CFO, Industrial Manufacturing Company, Linz, Austria

PER; Linz; Vor Ort; EUR 100 000 - 200 000; Vollzeit

Zusammenfassung

A specialized industrial company in Austria seeks a Chief Financial Officer (CFO) to join its executive team. This role involves strategic partnering with leadership, overseeing financial operations, ensuring compliance, and driving digital transformation while managing a skilled finance team. Strong leadership, communication skills, and a solid background in finance are essential for success.

Qualifikationen

• Experience in a senior finance leadership role within an industrial company.
• Fluent in German and English at a professional level.
• Hands-on leadership style with integrity and results-oriented mindset.

Aufgaben

• Lead financial operations including budgeting and reporting.
• Prepare consolidated financial statements ensuring compliance.
• Manage capital allocation and oversee liquidity management.

Kenntnisse

Leadership

Financial Reporting

Stakeholder Management

Risk Management

Strategic Thinking

Team Engagement

Communication Skills

Ausbildung

Outstanding academic background in finance, accounting, economics, or related discipline

CPA, ACCA, or equivalent financial certification

Tools

MS Office

Financial consolidation tools (e.g., LucaNet, SAP)

Jobbeschreibung

About Our Client

Our client is a specialised industrial company with international operations. To support its continued growth and strategic development, the organisation is seeking a dynamic and hands-on Chief Financial Officer (CFO) to join the executive leadership team. The position is based in the greater Linz area of Austria.

What the job involves

• Act as a strategic partner to the CEO and the Board, contributing to the company’s long-term direction, financial planning, and performance monitoring
• Lead all financial operations including group-wide financial planning, budgeting, cash flow forecasting, reporting, and controlling
• Prepare and present consolidated financial statements (HGB and IFRS), ensuring compliance with regulations and financial governance standards
• Maintain strong relationships with key stakeholders and external partners to ensure transparent and credible financial communication
• Oversee external and internal audit processes, tax compliance, and corporate governance practices
• Ensure a robust risk management and internal control framework is in place and continuously improved
• Drive digital transformation and process optimisation across finance, with a focus on scalability and efficiency
• Manage capital allocation, oversee debt and liquidity management, and ensure optimal capital structure in line with shareholder expectations
• Lead and develop a small, highly skilled finance team in a collaborative, non-hierarchical manner
• Represent the company confidently to banks, auditors, regulators, and external stakeholders
• Support business decision-making with strong financial analysis, scenario modelling, and operational KPIs
• Play a key role in M&A activities, strategic projects, and cross-functional initiatives
  
  

Who we are looking for

• Outstanding academic background in finance, accounting, economics, or a related discipline
• CPA, ACCA, or equivalent financial certification is a plus
• Significant experience in a senior finance leadership role within an industrial or engineering-oriented company
• Proven expertise in financial reporting
• Strong grasp of internal controls, risk management systems, and regulatory frameworks
• Hands-on, pragmatic leadership style with the ability to build trust and foster team engagement in a lean organisational environment
• Excellent interpersonal and communication skills; confident public speaker and trusted representative to investors, banks, and analysts
• High degree of integrity, discretion, and a results-oriented mindset
• Strategic thinker with the ability to operate at both executive and operational levels
• Proficient in MS Office and ideally familiar with financial consolidation tools (e.g. LucaNet, SAP, or similar)
• Fluent in German (working language) and English (reporting language) at a professional level