Chief Financial Officer

COMPANY DESCRIPTION

SkySpigot Corporation is a deep-tech IP licensing platform based in Durango, Colorado. We hold ten active provisional patents across four technology families: thermal management for GPU and data center cooling, thermal energy storage, mechanical vapor recompression, and atmospheric water generation (AWG). Our primary business model is IP licensing - licensees integrate our technology into their products and pay us royalties. The AWG vertical is the exception: we intend to build and operate this product line directly.

The company operates on a capital-efficient centaur model: a single founder working with AI as primary execution partner. We are TRL-3, pre-raise, pre-prototype. Capital strategy is three-track: NSF SBIR, strategic investor/JDA, and Reg D 506(c) direct to accredited investors.

SkySpigot is an S-Corporation today. The company will preserve pass-through structure where capital strategy permits and convert to C-Corp where institutional capital structure requires it.

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ROLE DESCRIPTION

Fractional CFO to lead financial strategy through the next twelve to eighteen months.

Four core functions:

Prepare the company for institutional capital. Build investor-ready financial models, data room, and diligence materials across Reg D and strategic tracks.

Lead capital raise execution. Drive the Reg D 506(c) process, support strategic investor and JDA conversations, and coordinate the SBIR financial structure when application windows open.

Serve as point person for investor and compliance conversations. Present to accredited investors, strategic partners, and federal program officers. Own financial communications end to end.

Own corporate accounting, reporting, regulatory filings, and compliance hands-on. The infrastructure must support two parallel models: IP licensing revenue recognition across the thermal portfolio, and direct product operations for the AWG line. This is a hands-on operator role, not a delegate-and-supervise role.

Engagement is fractional. Expected commitment: 25-35 hours per month during ramp, 12-18 hours per month at steady state. Monthly retainer, no success fees, no equity. Remote with possible occasional travel.

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QUALIFICATIONS

Required:

• Ten or more years of CFO or senior finance leadership experience
• Demonstrated capital raise leadership across multiple instruments (Reg D, VC, debt, strategic, JV)
• Hardware, deep-tech, semiconductor, aerospace, defense, or IP-licensing sector experience
• Direct experience structuring or supporting a JV or strategic partnership with a corporate or institutional partner
• Fluent in S-Corp structure and able to advise on when conversion to C-Corp is required by capital structure versus when S-Corp preservation is preferable
• Strategic orientation at board and investor level, with willingness to operate hands-on in accounting, reporting, filings, and compliance

Preferred:

• CPA, CFA, or equivalent credential
• Prior experience with hybrid business models combining IP licensing (royalty revenue recognition under ASC 606) and direct product operations
• SBIR, STTR, or federal grant experience including FAR/DCAA compliance and indirect rate architecture
• Prior exit or IPO experience
• Defense prime, national lab, or federal program office adjacency
• Colorado presence or Mountain time zone availability

Not a fit:

• SaaS-only operating DNA
• CPG, ecommerce, or DTC primary focus
• Success-fee or equity-based compensation requirements
• Expectation of a controller, accounting team, or analyst reporting to the role

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