Chief Financial Officer

Escape Campus; Cagliari; Remoto; EUR 70.000 - 100.000; Part-time

Descrizione del lavoro

An international education group is seeking a Part-Time Chief Financial Officer (CFO) to structure and scale the financial operations. This strategic and hands-on role involves leading fundraising strategies, managing financial models, and advising on corporate structure across multiple countries. Ideal candidates will have proven experience in finance leadership roles within startups, and possess strong skills in financial modelling and strategic recommendations.

Competenze

• Proven experience as CFO, Finance Director, Head of Finance or similar in a startup or scale-up.
• Strong skills in financial modelling and forecasting.
• Demonstrated experience in fundraising across different financing routes.

Mansioni

• Design and maintain the financial model of Escape Campus.
• Lead and structure the fundraising strategy.
• Advise on corporate structure and cross-country operations.

Conoscenze

Financial modelling

Fundraising

Strategic recommendations

Cash flow management

Excellent English

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.