CFO

Selby Jennings; Utrecht; On-site; EUR 180,000 - 260,000; Full time

Job summary

Selby Jennings is seeking a Finance Director in the Netherlands to lead and professionalize the finance function, enhance governance, and partner with the CEO on strategy and capital decisions.

You will oversee reporting, budgeting, and forecasting, manage treasury and risk, and drive financial planning for growth, acquisitions, and new investment platforms.

Qualifications

• Bachelor's or Master's degree in Finance, Accounting, Economics, Business Administration, or a related field.
• 15+ years of relevant experience within real estate, private equity real estate, investment management, corporate finance, transaction services, strategic finance, or a related environment.
• Strong understanding of financial reporting, business planning, controlling, and corporate finance.
• Experience with acquisitions, M&A, investment transactions, or strategic projects.
• Proven exposure to debt financing, lender management, or capital raising activities.
• Strong commercial mindset and ability to translate financial information into strategic recommendations.
• Excellent stakeholder management and communication skills, with the ability to interact confidently with founders, investors, lenders, and advisors.
• Entrepreneurial attitude and willingness to operate in a fast-paced, ambitious, and evolving environment.
• Hands-on approach combined with strategic thinking capabilities.

Responsibilities

• Lead and professionalize the finance function across the organization.
• Oversee financial reporting, budgeting, forecasting, treasury, cash flow management, and financial planning activities.
• Ensure robust financial controls, governance, compliance, and risk management frameworks are in place.
• Act as a strategic business partner to the CEO and senior leadership team.
• Support long-term business planning and help shape the company's growth strategy.
• Build and review financial models, investment cases, and strategic business plans.
• Lead financial analysis relating to acquisitions, investments, disposals, and new business opportunities.
• Coordinate and manage due diligence processes, transaction execution, and post-acquisition integration activities.
• Lead debt financing, refinancing, and lender management processes.
• Support capital raising initiatives and the development of future investment structures and funds.
• Manage relationships with investors, banks, auditors, accountants, tax advisors, and other external stakeholders.
• Take ownership of investor reporting, board materials, and financial communications.
• Drive the continued institutionalization of the business by implementing scalable processes, reporting frameworks, and performance metrics.
• Build, mentor, and develop the finance team as the platform continues to grow.
• Contribute to key strategic projects across the business and support the company in achieving its long-term growth objectives.

Skills

Financial reporting

Budgeting & forecasting

M&A

Debt financing

Strategic planning

Stakeholder management

Leadership

Commercial mindset

Education

Bachelor's or Master's degree in Finance, Accounting, Economics, Business Administration, or a related field

Job description

Our client is a fast-growing Dutch real estate investment platform entering its next phase of growth and institutionalization. The business has built a strong entrepreneurial track record and is now looking to strengthen its leadership team with a Finance Director who can help professionalize the organization while acting as a strategic partner to the CEO, investors, and wider business.

Responsibilities

• Lead and further professionalize the finance function across the organization.
• Oversee financial reporting, budgeting, forecasting, treasury, cash flow management, and financial planning activities.
• Ensure robust financial controls, governance, compliance, and risk management frameworks are in place.
• Act as a strategic business partner to the CEO and senior leadership team.
• Support long-term business planning and help shape the company's growth strategy.
• Build and review financial models, investment cases, and strategic business plans.
• Lead financial analysis relating to acquisitions, investments, disposals, and new business opportunities.
• Coordinate and manage due diligence processes, transaction execution, and post-acquisition integration activities.
• Lead debt financing, refinancing, and lender management processes.
• Support capital raising initiatives and the development of future investment structures and funds.
• Manage relationships with investors, banks, auditors, accountants, tax advisors, and other external stakeholders.
• Take ownership of investor reporting, board materials, and financial communications.
• Drive the continued institutionalization of the business by implementing scalable processes, reporting frameworks, and performance metrics.
• Build, mentor, and develop the finance team as the platform continues to grow.
• Contribute to key strategic projects across the business and support the company in achieving its long-term growth objectives.

Requirements

• Bachelor's or Master's degree in Finance, Accounting, Economics, Business Administration, or a related field.
• At least 15 years of relevant experience within real estate, private equity real estate, investment management, corporate finance, transaction services, strategic finance, or a related environment.
• Strong understanding of financial reporting, business planning, controlling, and corporate finance.
• Experience with acquisitions, M&A, investment transactions, or strategic projects.
• Proven exposure to debt financing, lender management, or capital raising activities.
• Strong commercial mindset and ability to translate financial information into strategic recommendations.
• Excellent stakeholder management and communication skills, with the ability to interact confidently with founders, investors, lenders, and advisors.
• Entrepreneurial attitude and willingness to operate in a fast-paced, ambitious, and evolving environment.
• Hands-on approach combined with strategic thinking capabilities.