ExecutiveFull TimeEN
About the Company
We are an international, fast-growing Group operating within the experience and leisure industry, delivering complex, design-led projects across multiple global markets. The business combines concept development, engineering, production, and long-term service, with a strong focus on scalability, recurring revenue, and international expansion.
The Group is now entering its next phase of growth and is seeking a commercially driven, hands-on Chief Financial Officer to strengthen business control, financial control, support strategic decision-making, and build a scalable finance function aligned with continued expansion.
About the Role
The CFO will be a key member of the executive leadership team and a close partner to the CEO and COO. This is a commercially driven role where the primary focus is to support, challenge, and improve business, not just manage accounting and reporting.
We are specifically looking for a CFO who is deeply involved in the work, understands the details, takes ownership of execution, and operates hands-on across both finance and the business.
The role operates in a high-paced environment with demanding timelines, requiring strong prioritization skills and the ability to deliver under pressure.
Key Responsibilities
Strategic partner to the CEO and leadership team in all commercial decisions
Act as a business partner first, finance function leader second
Drive profitability, cash flow, and growth
Ensure financial discipline while enabling commercial success
Build structure without slowing down the business decisions
Support pricing strategy, deal structuring, and project evaluation
Actively challenge the business to improve performance and efficiency
Develop a deep understanding of customers, business models, profitability drivers and cash flow dynamics
Lead and structure customer financing solutions, including ECA/EKN-backed financing arrangements
Evaluate project risk and ensure sustainable, profitable deal structures
Maintain strong financial control, reporting, compliance, and governance
Build scalable financial processes, systems, and structures
Ensure strong execution and follow-through across the organisation
Define and execute the Group’s financial strategy
Manage banking relationships and financing structures
Support and lead M&A activities
Who We Are Looking For
We are looking for a commercially driven, hands-on CFO with a strong ability to connect finance with real business impact. You thrive in a fast-paced environment, take ownership, and are comfortable working both strategically and operationally.
We Believe You Have
10 years of proven experience as CFO, Finance Director, or similar
Bachelor´s or master’s degree, preferably in a field of business administration, finance with focus on finance/controlling
Experience in leading a finance function with a number of employees and indirectly reporting controllers
Built scalable financial processes, systems, and structures in growing international multi-entity business
Ability to understand both internal performance and customer business models
Experience from lead and structure of customer financing solutions, including ECA/EKN-backed financing arrangements
Ability to support and lead M&A activities
We Believe You Are
Results-oriented, committed and responsible
Able to connect finance with real business drivers and decisions
Highly analytical, operational and strategic
Highly solution-oriented with a strong bias for action
Strong in prioritisation and able to deliver under pressure
Comfortable in challenging the business and management constructively
Hands-on operator, not a delegating manager
A builder and doer, not a caretaker
Unpretentious
Leading by example through active involvement and execution
Fluent in, spoken and written, Swedish and English
Other Information
Location: Malmö
Employment Type: Permanent
Scope: Full-time
Start Date: After agreement
Travel is a regular part of this role.
Apply for the Position
You apply for the position via our recruitment partner, Management Partners.
We review applications continuously and welcome your submission.
For more information about the role and the recruitment process, please contact:
Jeanett Paludan
+46 709724120
jeanett.paludan@managementpartners.se
