Chief Financial Officer

Escape Campus; L'Aquila; Ibrido; EUR 40.000 - 70.000; Part-time

Descrizione del lavoro

An international education group is seeking a Part-Time Chief Financial Officer (CFO) to help structure and scale the financial aspects of the business. This strategic role involves overseeing financial planning, cash flow, and leading fundraising efforts. The ideal candidate must have proven experience in similar financial leadership roles within startups or scale-ups, along with strong skills in financial modeling and a comfort with working across multiple countries and currencies. Excellent English communication is essential to support the CEO in data-driven decisions.

Competenze

• Proven experience as CFO, Finance Director, Head of Finance or similar in a startup or scale-up.
• Strong skills in financial modeling, forecasting, and unit economics.
• Demonstrated experience in fundraising (equity, grants, public funding).

Mansioni

• Design and maintain the financial model of Escape Campus Group.
• Analyse and improve unit economics.
• Lead and structure the fundraising strategy.
• Support the CEO in strategic decisions.

Conoscenze

Financial modeling

Fundraising

Strategic recommendation

Budgeting

Cash flow management

Formazione

Experience as CFO or similar in a startup or scale-up

Excellent English (spoken and written)

Descrizione del lavoro

EscapeCampusisaninternationaleducationgroupfocusedonlanguagelearning

Wecurrentlyoperate:

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

WearenowlookingforaPart-TimeChiefFinancialOfficer(CFO)tohelpusstructureandscalethefinancialsideofthebusinessandtoleadourfundraisingstrategyacrossallEscapeCampusprojects.

Role Overview

Thisisastrategicandhands-onrole.

Wearelookingforsomeonewhocan:

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

YouwillworkcloselywiththeFounder&CEOandcoordinatewithouroperations,productandsalesteams.

Key Responsibilities

• 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).

Nice to Have

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