Chief Financial Officer – PE-Backed Manufacturing

Location: Vicenza, Veneto
Sector: Manufacturing / Industrial
Compensation: €80,000–120,000 + Bonus + LTI

The Opportunity

Our client is a Private Equity-backed manufacturing business based in the Vicenza area, currently going through an important phase of growth and organisational development.

The company is looking to appoint a Chief Financial Officer who will take ownership of the Finance function and play a key role alongside the CEO, senior management team and Private Equity shareholder.

This is a senior, hands-on leadership position within an industrial environment. The CFO will be expected to combine strong financial discipline with a genuine understanding of the underlying business, working closely with Operations and the wider management team to improve performance, strengthen financial processes and support the company's next phase of development.

The role will have significant exposure to the Private Equity shareholder, with responsibility for providing accurate and insightful financial information, supporting value creation initiatives and contributing to strategic decisions.

Key Responsibilities

Finance Leadership & Strategy

• Lead and develop the overall Finance function, ensuring robust financial governance and high-quality financial information.

• Take ownership of the company's financial strategy and performance in partnership with the CEO and senior leadership team.

• Oversee Accounting, Controlling, Treasury, Tax and Financial Planning & Analysis.

• Ensure accurate and timely monthly, quarterly and annual reporting.

• Develop and manage the annual budget, business plan and rolling forecasts.

• Provide management with clear analysis of financial and operational performance, highlighting risks, opportunities and corrective actions.

• Drive continuous improvement across Finance processes, systems and controls.

Industrial Finance & Performance

• Develop a strong understanding of the economics of the manufacturing business and its key performance drivers.

• Monitor and improve margins, production costs, working capital, inventory and cash flow.

• Partner closely with Operations to improve financial visibility and operational performance.

• Strengthen cost accounting, management reporting and KPI frameworks.

• Support investment decisions through robust financial analysis and business cases.

• Identify opportunities to improve profitability, efficiency and cash generation.

Private Equity & Value Creation

• Act as a key financial partner to the Private Equity shareholder.

• Lead and coordinate regular investor and board reporting.

• Provide transparent analysis of business performance against budget, business plan and value creation objectives.

• Support the development and execution of the company's value creation plan.

• Contribute to strategic initiatives, including potential M&A, investments, restructuring or other corporate development activities.

• Ensure Finance is equipped to support the company's growth and future evolution.

Team & Organisation

• Lead, develop and structure the Finance team according to the company's growth requirements.

• Establish clear responsibilities, processes and performance standards within the function.

• Build a culture of accountability, business partnership and continuous improvement.

• Work cross-functionally with Operations, Commercial, HR and other senior stakeholders.

What We're Looking For

Must-Haves

• Significant experience in a senior Finance leadership position, ideally as CFO, Finance Director, Group CFO or equivalent.

• Strong background within a manufacturing / industrial environment.

• Solid understanding of financial accounting, controlling, budgeting, forecasting, treasury and cash-flow management.

• Strong experience with industrial KPIs, cost accounting, working capital and profitability analysis.

• Proven ability to work closely with a CEO and senior management team as a genuine business partner.

• Experience producing high-quality reporting for shareholders, boards or other senior stakeholders.

• Strong commercial and analytical mindset, with the ability to translate financial data into clear business decisions.

• Excellent leadership and communication skills.

• Fluent English is preferred.

PE / Transaction Experience

Previous experience in a Private Equity-backed environment is strongly preferred.

The ideal candidate will understand the pace, transparency and reporting requirements associated with PE ownership and will be comfortable working directly with investors on:

• Board and investor reporting

• Budget and business plan processes

• Value creation initiatives

• Cash and working capital optimisation

• Performance improvement

• M&A / add-on acquisitions

• Strategic financial planning

Candidates coming from a strong industrial finance background with relevant exposure to shareholders, investors, M&A or transformation environments will also be considered.

The Ideal Profile

We are looking for a CFO who is both strategic and hands-on.

This is not a role for a purely corporate Finance executive operating at a distance from the business. The successful candidate will be comfortable going into the detail when required, understanding manufacturing economics and working directly with operational teams, while also being able to engage confidently with the CEO, Board and Private Equity investors.

The ideal profile combines:

• Strong financial and technical foundations

• Industrial / manufacturing experience

• Commercial and operational understanding

• PE mindset and shareholder exposure

• Strong leadership capabilities

• A pragmatic, hands-on approach

• Ability to operate in a growing and evolving organisation

What We Offer

• €80,000–120,000 gross annual salary, depending on experience and seniority

• Annual Bonus / MBO

• Long-Term Incentive (LTI)

• Senior leadership position within a Private Equity-backed industrial business

• Direct exposure to the CEO, senior management and PE shareholder

• Significant scope to influence the Finance function and wider business performance

• Opportunity to contribute to the company's next phase of growth and value creation

Location: Vicenza, Veneto

Senior Brand & Communications Lead – International

The Role

We are looking for a senior communications and brand professional to lead the international evolution of a fast-growing technology company operating across multiple European markets.

The company is already established across several EU markets, with a growing customer base and an ambitious international expansion plan. The communications function now needs someone who has already managed brand and communications across different European markets, someone who can take a brand voice that has worked in one country and reshape it so that it carries credibility and consistency across multiple markets, without losing its distinctive identity.

The foundations are already in place: a strong product, an established content presence and significant traction with professional customers. The next step is to build one confident international voice, together with the systems and processes required to scale communications as new markets are added and the team grows.

You will set editorial and brand direction, define and evolve the company's tone of voice for a multi-market, multilingual audience, and work closely with senior leadership, Marketing, Product and Sales to ensure that everything published builds credibility, engagement and brand equity.

What You'll Do

Brand & International Communications

• Own the brand and communications strategy across multiple European markets, with full accountability for strategy, execution, measurement and continuous improvement.

• Define and evolve the company's editorial voice as the business scales, ensuring consistency across languages, cultures and markets.

• Adapt and localise brand messaging rather than simply translating content from one market to another.

• Build and maintain relationships with relevant media, journalists and influencers across key European markets.

• Identify and manage KOL (Key Opinion Leader) partnerships with senior professionals who can strengthen the company's credibility locally and internationally.

• Monitor and report on brand, content and social media performance, understanding what is working market by market and identifying areas for improvement.

Content Creation & Editorial

• Develop and execute a high-quality organic content strategy across multiple channels, including LinkedIn, company blog, newsletters, case studies, thought leadership, social media and press materials.

• Create content for sophisticated, professional audiences, maintaining a high standard of editorial quality and credibility.

• Write at native or near-native level in at least one core market language, alongside strong professional English.

• Develop an organisational approach to adapting and localising content across markets, taking into account language, tone, cultural context and local professional environments.

• Commission, manage and quality-control content produced by external contributors, agencies, translators and AI tools.

AI-Augmented Ways of Working

We are looking for someone who sees AI as more than a shortcut and can develop a lean, AI-augmented communications function capable of producing high-quality content at scale across multiple markets.

• Design and document repeatable AI-assisted workflows for ideation, drafting, translation and localisation.

• Establish clear principles around what AI can support and what should remain human-led.

• Ensure that the use of AI never compromises editorial quality, accuracy or brand credibility.

Cross-functional Collaboration

• Work closely with senior leadership and Marketing to align communications with product launches, commercial initiatives and key company milestones.

• Collaborate with Performance Marketing on content-to-conversion initiatives, including SEO, lead magnets, landing pages and social media.

• Partner with Sales and Product Marketing to develop case studies, testimonials and customer stories across different markets.

• Coordinate customer outreach and marketing permissions where required.

• Ensure that communications and brand activity support broader commercial and growth objectives.

What We're Looking For

Must-Haves

• 7+ years of experience in communications, brand or content, with demonstrated ownership of both strategy and execution.

• Proven experience scaling a brand and communications function across multiple countries or international markets.

• A track record of shaping or reshaping a brand's tone of voice as a company grows, rather than simply maintaining an established brand identity.

• Strong writing and editorial skills, with experience communicating to sophisticated and discerning professional audiences.

• Fluency in at least two European market languages — Italian, German, Spanish or French, alongside strong professional English.

• Experience managing content and messaging across languages and markets, including markets where you may not personally speak the local language.

• Experience building, managing or growing a content and communications team.

• Experience working with external contributors, translators, agencies and other third-party partners.

• A clear and considered approach to incorporating AI tools into editorial and communications workflows.

• Confidence operating within a fast-growing, multi-market environment, with the ability to set direction, work independently and make sound decisions with limited resources.

• Strong ownership mentality and the ability to operate strategically while remaining hands-on with execution.

Nice-to-Haves

• Previous experience in Legal Tech, B2B SaaS, Technology, or another trust-sensitive professional-services environment.

• Existing relationships with European media, journalists, influencers or KOLs within professional or legal sectors.

• Experience launching or repositioning a brand across new international markets.

• Experience working within a high-growth scale-up environment.

What We Offer

• Compensation: €75,000–90,000 OTE equivalent for the Milan market.

• Equity: Meaningful equity package aligned with the seniority and scope of the role.

• International scope: Responsibility for brand and communications across multiple European markets.

• Team retreats & off-sites: Dedicated opportunities to collaborate, connect and work together outside the day-to-day environment.

The Opportunity

This is an opportunity to take ownership of an international brand and build the communications infrastructure required for its next stage of growth.

The successful candidate will have significant autonomy and visibility, with the opportunity to shape brand positioning, editorial standards, international communications and the development of the wider content function.

Head of Corporate Development

Confidential | Wealth Management | United States

Phipps Cameron is partnering with a leading, private equity-backed wealth management firm to appoint a Head of Corporate Development.

The business is a scaled, established RIA with approximately $38bn+ in AUM, a national footprint, and a strong track record of organic growth. Having built significant scale organically, the firm is now looking to accelerate M&A as a complementary growth channel and is seeking a senior corporate development leader to build and lead this strategy.

This is a highly visible role working directly with the President, CEO, COO, private equity sponsor and Board. The successful candidate will take ownership of the M&A agenda, with a particular focus on building a proactive origination engine and developing long-term relationships with RIA owners, founders and advisor teams.

This is not a high-volume acquisition strategy. The focus is on identifying a select number of high-quality transactions with strong strategic, financial and cultural alignment that can make a meaningful contribution to the continued growth of the platform.

Key Responsibilities

• Own and execute the firm's corporate development and M&A strategy.
• Build a proactive and increasingly proprietary pipeline of acquisition opportunities across the U.S. wealth management market.
• Develop trusted relationships with RIA founders, business owners, advisors and relevant intermediaries.
• Lead opportunities from initial origination through valuation, diligence, negotiation, structuring and execution.
• Assess potential transactions across strategic fit, financial attractiveness, cultural alignment and execution risk.
• Prepare investment cases and recommendations for senior leadership, the private equity sponsor and Board.
• Support the recruitment of high-quality advisor teams as part of the firm's broader growth strategy.
• Provide ongoing market intelligence around valuations, competitive dynamics and consolidation across the RIA landscape.
• Partner closely with internal finance, operations, legal and integration teams throughout the transaction lifecycle.

Candidate Profile

We are interested in individuals who combine strong M&A capability with genuine origination and relationship-building experience.

Relevant backgrounds could include corporate development within wealth management or financial services, private equity, investment banking, RIA business development, or adjacent sectors with similarly fragmented and relationship-driven M&A markets, including insurance brokerage.

Candidates should demonstrate:

• A strong track record of originating and/or executing M&A transactions.
• Experience within wealth management, RIAs, insurance brokerage or adjacent financial services.
• An established network and the credibility to develop senior relationships with founders and business owners.
• Strong financial, valuation and transaction skills.
• Commercial judgment and the ability to identify opportunities beyond formally marketed processes.
• The ability to operate autonomously while partnering effectively with a senior executive team and sophisticated private equity sponsor.
• An entrepreneurial, relationship-led approach with a focus on transaction quality rather than volume.

Location

The business is headquartered on the West Coast, with Los Angeles preferred, although candidates can be based anywhere in the United States for the right individual.

This represents an opportunity to take ownership of M&A within an established, high-growth wealth management platform, with significant capital, senior-level sponsorship and substantial opportunity to build out its inorganic growth strategy.

Group Chief Financial Officer

Reporting to: Group CEO

Exposure: High interaction with shareholders, Board, senior leadership and operational stakeholders across a Pan-European group

Business Overview

London-headquartered, PE-backed Pan-European blue-collar business services group with approximately £200m of revenue and operations across multiple European markets.

The Group operates within a fragmented sector and is pursuing an ambitious buy-and-build strategy, with further acquisitions planned to accelerate growth, expand geographic coverage and increase market share.

Role Context

This is a senior Group CFO role within a complex, acquisitive Pan-European platform. The CFO will play a central role in shaping and executing the Group's growth strategy, working closely with the CEO, Board and shareholders across M&A, integration, performance improvement, financing and exit planning.

The role requires an experienced PE-backed CFO who can operate effectively across multiple jurisdictions and businesses, balancing strategic leadership with strong commercial and financial oversight.

Key Responsibilities

• Strategic leadership: Partner with the Group CEO and Board to develop and execute the Group's growth strategy, with particular focus on organic growth, M&A and value creation.

• Buy-and-build: Lead the financial strategy and execution of the Group's acquisition programme, including evaluation, due diligence, funding, transaction structuring and integration.

• Exit leadership: Lead the finance workstream for a future exit, including shareholder reporting, preparation for sale, financial due diligence, equity story development and engagement with prospective investors.

• Pan-European finance: Oversee a complex, multi-country finance function across multiple jurisdictions, currencies, legal entities and reporting frameworks.

• Performance management: Establish robust Group reporting, forecasting and KPI frameworks, providing the CEO and Board with clear insight into performance, profitability and value creation.

• Integration: Drive the financial and operational integration of acquired businesses, including systems, processes, reporting, controls and organisational structure.

• Commercial finance: Act as a key commercial partner to the CEO and operational leadership, supporting pricing, margin improvement, investment decisions and broader business performance.

• Finance transformation: Continue to professionalise and scale the Group finance function, improving processes, systems, controls and reporting as the business grows.

• Stakeholder management: Build strong relationships with the Board, PE shareholders, lenders, advisers and senior operational leaders across the Group.

• Team leadership: Lead, develop and structure a high-performing international finance team capable of supporting continued acquisition-led growth.

Candidate Profile

Looking for an experienced PE-backed Group CFO with a proven track record of leading businesses through significant growth, acquisition and exit cycles.

Key attributes:

• Significant experience as a Group CFO / divisional CFO within a PE-backed environment

• Proven track record of leading or materially contributing to successful exits

• Extensive experience executing a buy-and-build / acquisition strategy

• Strong M&A experience spanning origination, due diligence, transaction execution and post-deal integration

• Experience operating within a complex Pan-European / multi-country environment

• Background in blue-collar, industrial, facilities, infrastructure, field-based or business services

• Strong commercial orientation with experience driving EBITDA growth, margin improvement and value creation

• Comfortable operating across multiple entities, jurisdictions, currencies and regulatory environments

• Credible Board and PE shareholder-level presence

• Strong leadership capability, with experience building and developing international finance teams

• Able to operate strategically with the CEO and shareholders while maintaining sufficient attention to operational and financial detail

• Experience preparing an organisation for, and leading finance through, a PE transaction or exit process

Group Financial Controller

Reporting to: Group FD and CFO
Exposure: High interaction with C-SUite

Business Overview

UK based, PE-backed specialist insurance group with 350,000+ policyholders and multiple operating businesses across insurance broking, underwriting and direct distribution.

The Group has expanded from niche personal lines into commercial and digitally focused insurance, with an active acquisition strategy aimed at significantly increasing the scale of the business over the coming years.

Role Context

This is a senior Group Controllership role within a growing, acquisitive insurance platform. The successful candidate will take ownership of the Group's financial control environment and lead the integration of acquired businesses into the wider finance function.

The role combines hands-on financial controllership, team leadership and acquisition integration, with significant interaction across finance and the wider business.

Key Responsibilities

• Financial control: Own the Group's financial control environment, ensuring robust processes, controls, governance and month-end reporting.

• Acquisition integration: Lead the financial integration of acquired businesses, including group reporting, systems, processes, controls and policies.

• Team leadership: Lead and develop a finance controllership team of c.15, providing direction, coaching and performance management.

• Process improvement: Identify opportunities to standardise, automate and improve finance processes across the Group.

• Technical finance: Provide technical and commercial input into wider finance projects and strategic initiatives.

• Senior stakeholder management: Partner closely with senior finance, operational and business stakeholders to support continued Group growth.

• Tax & treasury: Provide oversight and input across tax and treasury alongside core controllership responsibilities.

Candidate Profile

Looking for an experienced insurance finance / controllership leader who can operate at Group level while maintaining a strong grip on the detail.

Key attributes:

• Significant insurance sector experience

• Strong financial controllership background within a complex, multi-entity environment

• Proven experience leading and developing large finance teams

• Strong understanding of financial controls, governance and reporting

• Experience with acquisition integration

• Exposure to tax and/or treasury

• Strong technical and commercial finance capability

• Comfortable operating strategically while remaining hands-on when required

Finance Director – AI Division

Reporting to: Division CFO
Exposure: Very high / daily interaction with Global C-suite, investors and senior business leaders

Business Overview

London Headquartered, PE-backed industrial software and AI business with £1.5bn revenue, £1bn ARR and 6,000+ employees globally with operations in more than 90 countries. The business is experiencing strong growth, with ARR and cloud revenue both growing at c.25% YoY.

The AI Division is a strategically important growth area, comprising 6–7 product groups, each with its own P&L and senior product leader.

Role Context

This is a senior Strategic Finance role within a high-performing, low-ego and highly collaborative environment. The successful candidate will take significant day-to-day ownership of the Division's finance agenda, working closely with the CFO, Strategic Finance leadership and wider C-suite.

The role offers substantial autonomy and is intended to provide a natural successor / second-in-command within the Strategic Finance function.

Key Responsibilities

• AI Division / P&L ownership: Partner with product leaders across 6–7 businesses on performance, investment decisions, growth opportunities and P&L management.
• Strategic finance: Own forecasting, month-end financial review and performance analysis, remaining close enough to the detail to ensure numbers and outputs are robust.
• Board & C-suite reporting: Lead the financial narrative for the AI Division, producing high-quality Board and senior leadership materials and clearly articulating performance, outlook and strategic priorities.
• Capital markets: Support equity, financing and other corporate events, including investor materials, Q&A preparation, data rooms and analytical work.
• Investor / lender engagement: Contribute to reporting and communications with PE sponsors, institutional investors, lenders and rating agencies.
• Capital allocation & ROI: Drive disciplined investment decisions across the AI portfolio, tracking returns and holding business leaders accountable for outcomes.
• Team leadership: Lead a lean Strategic Finance team, currently comprising two offshore analysts, while developing the function and ensuring high-quality outputs.
• AI-enabled finance: Identify opportunities to automate and improve finance processes using AI and emerging technology.

Candidate Profile

Looking for a commercially minded Strategic Finance leader who can operate confidently at C-suite and investor level while maintaining strong technical grip over the detail.

Key attributes:

• Strong capital markets / PE fluency
• Excellent financial reporting and analytical capability
• Able to build and communicate a compelling financial narrative
• Comfortable operating with significant senior-level exposure
• Strong stakeholder and upward-management skills
• High ownership and autonomy
• Experience leading lean, high-performing teams
• Commercial approach to capital allocation and ROI
• Curiosity and a genuine interest in applying AI and automation to finance
• Comfortable operating in a fast-paced, high-growth technology environment

Group CEO (m/f/d)

Start: Immediately
Location: Flexible across Europe, ideally Nordics or Benelux - with regular international travel
Salary: Competitive package
Reporting to: Shareholders & Advisory Board

The Role

Our client is an internationally active IT Services business and entering its next phase of growth and international expansion.

The Group CEO will lead the overall strategy and commercial development, drive operational excellence, scale the organisation and oversee the integration of acquisitions.

Your Profile

• Senior executive experience in an international IT Services / technology services business

• Deep understanding of the IT Services industry and its commercial dynamics

• Ideally experience in a Private Equity-backed or buy-and-build environment

• Strong commercial and sales orientation with excellent stakeholder management skills

• Proven track record in scaling organisations, professionalising processes and driving performance

• Hands-on, entrepreneurial leadership style with international experience

• Excellent English; German is advantageous

This is a high-impact leadership role with significant autonomy and responsibility for the Group’s continued growth and value creation.

Title: Head of Finance

Reports To: Chief Financial Officer (CFO)

Location: Sweden (Multiple Regional Office Options / Flexible Hybrid)

Industry: B2B Software, SaaS & Financial Solutions

Position Overview

Our client is a market-leading Nordic technology platform providing mission-critical business software and integrated financial solutions.

We are seeking an operational, highly analytical Head of Finance to serve as a key lieutenant to the Chief Financial Officer. Sitting on the CFO Leadership Team, you will bridge strategic vision with operational execution—leading functional finance teams across Accounting, FP&A, and Business Intelligence, while building a scalable financial engine to drive long-term value creation.

Key Responsibilities

• Executive Leadership & Strategic Support: Take an active seat on the CFO Leadership Team, contributing to cross-functional strategy, governance, and board-level reporting packages.

• SaaS Unit Economics & Commercial Steering: Partner with FP&A and BI to track, model, and optimize core recurring revenue metrics (ARR/MRR, Churn, LTV, Net Revenue Retention, and Gross Margins).

• Planning & Forecasting: Direct annual budgeting, rolling operational forecasts, and multi-year strategic financial modeling.

• Team Management & Development: Lead, mentor, and scale functional team leads across Accounting, FP&A, and Business Intelligence.

• AI & Modernization Agenda: Drive the adoption of modern finance technology, automated workflows, and predictive analytics across core finance functions.

• Financial Operations & Control: Oversee monthly/annual closing processes (IFRS, revenue recognition/subscription accounting), cash flow management, working capital, and external audit relationships.

Candidate Profile & Qualifications

• Leadership Experience: 5+ years of progressive financial leadership experience (e.g., Senior Controller, FP&A Lead, Finance Director, or Head of Finance) with a track record of direct people management.

• Domain Expertise: Deep fluency in subscription/SaaS business models, recurring revenue accounting, and complex unit economics. Experience in fintech, transactional platforms, or private equity-backed environments is highly preferred.

• Systems & Analytics Fluency: Advanced command of modern ERP environments, BI platforms, data automation tools, and automated close processes.

• Education: Degree in Business Administration, Finance, Accounting, or a related field (Master’s preferred).

• Language Skills: Professional fluency in Swedish and English (written and spoken) is required.

Job Title: Interim Financial Controller

Location: On-site near Frankfurt

Industry: Global Industrial Equipment

Languages: Business Fluent German and English (both required daily)

Role Summary

This hands-on senior finance leadership role combines group-level accounting and consolidation with plant-level operational controlling. Reporting directly to global finance leadership, you will oversee reporting integrity across European entities up to the international parent company while remaining closely connected to daily manufacturing operations.

Key Responsibilities

• Lead month-end, quarter-end, and year-end close processes for all European legal entities, including consolidation and intercompany reconciliations.

• Prepare group reporting packages under US GAAP to meet parent company standards and deadlines.

• Ensure local statutory compliance (German HGB) and manage relationships with external auditors and tax advisors.

• Manage plant controlling and cost accounting: standard costing, variance analysis, inventory valuation, work-in-progress (WIP), and margin analysis.

• Partner with operations, engineering, and sales teams on operational budgeting, forecasting, and commercial business cases.

• Optimize internal controls, financial systems, and close reporting cycles across all regional entities.

• Act as a strategic finance partner to local management and serve as the main interface to global finance leadership.

Required Qualifications & Experience

• Experience: 15+ years of progressive accounting and controlling experience, with substantial time spent in a manufacturing environment.

• Manufacturing Finance: Proven track record in plant controlling, including hands-on experience with standard costing, absorption, and variance analysis.

• Accounting Standards: Strong practical knowledge of US GAAP (for parent company reporting) and HGB statutory compliance.

• Group Reporting: Experience managing group accounting and multi-entity consolidations.

• Languages: Daily operational fluency in both written and spoken German and English.

• Education: Degree in Accounting, Finance, or Business Administration (or regional professional certifications such as Bilanzbuchhalter / certified controller).

Preferred Qualifications

• Experience working within an international corporate structure (e.g., a US-owned German subsidiary).

• Knowledge of IFRS.

• Hands-on experience with mid-to-large enterprise ERP systems (e.g., Oracle ERP or regional manufacturing ERPs).

• Demonstrated track record of streamlining close processes and enhancing reporting capabilities.

Group FP&A Manager | PE-Backed Healthcare Platform

Location: Munich, Germany (Primarily Office-Based)

Ownership: Backed by Tier-1 International Private Equity Investors

The Mandate This is not a conventional controlling role. We are seeking an exceptionally sharp finance professional to join the Group FP&A team of a leading pan-European healthcare platform. Reporting directly to the Director FP&A, you will operate at the intersection of executive decision-making, financial modeling, and operational value creation—moving seamlessly from C-suite and Board-level inquiries directly into underlying data structures and models.

Key Responsibilities

• Build the Financial Story: Develop integrated five-year plans, annual budgets, rolling forecasts, and scenario models across P&L, balance sheet, cash flow, business KPIs, and equity value.

• Hands-on Modeling & Systems: Work directly in Excel and IBM Planning Analytics (TM1) to build driver-based models, data retrievals, reporting logic, and templates. Interrogate source data to ensure full reconciliation and commercial clarity.

• Performance Challenge: Analyze multi-country and Group results, identify variance drivers and forward risks, and constructively challenge country leadership on operational delivery.

• Executive Decision Support: Translate complex financial analysis into crisp recommendations for the CFO, C-suite, Board, and private equity shareholders.

• Strategic & Investment Agenda: Pressure-test business cases, support M&A and value-creation initiatives, and contribute to shareholder and exit-readiness workflows.

• Process Leadership: Drive major planning cycles end-to-end across Finance, Operations, M&A, Procurement, Treasury, and Accounting.

Candidate Profile

• Experience: Minimum 7 years of high-performance experience in Group FP&A, business control, Big 4 Transaction Services / Deal Advisory, Strategy Consulting, Valuation, or Investment Banking.

• Modeling Expertise: Proven track record of personally building decision-grade financial models and working directly with large, complex datasets.

• Systems Proficiency: Advanced Excel and PowerPoint/think-cell capability. Practical experience with structured planning platforms such as IBM Planning Analytics (TM1), SAP BPC, Anaplan, or Oracle HFM.

• Stakeholder Management: Exceptional communication skills with the ability to simplify complex topics, debate assumptions constructively with senior executives, and present confidently to PE shareholders.

• Education: Master’s degree in Finance, Economics, Econometrics, Business Administration, or a quantitative field such as Engineering.

• Mindset: High numerical reasoning, strong ownership, low ego, and a bias for action in a fast-paced environment.

Why Join

• Unmatched Exposure: Direct interface with the Group CFO, C-suite, country leadership, and two major international PE investors.

• Build-and-Shape Mandate: High-impact opportunity to design and improve planning tools, data structures, and financial models rather than simply managing a static reporting cycle.

• Lean, High-Caliber Team: High-visibility environment where individual output directly influences board-level decisions and capital allocation