Chief Financial Officer

Off-White; Pianezza; Ibrido; EUR 60.000 - 80.000; Part-time

Descrizione del lavoro

A growing EdTech firm is seeking a Part-Time Chief Financial Officer to manage financial structuring and fundraising strategies. The ideal candidate will have proven CFO experience, deep financial modelling skills, and the ability to operate across multiple countries. This strategic, hands-on role involves improving unit economics and complying with financial regulations. Fluency in English is essential. Location is flexible as the firm operates across various countries.

Competenze

• Proven experience as CFO or similar in a startup or scale-up.
• Strong skills in financial modelling and forecasting.
• Experience in fundraising across different instruments.

Mansioni

• Design and maintain the financial model of EscapeCampus Group.
• Analyse and improve unit economics.
• Lead and structure the fundraising strategy and investor meetings.

Conoscenze

Financial modelling

Fundraising

Strategic recommendations

Unit economics

English proficiency

Descrizione del lavoro

EscapeCampus - Part‑Time Chief Financial Officer (CFO)

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, and partnerships with companies, schools and institutions to deliver innovative learning experiences.

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

Role Overview

This is a strategic and hands‑on role.

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 vs. actuals, cash flow management, 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.

Qualifications & Requirements

• Proven experience as CFO, Finance Director, Head of Finance or similar in a startup or scale‑up (EdTech, SaaS or education‑related sectors 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 startup ecosystems (investors, programmes, instruments).
• Based in Europe or a similar time zone.