Interim Group Chief Financial Officer
Global Manufacturing Business | PE-Backed | Germany
JA0203
We've been mandated by a leading US private equity–backed, global manufacturing business (c. 2,500 employees, $1.8bn revenue.) The incoming Interim Group CFO will be responsible for stabilising group performance, strengthening short-term liquidity, enhancing banking and lender relationships, and driving a complex cross-border finance transformation across Europe and the US. This role requires a highly commercial, hands-on finance leader capable of navigating debt-heavy structures, improving cash discipline, and rebuilding a high-performing finance operating model within a fast-moving PE environment.
Key Requirements
- Interim CFO or Executive finance leadership background within manufacturing / industrial environments/consumer or relevant sector, ideally experience within special situations.
- Deep understanding of debt structures, refinancing processes, liquidity management and lender engagement, with the credibility to manage complex stakeholder dynamics
- Proven international transformation experience, leading multi-country, multi-site change programmes across Europe and/or the US, withexperience operating at scale (€500m–$2bn+ revenue) within complex, global manufacturing or relevant organisations.
- Track record operating in PE-backed businesses, with strong board-level presence and the ability to partner closely with sponsors on value-creation levers. Fluent in German, with the ability to operate effectively across Germany-based teams and stakeholders.
- Operational finance leadership, including tightening controls, improving working capital, enhancing cash visibility and accelerating month-end close.
- Receptive to international travel and willing to be based from the Group HQ in Germany
