbon dioxide into the soil. Grassroots Carbon is proud to have partnered with over 125 producers across 1.2 million acres in 20 states, to implement practices that restore grasslands, improve bird habits, build soil health and drive nature-based soil organic carbon drawdown through the healthy soils. By partnering with Grassroots Carbon, ranchers have access to additional revenue opportunities via our carbon credit program.  

Today, more than 41 percent of U.S. grasslands are used for grazing, accounting for over 350 million acres, but less than 5 percent of that land is managed regeneratively. These lands hold the potential to remove at least 500 million metric tons of carbon dioxide a year. We are on a mission to convert millions of acres of degraded grasslands into healthy, thriving ecosystems that sequester massive amounts of carbon and have notable partnerships with leading organizations, including Audubon Conservation Ranching, Texas Agricultural Land Trust, Understand Ag and Colorado State University’s Soil Carbon Solutions Center to advance this mission. Built on a foundation of scientific rigor, quality, quality and transparency, Grassroots Carbon has secured long-term contracts with leading companies including Microsoft, Nestle, HEB, Olipop, Shell, Marathon Oil, Shopify, and Urban Villages to reduce their carbon impact and reach their sustainability goals.

CFO:

We are seeking a dynamic, transformational CFO to lead all financial aspects of our fast-growing company, including planning, implementing, and controlling all financial-related activities. As the CFO, you will build and lead a nimble team responsible for accounting, finance, forecasting, strategic planning and investment management, including Rancher economics and portfolio management. The ideal candidate will have a strong background in growth strategy, financial modeling and fundraising for early-stage or fast-scaling companies.

The successful CFO candidate will work alongside our leadership team (VP of Finance, VP of Operations, and VP of Sales), reporting directly to the CEO to shape our ongoing financial and business strategy. CFO will work closely across all functions to drive ongoing business planning and financial success of Grassroots Carbon. This is an incredible and unique opportunity to lead one of the fastest-growing companies in regenerative ranching and climate solutions. 

Responsibilities:

• Develop and implement financial strategies to support the company’s short- and long-term objectives.
• Manage the company’s financial planning and budgeting processes, ensuring efficient use of resources. 
• Provide accurate and timely financial analysis, forecasting, and reporting to the CEO, Board of Directors, and Executive Team.
• Oversee cash flow, cash management, working capital, and company audits.
• Assess financial risks and develop strategies for mitigating them.
• Lead policies and procedures designed to maximize revenue and manage expenses
• Ensure compliance with financial regulations and standards, including tax, reporting, and audits.
• Lead financing/fundraising efforts, to the extent necessary, including preparing materials for investors and managing relationships during the due diligence process.
• Partner with Executive Team to optimize the company’s operational and strategic goals and oversee quarterly and annual budget development processes with the leadership team and monitor performance versus budget for all programs and operations
• Manage relationships with banks, auditors, and other financial institutions.
• Build and lead the finance team, promoting a culture of excellence and accountability.
• Lead the development and optimization of financial systems and processes.
• Review, monitor, and advise on contracts, agreements, outsourcing arrangements, etc.
• Build and lead a high-performing finance team with the required skills that model the values of Grassroots Carbon.
• Establish and monitor staff performance and development goals, assign accountabilities, set objectives, establish priorities, and conduct annual performance appraisals.
• Encourage professional development and growth of team members
• Stay current on state and federal policies toward carbon removals and nature-based solutions along with relevant and trending activity within Voluntary Carbon Markets (U.S.) and Compliance Markets; identify market trends and insights to inform and evolve the Grassroots Carbon business.

Requirements

• Proven experience as a Finance Leader, CFO, or senior financial leadership role, ideally within a startup or fast-growing company.
• Bachelor’s degree in finance, accounting, business, or a related field (MBA or CPA is a plus).
• Prior experience in fundraising, including experience working with venture capital, private equity, and/or institutional investors.
• Strong understanding of financial regulations, compliance, and accounting standards.
• Experience in financial forecasting, budgeting, and analysis for high-growth companies.
• Prior experience in supporting multi-year agreements with large companies (average deal size $50-100M) and expected to represent a case study around ability to support +$25MM agreements 
• Proficiency with financial software and tools such as Excel, QuickBooks, and financial modeling systems.
• Excellent leadership, communication, and negotiation skills with the ability to work in a fast-paced, dynamic environment and adapt to evolving challenges.
• Previous startup experience is preferred but not required. Understanding that this is a fast-paced and high-growth company is required.
• Some basic understanding of soil carbon storage and regenerative land management practices is helpful, but this can be rapidly obtained on the job if there is a passion and interest in aligning with a fast-growing and purpose-driven organization.

Benefits

• Opportunity to earn equity
• Health Insurance plan with $0 deductible and $0 co-pay
• Dental, and vision insurance plans
• Flexible spending account option. 
• Open Paid Time Off Policy plus 9 paid holidays per year as listed in our Company Handbook
• Participation in our 401(k) savings plan
• Company-paid Life and AD&D coverage
• Educational materials and expenses to support continuing education opportunities 

*Grassroots Carbon is proud to be a portfolio company of Soilworks Natural Capital*

About Soilworks Natural Capital:

Grassroots Carbon is proud to be a portfolio company of Soilworks Natural Capital which provides shared services to our fast-growing company. Soilworks is a private equity fund that invests in, incubates, and acquires companies to help accelerate the Regenerative Agriculture movement and is on a mission to prove Regenerative grazing is the most profitable way to ranch. Soilworks principles include better and healthier food, restoring plant and animal diversity, regenerating soil to store water and carbon, and creating more profitable family farms. Soilworks was launched by the co-founders of Scaleworks, a technology venture equity fund based in San Antonio, TX.

We are proud to foster a workplace free from discrimination. We strongly believe that diversity of experience, perspectives, and background leads to a better environment for our employees and a better experience for our users and our customers. We are an equal opportunity employer and do not discriminate against protected characteristics. All candidates will be given the same consideration.

*No visa sponsorship is available for this position*