Chief Financial Officer

Escape Campus; Asti; In loco; EUR 150.000 +; Part-time

Descrizione del lavoro

A growing international education group is seeking a Part-Time Chief Financial Officer (CFO) to structure and scale their financial operations. Responsibilities include designing financial models, leading fundraising strategies, and supporting the founder in strategic decisions. Ideal candidates will have significant experience as a CFO in startups or scale-ups, particularly in EdTech or similar sectors. This role requires strong skills in financial modeling, forecasting, and excellent English proficiency. The position is based in Italy, with a flexible work structure.

Competenze

• Experience in startup or scale-up environments, preferably in EdTech or SaaS.
• Strong skills in financial modelling and unit economics.
• Demonstrated experience in fundraising through various means.

Mansioni

• Design and maintain the financial model for the group.
• Analyse and improve unit economics across products.
• Lead and structure the fundraising strategy.
• Support the CEO in strategic decisions regarding growth.
• Ensure compliance with financial regulations.

Conoscenze

Financial modelling

Forecasting

Fundraising

Cash flow management

Compliance knowledge

Strategic recommendations

Distributed operations

Formazione

Proven experience as CFO, Finance Director, or similar

Descrizione del lavoro

EscapeCampusisaninternationaleducationgroupfocusedonlanguagelearning

Wecurrentlyoperate:

• LanguageschoolsacrosstheUK,Spain,ItalyandColombia(onlineandin-person)
• AgrowingEdTechdivisionbuildingAI-poweredlanguagelearningsolutions
• Partnershipswithcompanies,schoolsandinstitutionstodeliverinnovativelearningexperiences

WearenowlookingforaPart-TimeChiefFinancialOfficer(CFO)tohelpusstructureandscalethefinancialsideofthebusinessandtoleadourfundraisingstrategyacrossallEscapeCampusprojects.

RoleOverview

Thisisastrategicandhands-onrole.

Wearelookingforsomeonewhocan:

• UnderstandtheoverallbusinessmodelofEscapeCampus(schools+online+EdTech)
• Takeownershipoffinancialplanning,cashflow,anduniteconomics
• Leadandoptimiseourfundraisingefforts(VCs,angels,grants,publicfunds,accelerators)
• HelptheCEOtomakedata-drivendecisionsongrowth,investments,andprofitability

YouwillworkcloselywiththeFounder&CEOandcoordinatewithouroperations,productandsalesteams.

KeyResponsibilities

• DesignandmaintainthefinancialmodelofEscapeCampusGroup(P&L,cashflow,forecasts,scenarios).
• Analyseandimproveuniteconomics(customeracquisitioncosts,lifetimevalue,marginsperproduct/country,etc.).
• Leadandstructurethefundraisingstrategy:
• Identifyandprioritiserelevantinvestors,fundsandgrantopportunities
• Supportinpreparingpitchdecks,financialslides,businessplansanddatarooms
• Joininvestormeetingsandhandlefinancial&businessduediligence
• Implementorimprovebasicfinancialprocessesandreporting:
• Monthly/quarterlyreporting
• Budgetingandbudgetvs.actuals
• Cashflowmanagementandrunwayplanning
• Adviseoncorporatestructure,subsidiariesandcross-countryoperations(UK,Spain,Italy,Colombia)withourlegal/accountingpartners.
• SupporttheCEOinstrategicdecisions(pricing,productmix,hiringplan,costoptimisation,expansion).
• Ensurecompliancewithbasicfinancialregulationsandgoodgovernancepractices.

Requirements

• ProvenexperienceasCFO,FinanceDirector,HeadofFinanceorsimilarinastartuporscale-up(EdTech,SaaSoreducation-relatedsectorsareaplus).
• Strongskillsinfinancialmodelling,forecasting,anduniteconomics.
• Demonstratedexperienceinfundraising(equity,convertibleinstruments,grants,publicfunding,accelerators,etc.).
• Abilitytotranslatenumbersintoclearstrategicrecommendationsfornon-financialstakeholders.
• Comfortableworkingwithdistributedoperationsacrossmultiplecountriesandcurrencies.
• Hands-on,pragmatic,abletoworkwithlimitedresourcesinanearly-stageenvironment.
• ExcellentEnglish(spokenandwritten).

NicetoHave

• ExperienceinEdTech,education,ortrainingbusinesses.
• Experiencewithgrant/publicfundapplications(innovation,digitalisation,education).
• FamiliaritywithUKandEUstartupecosystems(investors,programs,instruments).
• BasedinEuropeorsimilartimezone.