Chief Financial Officer

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

Descrizione del lavoro

An international education group is seeking a Part-Time Chief Financial Officer to structure and scale its financial operations. The ideal candidate will have proven experience in financial modelling, fundraising, and strategic decision-making in a startup or scale-up environment. This role involves collaboration with the CEO and various teams to optimize financial processes and guide the company's growth across multiple countries.

Competenze

• Proven experience as CFO or similar in a startup or scale-up.
• Strong skills in financial modelling, forecasting, and unit economics.
• Experience in fundraising across various instruments.
• Comfortable with distributed operations across multiple countries.

Mansioni

• Design and maintain the financial model of EscapeCampus Group.
• Lead and structure the fundraising strategy.
• Implement financial processes and reporting.
• Advise on corporate structure and operations.
• Support the CEO in strategic decisions.

Conoscenze

Financial modelling

Forecasting

Unit economics

Fundraising

Strategic recommendations

Multicurrency operations

Hands-on approach

Excellent English

Descrizione del lavoro

EscapeCampus is an international education group focused on language learning.

We currently operate:

• Language schools across the UK, Spain, Italy and Colombia (online and in-person)
• A growing 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, cashflow, 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, cashflow, 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
  • Cashflow 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 education‑related 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 funding applications (innovation, digitalisation, education).
• Familiarity with UK and EU startup ecosystems (investors, programs, instruments).
• Based in Europe or similar time zone.