Chief Financial Officer – M&A, Carve-out & Growth

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🇩🇪 Germany – Remote

⏰ Full Time

🔴 Lead

💸 Financial Planning and Analysis (FP&A)

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eClear | borderfree

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51 - 200 employees

Founded 2016

🛍️ eCommerce

📋 Compliance

💳 Fintech

eCommerce • Compliance • Fintech

eClear | borderfree is a company that provides certified on-demand VAT and customs content and embedded full-service tax clearing solutions for marketplaces and digital platforms. They focus on automating VAT payment services across EU member states, as well as cross-border customs clearing for countries such as the UK, Switzerland, and Norway. Their solutions include real-time tax determination, compliance monitoring, and automation of VAT filing and reporting, targeting e-commerce businesses operating in Europe.

📋 Description

• Responsibility for the entire finance organization, including Accounting, Controlling, Treasury, and Finance Operations • Active management and support of Mergers & Acquisitions (M&A), as well as integration and transformation projects • Leading and providing operational support for a carve-out from a parent company, including the establishment of standalone finance processes • Establishing, developing, and professionalizing accounting and controlling structures • Ensuring proper financial reporting in accordance with German GAAP (HGB) and responsibility for monthly, quarterly, and annual closings • Responsibility for the preparation and coordination of consolidated financial statements • Implementing, optimizing, and migrating financial and ERP systems, as well as digitizing finance processes • Preparing financial analyses, forecasts, budgets, and business cases to support strategic decision-making • Serving as a trusted financial advisor to the executive management team, investors, and other stakeholders on all finance-related matters

🎯 Requirements

• Several years of experience in senior finance leadership roles, including at least three years as a CFO • Extensive, in-depth professional experience in Finance, Accounting, Controlling, and Corporate Finance • Proven experience in establishing or transforming finance organizations and processes • Knowledge of DATEV and/or SAP • Practical experience with M&A transactions, as well as carve-out or post-merger integration projects • Strong knowledge of financial reporting under German GAAP (HGB), including experience with consolidated financial statements • Experience implementing or migrating financial and ERP systems • Excellent analytical skills, a strong hands-on mentality, and an entrepreneurial mindset • Fluent German and good English skills • Experience in the logistics industry is a plus