Interim Chief Financial Officer (CFO)

Evolution Consulting Partners; Bayern; Hybrid; EUR 166,000 - 240,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Hybrid working model

Job summary

Evolution Consulting Partners is seeking an experienced Interim CFO for a PE-backed financial services firm in Central Germany. The role combines day-to-day financial leadership with PE-level strategic input and reporting discipline.

The assignment is 6–9 months with a high potential to convert to permanent, depending on performance and fit. You will operate in a regulated German environment, supporting the CEO and leadership team at pace.

Qualifications

• Proven Interim CFO (or equivalent senior finance leadership) experience.
• Strong track record in PE-backed businesses.
• Background in financial services (insurance, lending, asset/wealth, payments, fintech).
• Experience operating in regulated German environments.
• Comfortable in mid-size organisations (typically €50m-€250m revenue).

Responsibilities

• Full ownership of finance, accounting, controlling, tax, treasury, and reporting.
• Ensure robust monthly, quarterly, and annual close processes.
• Strengthen financial controls, governance, and compliance.
• Oversee audits and manage external advisors (audit, tax, legal).
• Deliver monthly management accounts and KPI dashboards.
• Lead budgeting, forecasting, and re-forecasting cycles.
• Support PE sponsor reporting, covenant compliance, and ad-hoc analyses.
• Prepare and present board materials with clear commercial insights.
• Identify and drive cost optimisation, margin improvement, and working-capital initiatives.
• Improve financial visibility across products, clients, and business units.
• Professionalise finance systems, processes, and ways of working as required.
• Support strategic initiatives such as growth acceleration, refinancing, integration, or exit readiness.
• Lead, stabilise, and develop the finance team.
• Act as a trusted advisor to the CEO and senior management.
• Interface with regulators, lenders, auditors, and PE stakeholders.

Skills

Interim CFO

PE-backed

Financial services

Regulated environments

Board reporting

Job description

Location: Central Germany

Duration: 6-9 months initial

You must have a background in the Financial Services/FinTech or Private Equity Industry

The Business

Our client is a mid-sized, private equity-backed financial services company operating in the German market, with a strong growth and value-creation agenda. The business is established, profitable, and operates within a regulated environment, with ambitions around professionalisation, operational improvement, and preparing for the next phase of ownership.

The Role

The Interim CFO will assume full responsibility for the finance function and act as a key partner to the CEO, PE sponsor, and leadership team. The mandate is hands-on and delivery-focused, combining day-to-day financial leadership with PE-level strategic input and reporting discipline.

There is a clear opportunity for the role to transition from interim to permanent, subject to performance, cultural fit, and longer-term business requirements.

This assignment suits an experienced interim CFO who enjoys operating at pace in PE-backed, regulated environments, and who is open to a longer-term leadership role.

Key Responsibilities

• Full ownership of finance, accounting, controlling, tax, treasury, and reporting
• Ensure robust monthly, quarterly, and annual close processes
• Strengthen financial controls, governance, and compliance
• Oversee audits and manage external advisors (audit, tax, legal)

Private Equity & Board Reporting

• Deliver high-quality monthly management accounts and KPI dashboards
• Lead budgeting, forecasting, and re-forecasting cycles
• Support PE sponsor reporting, covenant compliance, and ad-hoc analyses
• Prepare and present board materials with clear commercial insights

Value Creation & Transformation

• Identify and drive cost optimisation, margin improvement, and working-capital initiatives
• Improve financial visibility across products, clients, and business units
• Professionalise finance systems, processes, and ways of working as required
• Support strategic initiatives such as growth acceleration, refinancing, integration, or exit readiness

Leadership & Stakeholder Management

• Lead, stabilise, and develop the finance team
• Act as a trusted advisor to the CEO and senior management
• Interface with regulators, lenders, auditors, and PE stakeholders

Candidate Profile

Experience

• Proven Interim CFO (or equivalent senior finance leadership) experience
• Strong track record in PE-backed businesses
• Background in financial services (e.g. insurance, lending, asset/wealth management, payments, fintech)
• Experience operating in regulated German environments
• Comfortable in mid-size organisations (typically €50m-€250m revenue)

Skills & Attributes

• Hands-on, pragmatic, and delivery-oriented
• Strong understanding of PE value-creation levers and reporting expectations
• Confident operating at board and sponsor level
• Open to an interim-to-permanent transition

Language

• Fluent German and English (essential)
• Interim/freelance engagement, with option to convert to permanent
• Competitive senior interim CFO day rate
• Hybrid working model, with regular on-site presence in Central Germany