Chief Financial Officer

Escape Campus; Mantova; In loco; EUR 60.000 - 90.000; Part-time

Descrizione del lavoro

An international education group is seeking a Part-Time Chief Financial Officer (CFO) to scale financial operations and lead fundraising strategies across various projects. The ideal candidate will have proven experience in financial roles within startups or scale-ups and strong skills in financial modelling and fundraising. This role requires collaboration with the CEO and teams across multiple countries, ensuring strategic financial decisions are based on clear data analysis.

Competenze

• Proven experience as CFO, Finance Director, or similar in a startup or scale-up.
• Strong skills in financial modelling and forecasting.
• Ability to work with distributed operations.

Mansioni

• Design and maintain financial models for the group.
• Analyse unit economics and improve strategies.
• Lead and structure the fundraising strategy.

Conoscenze

Financial modelling

Fundraising

Strategic recommendations

Cash-flow management

Team coordination

Comfortable with multiple currencies

Descrizione del lavoro

EscapeCampus is an international education group focused on language learning.

We currently operate:

• Languages schools across the UK, Spain, Italy and Colombia (online and in-person)
• Agrowing EdTech division building AI‑powered language learning solutions
• Partnerships with companies, schools and institutions to deliver
  innovative learning experiences

We are now 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 EscapeCampus projects.

Role Overview

This is a strategic and hands‑on role.

We are looking for someone who can:

• Understand the overall business model of EscapeCampus (schools + online + EdTech)
• Take ownership of financial planning, cash‑flow and unit economics
• Lead and optimise our fundraising efforts (VCs, angels, grants, public funds, accelerators)
• Help the CEO make data‑driven decisions on growth, investments, and profitability

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

Key Responsibilities

• Design and maintain the financial model of EscapeCampus Group (P&L, cash‑flow, forecasts, scenarios).
• Analyse and improve unit economics (customer acquisition costs, lifetime value, margins per product / country, etc.).
• Lead and structure the fundraising strategy:
• Identify and prioritise relevant investors, funds and grant opportunities
• Support in preparing pitch decks, financial slides, business plans and data rooms
• Join investor meetings and handle financial & business due diligence
• Implement or improve basic financial processes and reporting:
• Monthly / quarterly reporting
• Budgeting and budget vs actuals
• Cash‑flow management and runway planning
• 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 related education sectors are a plus).
• Strong skills in financial modelling, forecasting and unit economics.
• 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.
• Excellent English (spoken and written).

Nice to Have

• Experience in EdTech, education, or training businesses.
• Experience with grant/public fund applications (innovation, digitalisation, education).
• Familiarity with UK and EU start‑up ecosystems (investors, programmes, instruments).
• Based in Europe or similar time zone.