CFO

The organisation

Our client is a wholy owned portfolio company of a globally operating private equity company with a long track record.

The position

• Be a proactive member of the Management Team and act as a business partner;
• Responsible for all shared services, i.e. Finance, Legal, internal Information Technology and Human Resources;
• Design and prepare monthly / quarterly / annual statutory and management reporting for various stakeholders (incl. board of directors and lenders);
• Set up and prepare reporting of operational metrics / business intelligence including sales, backlog etc.;
• Lead ad-hoc analyses to improve profitability, e.g. on costs, pricing, project/contract profitability or investments;
• Help drive the business strategy for the Company;
• Drive improvement efforts on financial controls, process efficiencies and quality of reporting;
• Convert the strategy into financial targets for the activities and forecast/budget and monitor the actual business performance;
• Support the business in complex sales processes;
• Support with M&A activities and post-acquisition integration;
• Participate in contract and other legal work with respect to the Company’s operations and activities;
• Optimize cash flow and working capital;
• Liaise/interact with shareholders, external auditors, tax, and banks;
• Responsible for the Company’s tax position.

Candidate profile

• The ideal candidate is a qualified accountant with significant and broad post qualification working experience;
• Able to present strategy, recommendations and results of complex analyses to cross-functional stakeholders and to interface with cross-functional teams at all levels;
• Prior experience of working in a private equity and/or entrepreneurial (“DGA”) environment highly recommended;
• Carve-out experience (or other corporate reorganizations involving the build-up of a new shared services center);
• Experience in leading and managing a quality financial organization in terms of process integrity, efficiency improvement, personnel motivation and process optimisation;
• Experience and effectiveness in working both at management level, but also as a finance team member, in reporting and communicating in an international environment;
• Experience of working in a SaaS / software / eCommerce company is preferable but not essential;
• Strong hands-on experience and entrepreneurial drive;
• Comprehensive understanding of ERP systems, preferably Agresso or Exact
• You are a natural team player and have excellent communication and leadership skills;
• Strong project management, problem solving and good analytical skills;
• Prior M&A experience, buy-side and/or integration, is a plus.

Interested?

You can apply to this position by using the link below.