Chief Financial Officer

Privatal is currently mandated by a private equity fund in their search for a Group CFO for an international business headquartered in Italy.

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The business is operating across multiple international sites with a strong market presence and an established buy-and-build track record. Backed by a well-known private equity investor, the company is entering its next phase of growth, with a focus on further international expansion, operational excellence, and strategic M&A.

The Group CFO will act as a key sparring partner to the CEO and shareholders, driving financial transparency, professionalisation, and performance across a complex multi-entity structure. A core part of the mandate will be to build a best-in-class finance function, lead transformation initiatives, and actively support ongoing and future acquisitions.

Key Responsibilities

• Lead the transformation of the finance function into a state-of-the-art, data-driven organisation
• Implement robust financial processes, systems, and KPIs to enhance transparency and decision-making
• Take full ownership of liquidity management, debt structures, and covenant compliance within an LBO framework
• Drive budgeting, forecasting, and reporting processes across multiple international entities
• Act as the primary financial interface to shareholders, lenders, and key external stakeholders
• Support and execute M&A activities, including due diligence, onboarding, and post-merger integration
• Identify and realise operational and financial synergies across the group
• Build and lead high-performing finance and controlling teams across geographies
• Play a key role in preparing the business for a future exit

Ideal Candidate Profile

• Proven experience as CFO (or equivalent senior finance leader) within a private equity-backed environment
• Strong track record in buy-and-build strategies, including integration and synergy realisation
• Experience operating within leveraged buyout (LBO) structures and managing related xdwybme financial complexity
• Demonstrated ability to build and scale finance organisations, including systems, reporting, and BI capabilities
• Hands-on leadership style with the ability to operate both strategically and operationally
• Experience in transformation, digitalisation, and professionalisation of finance functions
• Strong stakeholder management experience with investors, banks, and senior leadership teams
• Background in industrial, manufacturing, or engineering environments is preferred
• International experience, with the ability to operate in a multi-cultural environment
• Fluent in English; additional European languages (e.g. Italian or German) are a plus