CFO

Michael Page Sweden; Madrid; On-site; EUR 180,000 - 300,000; Full time

Job summary

Michael Page Sweden is seeking a high-impact CFO Iberia to lead strategic financial oversight across the Iberian region, partnering with the CEO and leadership team to drive growth and performance.

The successful candidate will mentor the finance team, oversee budgeting, forecasting, cash flow management, accounting, tax, compliance, and risk management while guiding multi-year planning and finance transformation initiatives.

Qualifications

• Degree in Finance, Accounting, Business Administration, or a related discipline.
• 15-20 years of progressive finance experience, including senior leadership or CFO roles.
• Strong expertise in FP&A, budgeting, forecasting, treasury, and performance management.
• Experience supporting M&A, integrations, corporate development, and investment analyses.
• Strong financial modelling and business case development; leadership of finance teams.
• Experience in an international, matrixed organization.
• Excellent stakeholder management and communication with executives.
• Entertainment, media, or creative industries experience valued.
• Fluent English communication, written and verbal.

Responsibilities

• Lead strategic financial leadership and planning across Iberia.
• Mentor the finance team; oversee budgeting, forecasting, cash flow, accounting, tax, and risk.
• Drive finance workstream for strategic projects, new ventures and partnerships.
• Support capital allocation decisions with financial due diligence and integration support.
• Deliver KPI analysis and investment evaluations to senior stakeholders.
• Lead multi-year planning cycles and finance transformation initiatives.

Skills

Strategic leadership

FP&A

M&A experience

Stakeholder management

Education

Degree in Finance/Accounting/Related

Job description

• High-impact finance leadership role
• Strategic position

About Our Client

International multinational company within the leisure sector

Job Description

The CFO Iberia will provide strategic financial leadership and planning across the region, acting as a key business partner to the CEO and leadership team to support strategic decision-making and business growth. The role will lead, develop and mentor the finance team, while overseeing all aspects of financial planning, budgeting, forecasting, cash flow management, accounting, tax, compliance and risk management.

The successful candidate will drive the finance workstream for strategic projects, new ventures and partnerships, assessing funding requirements and supporting capital allocation decisions. They will also play a key role in corporate transactions, providing financial due diligence, financing solutions and integration support, while delivering insightful KPI analysis and investment evaluations to senior stakeholders.

In addition, the CFO will be responsible for leading multi-year planning cycles, driving continuous process improvement, ensuring alignment with Group accounting, treasury and tax policies, and acting as a key stakeholder in finance transformation initiatives to enhance planning, reporting and overall financial performance.

The Successful Applicant

• Degree in Finance, Accounting, Business Administration, or a related discipline.
• 15-20 years of progressive finance experience, including senior finance leadership or CFO positions.
• Strong expertise in FP&A, financial strategy, budgeting, forecasting, treasury, and performance management.
• Proven experience supporting M&A transactions, integrations, corporate development initiatives, and investment analysis.
• Strong financial modelling and business case development capabilities.Demonstrated ability to lead and develop high-performing finance teams.
• Experience operating within an international, matrixed organization.
• Excellent stakeholder management and communication skills, with the ability to influence senior executives.
• Strong commercial mindset combined with rigorous financial discipline.
• Experience in the entertainment, media, or creative industries would be highly valued.
• Fluent English communication skills, both written and verbal.

What's on Offer

Opportunity to join a leading international organization in a highly visible executive leadership role.