Chief Financial Officer

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

Descrizione del lavoro

An innovative EdTech company in Italy is seeking a Part-Time Chief Financial Officer (CFO) to structure and scale its financial operations and lead fundraising efforts across various projects. The role involves collaboration with the Founder & CEO, strategic decision-making, and ensuring compliance with financial regulations. Candidates should have a proven track record in finance, ideally within startup environments, and experience in fundraising. This position offers a unique opportunity to influence high-level financial strategies in a growing company.

Competenze

• Proven experience as CFO or similar in a startup or scale-up environment.
• Experience in fundraising, including equity and public funding.
• Familiarity with UK and EU startup ecosystems.

Mansioni

• Support in preparing pitch decks and financial plans.
• Join investor meetings and handle due diligence.
• Ensure compliance with financial regulations.

Conoscenze

Financial planning

Fundraising

Budget management

Strategic decision-making

Ability to advise on corporate structure

Descrizione del lavoro

We currently operate:

• A growing EdTech division building AI‑powered language learning solutions.
• Partnerships with companies, schools, and institutions to deliver innovative learning experiences.

We are looking for a Part‑Time Chief Financial Officer (CFO) to help us structure and scale the financial side of the business and to lead our fundraising strategy across all Escape Campus projects.

Role Overview

This is a strategic and hands‑on role.

You will work closely with the Founder & CEO and coordinate with our operations, product, and sales teams.

Key Responsibilities

• Support in preparing pitch decks, financial slides, business plans and data rooms
• Join investor meetings and handle financial & business due diligence
• Budgeting and budget vs. actuals
• Advise on corporate structure, subsidiaries and cross‑country operations (UK, Spain, Italy, Colombia) with our legal/accounting partners.
• Support the CEO in strategic decisions (pricing, product mix, hiring plan, cost optimisation, expansion).
• Ensure compliance with basic financial regulations and good governance practices.

Requirements

• Proven experience as CFO, Finance Director, Head of Finance or similar in a startup or scale‑up (EdTech, SaaS or education‑related sectors preferred).
• Demonstrated experience in fundraising (equity, convertible instruments, grants, public funding, accelerators, etc.).
• Ability to translate numbers into clear strategic recommendations for non‑financial stakeholders.
• Comfortable working with distributed operations across multiple countries and currencies.
• Hands‑on, pragmatic, able to work with limited resources in an early‑stage environment.
• Experience with grant/public funding applications (innovation, digitalisation, education).
• Familiarity with UK and EU startup ecosystems (investors, programs, instruments).