Overview

A broad, high-impact CFO role within a fast-growing, PE-backed international group. As CFO, you will lead Finance, HR and IT at group level, act as a sparring partner to the CEO and shareholder, and prepare the organisation for its next phase, including a potential exit within the coming years.

About the Company

Our client is a fast-growing, international supplier of mounting solutions for audiovisual and IT hardware, such as displays, monitors and AV equipment, serving a wide range of end markets.

Since its acquisition by a private equity investor in 2018, revenue has more than tripled to approximately €50 million and EBITDA has more than doubled. This growth was driven by continuous market share gains, two successful add-on acquisitions and ongoing professionalisation.

The group now consists of three companies/brands, each with a clear positioning and focus on specific channels: office, education and healthcare environments; the professional AV market (public spaces, retail); and custom-made solutions for the international rental, staging and special projects markets. The group employs approximately 160 FTE worldwide, with offices in the Netherlands, the UK and other locations across Europe, the Americas, the Middle East and Asia.

The group has fully in-house product development and serves more than 25,000 resellers worldwide, directly and indirectly, through both two-tier (via IT/AV distributors) and one-tier distribution models. Apart from a small-scale production facility in the Netherlands, production is outsourced.

The ambition is to grow to €75–100 million in revenue by 2030, organically and through further acquisitions. The group is actively open to new add-ons.

The culture is hands-on and entrepreneurial, with limited hierarchy, a lot of mutual consultation and room for personal input: a flat organisation where everyone, including the CFO, still rolls up their sleeves.

Role & Responsibilities

As CFO, you are a member of the management team and report to the CEO. You lead the Finance Managers of the three companies, as well as the HR and IT functions within the group.

You are responsible for Finance, HR and IT at group level and contribute to an efficient, commercially distinctive operation. You work closely with the CEO, an entrepreneur with a strong strategic and commercial focus, and with the shareholder, who is actively involved in acquisitions and financing matters.

This is a hands-on role in which you combine strategic direction with direct involvement in execution.

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Key Responsibilities

Finance & Reporting

• Ensure an accurate, optimal set-up of the administration and financial processes for the group and its companies

• Deliver reliable, timely and uniform internal and external reporting, budgeting, (liquidity) forecasting and annual reporting, including analysis

• Act as first point of contact for the company's financing

Systems & Process Improvement

• Further develop and professionalise Finance, IT and HR processes and systems, including ERP performance, BI tools and the ongoing cloud migration

• Optimise the group structure, including transfer pricing, shared efficiency tools and finance-related operational projects

• Optimise related areas such as insurance and pensions

M&A, Shareholder & Growth

• Support further M&A: assessment and integration of new acquisition targets

• Act as sparring partner to the CEO and shareholder in preparing for a potential exit within approximately two years

• Drive growth towards €75–100 million in revenue by 2030

Leadership

• Provide inspiring, coaching and empathetic leadership to the Finance Managers and the HR and IT functions
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Candidate Profile

We are looking for a professionally driven, hands-on CFO with private equity experience, preferably including an entry and/or exit (M&A), who feels at home in a flat, entrepreneurial, commercial and ambitious international organisation.

Key requirements:

• Extensive experience in a hands-on, broad, end-responsible finance role within an international, preferably industrial or trading group with multiple entities/brands

• Proven experience with professional reporting, consolidation, transfer pricing/intercompany matters and annual reporting

• Knowledge of and experience with ERP systems (preferably Exact) and BI/reporting tools

• Experience managing IT and HR matters from a broad business operations role

• Experience with integrations, migrations and acquisitions

• Experience in a PE-backed environment, preferably including deal processes

Core Competencies

• Hands-on and pragmatic: down-to-earth, execution-focused and not afraid to do operational work yourself

• Entrepreneurial: comfortable in a flat, commercial organisation with limited hierarchy

• People-oriented: communicates easily, professionally driven, with an eye for people

• Broad orientation: energised by the broad Finance/HR/IT scope

• Analytical strength: proactive and results-driven

• Forward-looking: anticipates developments and steers on them in time

Practical Details

• Location: Noord-Holland (HQ); preferably living in the region, with willingness to travel periodically (e.g. to the UK)

• Organisation size: ~160 FTE worldwide

• Revenue: ~€50M

• Reporting line: CEO

• Team: Finance Managers of three companies, HR and IT

• Start date: by mutual agreement, at short notice

What Our Client Offers

• A broad CFO role with end responsibility for Finance, HR and IT

• Direct impact on growth, M&A and value creation towards a potential exit

• Close collaboration with an entrepreneurial CEO and an involved PE shareholder

• A dynamic, international environment with a flat, hands-on culture

Compensation & Benefits

• Salary: €150K – €180K (fixed, full-time)

• Equity participation / exit bonus

• Mobility: lease arrangement

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