Maryam Salman

Chief Financial Officer – Smart Energy for Real Estate Solution Company, London (Hybrid)

Maryam Salman · May 2, 2023 ·

About the job

Exceptional career opportunity for an experienced finance professional to join as CFO for a London based Smart Energy for Real Estate, Hardware / SaaS solution company which is well capitalised and scaling from 30 FTE – 60 FTE.

The opportunity

The CFO will be a key member of the management team, reporting to the Board and we are looking for an experienced Financial Director / CFO to support the business’ rapid expansion, working closely with the CEO.

As CFO you will play a pivotal role in shaping strategy and direction as one of the leaders of the business. You will be responsible for a whole range of activities from owning and developing the business plan, forecasts and budget to establishing and managing business processes and controls.

On a daily basis you are responsible to:

Manage all finance operations: accounting, payroll, supply chain, legal, tax, and treasury in close cooperation with the CEO and CTO.
Manage third parties to which finance functions have been outsourced.
Monitor cashflow and cash forecasts; manage relationships with banks and service providers.
Support commercial teams with financial insights, models, and business calculations to support commercial activities.

Essential career experience:

5-10+ years of experience in senior finance based roles.
Experience with IoT, hardware and SaaS business models.
Experience of leading at least one fundraise or exit for a start-up/scale-up.
Keen interest in the future of the energy sector and Net Zero.

We have more information to send you regarding a detailed job description and more about this exciting opportunity, if you would like to explore further based on your interest and suitability.

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Chief Financial Officer – Private Equity Fund Berlin, Germany – On-site

Maryam Salman · May 2, 2023 ·

About the job

Exceptional career opportunity for a senior finance professional to join as CFO for a Berlin-based private equity firm that invests in SME / Mittelstand companies in Germany and across The DACH region. The firm manages a fast-growing portfolio of funds and investments, and this CFO opportunity is to lead all finance operations at the firm.

Key responsibilities include:

Work closely with the senior management team on executing the financial strategy of this growing firm.

All reporting and compliance activities as well as managing the relationship with external service providers.

Lead the finance function for the funds, including accounting, reporting, compliance and tax.

Oversee preparation of quarterly investor reporting and financial statements.

Drive fund operations including capital calls as well as tax and regulatory filings.

Oversee cash management and lead liquidity planning for the funds.

Be the main point of contact for external service providers, such as auditors, tax consultants and banks.

Review of legal documents for fund compliance and investments.

Support the investment team during transactions.

Ensure transparent communication with investors and handling of ad hoc investor inquiries.

We are searching for an experienced senior finance professional with a focus on accounting, audit or controlling, with strong analytical skills and attention to detail. Experience working with legal documents, fund administration, transaction advisory or investment controlling would be ideal.

Flexible and hybrid working conditions allowing for a healthy work-life balance. We have more information to send you regarding a detailed job description and more about this exciting opportunity, if you would like to explore further based on your interest and suitability.

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Director of Finance and Operations – eCommerce Mobility Company, Amsterdam, North Holland, Netherland (on-site)

Maryam Salman · May 2, 2023 ·

About the job

Exceptional career opportunity for a Director of Finance & Operations to join a B2C eCommerce mobility company established in 2010, based in Amsterdam and with retail units across Europe.

Working closely and reporting to the CEO as an integral member of the management team, you will be co-responsible for the company to achieve profitable growth and development into a true eCommerce brand. We’re looking for an experienced Finance & Operations Director, with five+ years of experience in managing and growing scale-ups companies ideally in the eCommerce and / or omnichannel domain, preferably in the D2C domain.

The Role

As the Operations Director, you provide the leadership, management and vision necessary to ensure that the company has the proper operational controls, administrative and reporting procedures, people and systems in place to effectively grow the organization and to ensure financial strength and operating efficiency. As the Finance Director, you will be responsible for developing, monitoring and evaluating the overall strategy with the CEO and leaders of business units with emphasis on bottom line performance, working capital and enhancing share and stakeholder value.

Primary responsibilities: Finance Director:

• To deliver value by achieving profitable growth in line with the five-year plan. You define the financial strategy, manage financial capital and communicate capital requirements and implications of business decisions to the CEO and Supervisory Board.

• Improve key business decisions and execution of the business strategy by providing useful financial insights

• Proactively manage cashflow and take the lead in raising additional capital to enable the company to meet sales, working capital, growth, and market share objectives.

• You ensure internal (cost) control mechanisms are in place. You drive gross profit targets and ensure efficient usage of capital and operational expenditures.

Primary responsibilities: Operations Director:

• Together with the CEO you are spearheading the development, communication and implementation of effective (growth) strategies and plans.

• Provide day-to-day leadership and management guidance which mirror the company core values. Support the team in everyday operations with a calming presence, making it easy and fun to operate, smooth out difficulties, listening and supporting stakeholders through change and leading by example

• Motivate and lead a high-performance management team; help attract, recruit and retain required members of the executive team and support in hiring recommendations and execution. Develop personnel policies and ensure that all HR and related functions are properly performed.

• You collaborate with the management team to develop, implement and maintain plans for the operational infrastructure of systems and processes designed to accommodate the growth and bottom-line objectives of the organization. You develop, maintain and guard an effective system architecture and you implement best practices for eCommerce and omnichannel.

• Direct short-term and long-term planning and budget development with the team to support strategic business goals.

• You implement financial reporting processes and ensure timely reporting internally to the team as well as externally towards the Supervisory Board, shareholders and stakeholders.

• Manage key relations like banks, supervisory board, shareholders, key suppliers, and other key stakeholders.

• You structure, negotiate, and finalise (purchase and legal) agreements.

We have more information to send you regarding a detailed job description and more about this exciting opportunity, if you would like to explore further based on your interest and suitability.

Director of Customer Success- Utility & Energy SaaS company – Spain (Remote)

Maryam Salman · May 2, 2023 ·

About the job

Exceptional career opportunity for an experienced Customer Success professional to join a global cloud-based meter data management cloud solutions company in the Utility and Energy sector. We are searching for a Customer Service Director who wants to work in a dynamic environment with varied tasks and responsibilities, which includes leading complex projects with many different stakeholders, from the people in the project up to the executive level. For the first eighteen months this will be a standalone role with the opportunity to then build a team. The Customer Success Director will have a technical background, an understanding of mission critical Enterprise SaaS solutions and ideally have experience of working with grid or with energy retailers in Spain and Portugal. Ideally the customer success director is based in Portugal or Spain, close to our key customers.

Key Responsibilities:

● Develop trusted relationships with decision markers with each assigned customer and work as the lead point of contact. Understand each customer’s strategic goals to make tactical recommendations based on the business service offering.

● Gather valuable feedback for continual product improvements.

● Maintain expertise on industry trends/practices and competitive landscape.

● Play a critical communications role by regularly interacting with customers.

● Lead cross-functionality to drive customer success and work with internal teams to balance, meet and exceed customer perceptions and expectations on all levels.

● Partner with the internal sales team to develop a plan for customer success and expansion for each customer to achieve growth goals. Identify up-sell service extensions sales opportunities and communicate any potential risks that would threaten renewal.

Ideal career experience:

● 5-8+ years’ proven career experience in Customer Success for an Enterprise SaaS company.

● Strong understanding of the business processes of grid and energy retailers.

● An analytically minded professional with excellent planning & communication skills who acts as a trusted adviser and partner to our large account customers while maximising the business’s value proposition

● Excellent interpersonal communication skills. A good listener and advisor who can bring people together.

● Self-motivated, has a hands-on mentality and eager to exceed expectations.

● English written and verbal language and either Spanish or Portuguese written and verbal language.

● Solid educational background.

If you are potentially open to consider this career opportunity, we have full job description to send you a more about the company including a link to their website to review.

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Chief Financial Officer – Network Solutions Company, Utrecht, Netherland (Hybrid)

Maryam Salman · May 2, 2023 ·

About the job

Exceptional career opportunity for an ambitious senior finance professional to join as CFO at a scale up stage network solution company based in Utrecht.

The new CFO has a crucial role in further professionalizing the internal organization to create a strong foundation for further growth. We’re searching for an inspiring leader who can recognize the different interests within the organization and know how to connect with various stakeholders and bring structure.

As a member of the management team, you will be jointly responsible for the execution of the finance strategy and the further growth of the organization. The role involves setting up structures that steer this growth in the right direction and to realize operational excellence of the supporting processes while keeping the strength of the entrepreneurial climate intact. Together with the finance, IT, legal, HR and fleet management team, the CFO defines and develops systems, processes and structures and coordinates these with those directly involved to achieve the desired improvements.

The activities include the following:

● Build and manager the finance function and oversee facility, legal, HR and fleet management departments.

● Further design and professionalization of the planning & control cycle, including timely month-end closing, reporting and (steering) management information for the various internal stakeholders and shareholders.

● Expand business control and use of data analytics.

● Optimizing the processes using existing ICT systems (Exact): operational excellence of supporting processes.

● Taking care of internal reporting and external financial reporting.

● Challenging and keeping forecasts sharp and getting the best out of the organization in continuous dialogue with the business managers.

● Monitor the progress of growth planning, commercial forecasts and investment decisions.

● Manage and further build an effective, efficient and high-quality finance team.

● Responsible for continuous monitoring of tax and legal risks of business activities.

● Maintaining external contacts including the bank, tax authorities, accountant, etc.

If you are potentially open to consider this career opportunity, we have full job description to send you a more about the company including a link to their website to review.