About our client
Our client is a fast-growing, private equity-backed software platform serving B2B service industries across Europe with € 170 M revenue and 1.000 FTEs. The group develops mission-critical software solutions that help customers digitize and optimize their core business processes, supporting a large and diverse customer base.
Backed by an operationally hands-on investor with extensive value-creation expertise, the business is pursuing an ambitious buy-and-build and scaling strategy and is seeking a hands-on CFO Germany to support the next phase of growth, integration and professionalization.
The CFO will work closely with an experienced leadership team with strong technology, operational and value-creation expertise, reporting directly to the Group CFO. The role is fully remote, based in Germany.
What the job involves
- Acting as the technical finance authority and trusted counterpart to the Group CFO and the German CEOs
- Taking full ownership of accounting, controlling and financial reporting for the German entities
- Responsible for all monthly, quarterly and annual financial statements under HGB — including notes and management report - independently and without external support, in a genuinely hands-on capacity
- Contributing as a member of the German management team of the group's largest entity
- Working confidently and hands-on with DATEV, safeguarding clean, structured and compliant accounting as the foundation for largely automated reporting and analytics
- Strengthening accounting processes and controls from a position of direct technical expertise, driving data quality and accuracy across the finance function
- Driving planning, budgeting and forecasting for the German entities together with the German CEOs, the Group CFO and the VP Accounting, Tax & Treasury
- Supporting M&A activities from a finance perspective, including due diligence and the post-merger integration of acquired companies into group structures and reporting processes
- Building, leading and developing a lean finance team while remaining personally anchored in the operational accounting
- Coordinating with international finance colleagues, auditors, advisors and other external stakeholders to align structures and processes across entities
- Operating in an entrepreneurial, results-oriented and collaborative environment, with occasional travel to company locations
Who we are looking for
- University degree in Finance, Accounting, Business Administration or a related field
- Experienced finance leader with several years in a CFO, Finance Director or comparable role, with a demonstrated track record
- Proven ability to independently prepare complete annual financial statements, including notes and management report
- Strong, applied command of HGB, and audit processes
- Solid tax expertise; a Steuerberater or Wirtschaftsprüfer qualification is a strong advantage
- Skilled, hands-on experience with DATEV in day-to-day accounting is a must have
- Willingness to take on the role of Geschäftsführer,
- Experience leading a small accounting team and developing its technical capabilities while staying personally involved in the numbers
- Experience in a SaaS or software environment as well as exposure to private equity-backed businesses and buy-and-build environments is a plus, but not essential
- Exposure to multi-entity structures and M&A / PMI is advantageous
- Down-to-earth, execution-oriented mindset, equally comfortable with high-level decision-making and hands-on tasks in a lean structure
- Comfortable operating in a fully remote, results-oriented and collaborative finance culture
- Excellent communication skills
- Fluent German and English required
