Senior Financial Accountant leading core accounting activities and a small team in a veterinary technology company. Overseeing month - end close processes and delivering accurate financial reporting.
About the role
- Investment Manager managing investment lifecycle from sourcing to scaling deep tech innovations. Collaborate with universities and facilitate investment strategies for high-impact technology businesses in Australia.
Responsibilities
- Support and lead the sourcing and end-to-end evaluation of high-conviction opportunities.
- Drive deep technical and commercial due diligence, financial modelling, and market synthesis to validate the viability of deep tech technologies.
- Collaborate with the investment team to refine and execute investment strategies.
- Stay at the cutting edge of trends in orbital infrastructure, sovereign capability (Dual-use), and the transition to a net-zero economy.
- Serve as a primary bridge between the firm and the Australian research landscape.
- Cultivate and maintain deep-rooted relationships with Australian universities, research institutions, CSIRO, and innovation hubs.
- Act as a strategic advisor and primary point of contact for portfolio companies.
- Provide guidance, network access, and operational support necessary to help founders navigate the journey from lab to global scale.
- Support the firm’s growth by contributing to building a co-investor network, and maintaining high-value relationships.
- Possess strong AI skills, with the ability to identify opportunities where automated workflows and generative tools can enhance productivity.
Requirements
- Professional experience within venture capital, private equity, investment banking, high-growth startups, or other relevant fields.
- A Bachelor’s or Master’s degree in a relevant STEM field (Engineering, Physics, Chemistry) or Business/Finance.
- A "dual-language" capability—understanding both the lab and the boardroom—is essential.
- You are comfortable navigating both commercial markets and identifying dual-use applications across our challenge areas where commercial innovation strengthens sovereign resilience.
- Exceptional problem-solving skills with the ability to deconstruct complex business models and emergent technologies (particularly in hardware-heavy sectors like Space and Energy).
- A sophisticated communicator able to build rapport with diverse stakeholders, from PhD researchers and government officials to institutional investors.
- A genuine passion for Deep Tech and a commitment to Australia’s role in solving global challenges through sovereign innovation.
- A self-starting "venture builder" mindset. You thrive in fast-paced, high-ambiguity environments and possess the resilience required for long-horizon investing.
- Nice-to-haves
- Later-stage/Growth Capital: Exposure to Series B+ investing, including structured finance or complex capital stacks, to help our companies navigate global expansion.
- Founder or Operator Experience: Having "lived the journey" in an early-stage deep tech startup—ideally as a founder or an early hire—bringing first-hand knowledge of the technical and operational hurdles of scaling in deep tech.
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