Group CFO, Private Equity-backed International Leisure Group, Hamburg, Germany
Core
Building a group finance function from scratch for a PE-backed international leisure group across three European markets, acting as a strategic partner to the CEO and supervisory board.
Role type
Group CFO (Builder)
Builds
Consolidated group reporting, planning, controlling, treasury, and a high-performing finance team across multiple territories.
Domain
Private Equity-backed Leisure/Sports (Consumer Platform)
Required skills
Capital structure and balance sheet management, M&A and post-merger integration, ERP implementation and finance transformation, debt and lender management, performance management and KPI frameworks, financial transparency, stakeholder management, international experience.
Preferred skills
Professional accounting qualification (ACA, ACCA, CIMA), Consumer/B2C background, Leisure/Sports/Membership business exposure, German language skills.
Technologies
ERP systems, Data governance tools.
Responsibilities
Acting as key sparring partner to the CEO and supervisory board; Owning consolidated group reporting, planning, controlling and treasury; Managing capital structure and balance sheet complexity; Steering the buy-and-build M&A agenda; Leading group-wide ERP implementation; Driving cost management and margin improvement; Building and developing a high-performing finance team.
Seniority
Senior, hands-on IC
