CFO
Language: Fluent Dutch & English
Our client is a fast-growing Dutch real estate investment platform entering its next phase of growth and institutionalization. The business has built a strong entrepreneurial track record and is now looking to strengthen its leadership team with a Finance Director who can help professionalize the organization while acting as a strategic partner to the CEO, investors, and wider business.
Responsibilities
- Lead and further professionalize the finance function across the organization.
- Oversee financial reporting, budgeting, forecasting, treasury, cash flow management, and financial planning activities.
- Ensure robust financial controls, governance, compliance, and risk management frameworks are in place.
- Act as a strategic business partner to the CEO and senior leadership team.
- Support long-term business planning and help shape the company's growth strategy.
- Build and review financial models, investment cases, and strategic business plans.
- Lead financial analysis relating to acquisitions, investments, disposals, and new business opportunities.
- Coordinate and manage due diligence processes, transaction execution, and post-acquisition integration activities.
- Lead debt financing, refinancing, and lender management processes.
- Support capital raising initiatives and the development of future investment structures and funds.
- Manage relationships with investors, banks, auditors, accountants, tax advisors, and other external stakeholders.
- Take ownership of investor reporting, board materials, and financial communications.
- Drive the continued institutionalization of the business by implementing scalable processes, reporting frameworks, and performance metrics.
- Build, mentor, and develop the finance team as the platform continues to grow.
- Contribute to key strategic projects across the business and support the company in achieving its long-term growth objectives.
Requirements
- Bachelor's or Master's degree in Finance, Accounting, Economics, Business Administration, or a related field.
- At least 15 years of relevant experience within real estate, private equity real estate, investment management, corporate finance, transaction services, strategic finance, or a related environment.
- Strong understanding of financial reporting, business planning, controlling, and corporate finance.
- Experience with acquisitions, M&A, investment transactions, or strategic projects.
- Proven exposure to debt financing, lender management, or capital raising activities.
- Strong commercial mindset and ability to translate financial information into strategic recommendations.
- Excellent stakeholder management and communication skills, with the ability to interact confidently with founders, investors, lenders, and advisors.
- Entrepreneurial attitude and willingness to operate in a fast-paced, ambitious, and evolving environment.
- Hands-on approach combined with strategic thinking capabilities.
- Fluent Dutch and English are required.
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