Head of Finance (m/f/d)

Industry: IT Services & Software (SaaS)
Location: Lower Bavaria (Deggendorf district)
Start: Q1/Q2 2026
Contract type: Permanent employment
Annual salary Range: €140.000 – €160.000 + Equity

A fast-growing SaaS company with around 100 employees and approximately €20 million in revenue was recently acquired and is now entering an exciting new phase of growth and integration. To strengthen the finance function and support the next stage of expansion, we are seeking an ambitious and hands-on Head of Finance who will bring structure, transparency, and strategic direction to a highly dynamic environment.

Key Reasons to Join

• Thrive in a high-growth SaaS and IT services environment, offering exposure to cutting-edge technologies and fast-evolving market opportunities.

• Play a central role in the post-acquisition phase, shaping the company’s financial and strategic roadmap across Europe.

• Enjoy a broad, impactful scope that combines commercial strategy, business partnering, and financial control.

• Work closely with a dynamic CEO and leadership team as a trusted advisor and key decision-making partner.

• Take part in strategic growth initiatives, including upcoming European M&A projects, further acquisitions, and value creation objectives.

• Collaborate with renowned private equity partners with a strong European footprint, providing unique exposure and learning opportunities.

• The role offers a development path toward a future CFO position, with the opportunity to help lead a successful growth journey through to a potential exit.

Your Responsibilities

• Lead all financial management, reporting, and controlling activities, including KPI development and strategic performance monitoring.

• Build and scale robust financial processes to support rapid growth, integration, and cross-border expansion.

• Drive M&A and due diligence efforts, including post-merger integration and future acquisition projects.

• Partner closely with management and investors on financial strategy, forecasting, and operational decision-making.

Your Profile

• Degree in Finance, Accounting, or Economics.

• Several years of experience in finance, controlling, or FP&A, ideally within SaaS or technology companies.

• Background in investment banking, private equity, or a Big Four firm is highly advantageous.

• Strong hands-on mentality, strategic thinking, and excellent communication skills at all organizational levels.

The Opportunity
Our client, a leading global enterprise software group, is seeking a Corporate Development professional for a US-based role supporting their high-growth Enterprise Asset Management (EAM) subsidiary. The business delivers cloud-based solutions that help organizations manage assets, maintenance, and safety processes efficiently. It is on a strong growth trajectory, approaching $100M in revenue, and is positioned as a strategic growth platform within the wider organization.

Role Overview
This is a dedicated, hands-on M&A role focused on strategy, sourcing, and execution. The successful candidate will:

• Own the full deal lifecycle, from pipeline development through diligence, execution, and closing

• Drive M&A strategy aligned with the subsidiary’s growth objectives and broader corporate priorities

• Provide direct strategic insights and briefings to executive leadership

Reporting lines include corporate development leadership and a dotted line to the subsidiary’s senior leadership team. The role also involves close collaboration with the broader corporate development team and provides high visibility across the group. Integration responsibilities sit elsewhere, allowing focus on high-impact deal execution.

Ideal Candidate
The successful hire will have an extensive track record in corporate development and M&A within the SaaS space, ideally with exposure to industrial or heavy-asset sectors. They will demonstrate:

• Significant experience leading end-to-end M&A processes, including strategy development, opportunity sourcing, diligence, negotiation, and execution

• Proven ability to drive growth through strategic acquisitions and partnerships in a high-growth technology environment

• Comfort briefing senior executives and boards, with the ability to distill complex opportunities into clear commercial insights

• Strong financial acumen, commercial judgment, and operational understanding, particularly in industrial or enterprise software contexts

• A proactive, hands-on approach, thriving in fast-paced, high-visibility environments where ownership of outcomes is paramount

Unique Corporate Development role for a seasoned deal lead who can shape the US inorganic growth story for a UK technology portfolio asset. The role will sit in London with the Exco, leading M&A strategy, origination, and execution across the Atlantic — sourcing, executing, and embedding acquisitions that transform the business' footprint in a competitive US tech market.

You will own the full deal cycle:

• Origination – building relationships, mapping the market, and identifying the right opportunities across the US.
• Execution – running processes end-to-end: valuation, structuring, due diligence, negotiations, and Board approvals.
• Value creation – partnering with leadership to design and deliver the post-deal plan: from integration to unlocking revenue synergies and operational improvement.

This is not a supporting role. It’s a seat at the table, working shoulder-to-shoulder with the CEO and CFO, shaping one of the most critical growth levers for the business.

Essential experience: 

• A strong M&A track record - in-house corporate development is essential
• US transaction experience - directly leading processes in the States + bringing advisor relationships 
• A perspective on the US tech market, and growth angles
• The ability to balance sharp execution with commercial creativity 
• Proven magnetism with founder targets
• Gravitas with senior leadership and credibility with US counterparties and advisers

For the right candidate, this is an opportunity to define and deliver the US expansion playbook for a fast-scaling international tech leader.  A truly career-shaping opportunity. 

This is an opportunity for a senior M&A professional who thrives in the thick of live transactions. This individual will take command of deal execution for an acquisitive software business running a UK and Americas-led inorganic growth agenda.

You’ll be the engine room of the deal process - keeping transactions moving, ensuring diligence runs smoothly, models stack up, advisers are aligned, and leadership stays one step ahead. From LOI through to completion and integration handover, you’ll be the one pulling the threads together and driving deals over the line.

The role demands enjoyment of working under pressure, a sharp eye for detail, and the confidence to stand toe-to-toe with internal and external stakeholders who move at pace.

You’ll bring deep execution experience in in-house M&A, and the technical toolkit to build and communicate complex financials, to keep stakeholders on course.

This is a role for someone who wants to deliver deals - if you have led transactions in both the UK and US and know how to operate at pace inside an ambitious, acquisitive organisation, this interim mandate offers a lot to sink one's teeth into.

Head of M&A – Digital Services (Client Role)

Our client, a high-growth, private equity–backed digital services company, is seeking a Head of M&A to lead its inorganic growth strategy in North America. Backed by a leading mid-market private equity fund, the business is scaling rapidly and is looking for a senior M&A leader to partner closely with the CEO, Board, and investors.

The Role
The Head of M&A will be responsible for shaping and executing the company’s acquisition roadmap, driving proactive origination, and leading transactions end-to-end. This is a highly strategic role requiring a balance of vision, execution, and influence. The successful candidate will:

Define and evolve M&A strategy in line with corporate objectives

Originate, evaluate, and prioritize acquisition opportunities

Lead due diligence, financial modelling, and deal negotiations

Manage deal structuring, financing, and documentation

Support integration planning and ensure long-term value creation

Build and nurture external relationships across founders, advisors, and funds

Present strategy and deal cases to the CEO, Board, and investors

Candidate Profile
We are seeking a commercially sharp, strategically minded M&A professional with:

Significant experience in corporate development, investment banking, private equity, or consulting

A proven track record of sourcing, structuring, and executing deals

Strong financial and analytical skills with the ability to challenge assumptions and drive strategic alignment

Experience engaging credibly with Boards, senior executives, and external stakeholders

Exposure to high-growth, PE-backed environments (preferred)

A Bachelor’s degree; MBA or CFA strongly preferred

Opportunity
This is a rare opportunity to join a fast-growing, investor-backed business at a pivotal stage of expansion. The role offers significant exposure to the CEO and Board, with the remit to shape M&A strategy and play a central role in the company’s next phase of growth.

Position: Interim Chief Financial Officer (CFO)
Start Date: Immediate
Duration: 6–9 months (with potential extension or permanent conversion)
Location: Frankfurt, Germany — hybrid, minimum 3–4 days on-site

Our client, a private equity-backed B2B SaaS company headquartered in Frankfurt, is seeking an experienced Interim CFO to provide financial leadership during a critical growth and value-creation phase. The business has a robust recurring revenue base, ambitious international expansion plans, and requires strong financial stewardship to ensure scalability and investor readiness.

The Interim CFO will:

• Act as the financial lead for the PE fund, ensuring timely, accurate, and investor-grade reporting.
• Strengthen finance processes, controls, and governance to meet PE and auditor expectations.
• Oversee SaaS-specific performance reporting (ARR, NRR, churn, CAC/LTV, gross margin).
• Build and lead the finance team, upskilling capability and embedding scalable processes.
• Drive budgeting, forecasting, and cash management disciplines to support growth.
• Partner with the CEO and management team on strategic initiatives, including M&A and exit readiness.
• Manage external stakeholders: investors, auditors, banks, and advisors.

Candidate Requirements:

• Proven track record as CFO or Interim CFO in PE-backed or high-growth SaaS/tech businesses, cumulative 5-8 years' experience.
• Strong expertise in SaaS KPIs, financial reporting, and value creation levers.
• Demonstrated experience in building finance functions, implementing controls, and ERP/BI systems.
• Commercial mindset with ability to partner closely with investors and leadership teams.
• Strong stakeholder management and communication skills; hands-on and delivery-focused.
• Fluent in English and German.

Position: Chief Financial Officer (CFO) – Permanent
Start Date: Q4 2025 / Q1 2026
Location: Hamburg, Germany - hybrid with regular on-site presence

Our client, a lower mid-market B2B SaaS business headquartered in Hamburg and backed by a leading private equity fund, is seeking to appoint its first permanent CFO. The business is scaling rapidly, with a strong recurring revenue base, ambitious international growth plans, and the backing to professionalise its finance function.

This is an outstanding opportunity for an ambitious finance professional to step into their first CFO role. The ideal candidate will bring 5–8 years of robust financial training gained in Big Four, investment banking, or similar environments, combined with exposure to technology or SaaS businesses. The role requires a hands-on, commercially minded leader who can partner with the CEO and investors to drive value creation.

The CFO will:

• Build and professionalise the finance function, introducing processes, controls, and systems appropriate for a PE-backed SaaS growth business.
• Lead financial planning and analysis, delivering accurate reporting, SaaS metrics, and forward-looking insights to management and investors.
• Partner with the CEO and senior leadership to support strategic initiatives, including international expansion and product-led growth.
• Oversee cash management, working capital, and funding requirements to support growth.
• Drive the implementation of scalable systems and tools (ERP, BI, SaaS metric dashboards) to support operational excellence.
• Act as the key financial interface with the private equity fund, auditors, advisors, and other external stakeholders.
• Prepare the business for future value-creation milestones, including M&A and exit processes.

Candidate Requirements

• 5–8 years’ experience in finance, ideally from Big Four audit/transaction services, investment banking, or a fast-growth SaaS/tech environment.
• Strong grounding in accounting, financial analysis, and corporate finance.
• Exposure to SaaS metrics (ARR, churn, CAC, LTV, net revenue retention) and/or subscription-based business models.
• Demonstrated ability to take ownership, build processes, and drive improvement in a high-growth setting.
• Excellent communication and stakeholder management skills, able to partner effectively with both management and investors.
• Fluent in English and German.

• Director of Finance

   

  We're looking for a highly skilled Director of Finance to lead our financial strategy and planning. The ideal candidate will be a key partner to our leadership team, driving financial insights and ensuring profitable growth in our dynamic SaaS environment.

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  Responsibilities

   

  • Financial Leadership: Act as a strategic partner to company leaders, providing data-driven insights to inform critical business decisions.

  • Reporting & Modeling: Oversee all financial reporting and create advanced financial models for scenario planning and risk analysis.

  • SaaS Expertise: Track and analyze key SaaS metrics (e.g., ARR, LTV/CAC) to optimize performance and identify growth opportunities.

  • Team Leadership: Build and mentor a high-performing finance team.

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  Qualifications

   

  • Experience: 7-10+ years in finance, including 3+ years in a leadership role within a high-growth SaaS company.

  • Education: Bachelor's degree in a quantitative field (Finance, Accounting, etc.); MBA or CFA is preferred.

  • Skills: Expertise in financial modeling, strong strategic and analytical abilities, and excellent communication skills.

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  Compensation & Benefits

   

  • Salary: $190,000 - $240,000

  • Total Compensation: This includes potential annual bonuses, equity, and commission.

  • Benefits: Comprehensive package with medical, dental, vision, 401(k) with company match, and flexible time off.