Our network
Are you a seasoned finance leader in the Industrials and Manufacturing sector? We are expanding our network of dynamic CFOs and Finance Directors to take on high-impact leadership roles within private equity-backed portfolio companies across the DACH region.
Key responsibilities
- Build and lead a high-performing finance organization in fast-paced, data-driven environments
- Partner closely with management to steer commercial performance, growth initiatives, and profitability
- Oversee budgeting, forecasting, cash flow, and liquidity management, with a strong focus on scalability
- Drive performance management across key e-commerce KPIs (e.g. revenue quality, contribution margins, customer economics)
- Implement and optimize robust reporting structures and real-time dashboards to support decision-making
- Ensure transparent financial steering across multiple sales channels (e.g. D2C, marketplaces, wholesale)
- Strengthen working capital management, including inventory, logistics, and supply chain finance
- Support and challenge marketing and commercial teams on spend efficiency and return metrics
- Lead financial modelling, business planning, and scenario analysis in dynamic growth settings
- Execute M&A transactions and integration initiatives, including platform scaling and buy-and-build strategies
- Shape the equity story and support value creation across the investment lifecycle
- Continuously enhance finance processes, systems, and data infrastructure to enable scalable growth
- Act as key contact for auditors, tax advisors, investors, and other stakeholders
Your profile
- University degree in finance, economics, business administration, or a related field
- Extensive experience as a CFO or Finance Director in consumer, e-commerce, or digital business models
- Proven track record in private equity-backed environments is a strong advantage
- Strong understanding of commercial drivers, unit economics, and performance marketing dynamics
- Experience in working capital optimization, inventory management, and supply chain finance
- Demonstrated success in M&A and post-merger integration; buy-and-build exposure is a plus
- Strong technical finance expertise across controlling, accounting, and reporting
- Hands-on, pragmatic leader with the ability to operate in dynamic and evolving environments
- Strong stakeholder management skills with a commercial and data-driven mindset
- Excellent communication and presentation skills
- Fluency in German and English
If you are ready to explore exciting CFO and FD opportunities and become part of our exclusive finance leadership network, we look forward to hearing from you!
