Job Description

Start Date: Immediate / flexible (Q4 2025)
Duration: 6 months (initial, with extension or permanent conversion possible)
Location: Switzerland — on-site presence expected (min. 3–4 days/week)

The Company

Our client is a private equity-backed production and engineering services business headquartered in Switzerland, with operations across Europe and a strong international customer base. The company plays a leading role in sustainability and energy-efficient solutions, helping industrial partners optimise performance and reduce environmental impact.

The Interim CFO will:

• Act as the financial leader on site, partnering with management and the PE sponsor to ensure robust financial governance and transparency.
• Drive reporting and controlling standards aligned with investor requirements, including cashflow, working capital, and KPI tracking.
• Lead the finance team transformation, embedding scalable processes, controls, and compliance structures suitable for international growth.
• Support ongoing strategic initiatives including M&A integration, operational performance improvement, and sustainability-linked reporting.
• Manage relationships with PE investors, auditors, lenders, and advisors, ensuring timely and accurate delivery of financial information.
• Prepare the business for future value creation milestones (refinancing, bolt-ons, or eventual exit).

Candidate Requirements

• Previous experience as CFO or Finance Director in PE-backed industrial, production, or engineering services businesses.
• Strong technical background in finance, reporting, controlling, and compliance; ability to quickly establish discipline in evolving environments.
• Experience with sustainability-linked reporting and/or energy transition sectors is highly desirable.
• Hands-on, pragmatic leadership style with proven ability to mentor finance teams and instil performance culture.
• Strong stakeholder management skills, balancing investor, management, and operational demands.
• Fluent in English and German