Chief Financial Officer CEE | PE-backed
- Warszawa, mazowieckie
- Stała
- Pełny etat
- Leading financial strategy and performance management across CEE markets, ensuring alignment with both regional business objectives and group-level expectations
- Acting as a strategic partner to country Managing Directors and other senior regional leaders, providing commercial insights, challenging business plans, and driving value-based decision-making
- Overseeing finance operations, including accounting and controlling, fostering transparency and robust governance across all countries, with potential to expand the scope to other strategic areas over time
- Ensuring strong working capital discipline, efficient cost management, and optimal liquidity position in a dynamic, multi-entity setup
- Collaborating with Group HQ functions on strategic projects, including potential transaction readiness, while maintaining focus on regional operational priorities
- Continuously adapting style and approach to diverse business cultures and leadership teams, balancing strategic vision with hands-on, pragmatic execution
- Supporting talent development initiatives across the region, actively engaging in group-level talent reviews, workforce planning, and organizational development
- Proven experience as CFO or senior finance leader, preferably in a multinational, matrixed, or industrial B2B environment; exposure to private equity-backed structures is an advantage
- Proven track record of financial leadership across several countries and international markets
- Strong commercial acumen with the ability to partner closely with business leaders, support monthly business reviews, and drive profitable growth
- Demonstrated ability to manage and develop finance teams across multiple countries and cultural contexts
- High emotional intelligence, adaptability, and resilience - able to engage effectively with diverse stakeholders and perform under pressure
- Hands-on, pragmatic approach combined with strategic thinking; comfortable rolling up sleeves
- International mindset and readiness to work in a fast-paced, evolving environment, with strong stakeholder management skills at both regional and group levels
- Fluency in Polish and English is essential
This is a high-impact, strategic, and operational leadership role with strong commercial exposure and direct influence on regional performance and long-term value creation. The CFO will play a pivotal role in maintaining financial discipline, enabling growth, and preparing the business for potential future strategic scenarios, including a possible exit.
- A highly visible, multi-country CFO role with broad regional responsibilities and significant impact on the company's performance and future strategic positioning.
- A unique opportunity to join the CEE Leadership Team as well as the broader group-level strategic leadership team, and co-shape the development of the region by working directly with top regional leaders and group executives
- A competitive executive compensation package, including annual bonus and long-term incentive arrangements aligned with value creation objectives
- A dynamic and entrepreneurial environment, ideal for a finance leader looking to combine strategic influence with operational leadership.
- The role is based in Poland with a hybrid work setup; while there is flexibility to work from Warsaw, the CFO is expected to travel regularly across different locations in Poland to engage directly with local teams and stay close to the business