Business Unit CFO

• Grow and shape the full financial strategy of a listed orgnazsation
• Strategic financial leadership with hands‑on decision ‑making

Our client is a global industrial organisation with a strong regional and country presence across Europe. The business operates through geographically defined clusters and places a strong emphasis on financial discipline, governance, and value creation. The organization is seeking a Chief Financial Officer Business Unit CFO for the leading business unit of the Group who will act as a key member of the Leadership Team.

The person will provide strategic financial input to decision making, safeguarding financial performance, ensuring compliance with local and international regulations, and embedding a strong risk management culture.

• The CFO will serve as a strategic finance leader and trusted advisor to the CEO and Senior Leadership Team, contributing to business strategy, performance targets, and long‑term value creation.
• Lead all financial aspects of a large‑scale cement manufacturing operation, including cost control, logistics economics, depreciation, and capital‑intensive asset management.
• Oversee consolidated financial reporting, budgeting, forecasting, and performance monitoring across multiple countries and legal entities.
• Ensure robust governance, compliance, and internal control standards aligned with Group policies and local regulatory requirements.
• Play a key role in post‑merger integration activities and support M&A projects, including financial due diligence, integration planning, and execution.
• Actively contribute to leadership and culture development, fostering a high‑performance environment focused on purpose, people, and results.
• Lead and develop the finance organisation, ensuring strong succession planning, capability building, and internal promotion from the home market.
• Represent the finance function in Group‑level leadership forums, including top‑leader meetings and executive development programmes.

The successful candidate would have:

• Minimum of 15+ years financial leadership experience within an industrial or manufacturing environment, ideally with asset heavy operations.
• University degree in Finance or similar field; professional certifications such as CPA, ACCA or chartered Accountant are an advantage
• Proven experience with International Digital transformation projects
• Deep expertise in financial control, accounting, treasury, tax, risk management, internal controls and M&A post‑merger integration.
• Strong business acumen with the ability to contribute to strategic decision making beyond finance.
• Proven experience working within Group, regional, and corporate governance structures
• Advanced understanding of financial reporting standards, budgeting, performance management, and compliance.
• Strong leadership, stakeholder management, and cross functional collaboration skills.
• Advantage to have experience with decarbonisation projecs
• Assertive and disciplined approach to enforcing financial processes while maintaining collaborative partnerships.
• Fluent in German and English. Additional European language is an advantage.
• High level of integrity, independence, and accountability.

Our client offers you:

• A senior leadership role within a strategically important European Cluster.
• Direct involvement in strategic, investment, and operational decision making.
• Broad functional scope across finance, risk, systems, and people leadership.
• Strong exposure to regional and Group leadership teams.