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Deputy CFO Europe

Luxemburg (Grand Duchy) Permanent €90,000 - €150,000 per year Work from home View Job Description
Our client is seeking a hands-on Deputy CFO Europe to lead finance operations, business partnering, treasury, internal controls and performance management across its European footprint.This is a high-impact opportunity for a senior finance professional who combines operational depth, manufacturing exposure and the ambition to grow into a broader regional CFO position.

Updated on 09/06/2026

  • Shape European finance in a global industrial group
  • Step into a future CFO leadership pathway

About Our Client

Our client is a large, privately held international industrial group with strong roots in Asia and a significant European presence. The group operates across manufacturing-led activities, including flexible packaging films, downstream steel, energy and related industrial sectors.

The European business is headquartered in Luxembourg and supports several production sites across Europe. The environment is international, manufacturing-driven and performance-oriented, requiring finance to be close to the business, not only to report numbers, but to challenge decisions, improve performance and support profitable growth.

This is a company where finance plays a central role in steering operational efficiency, working capital discipline, commercial decision-making and governance.

Job Description



  • Finance leadership & reporting
    • Oversee the accuracy, integrity and timely closing of monthly accounts.
    • Review general ledger balances and ensure high-quality financial reporting.
    • Lead monthly management reporting, MIS preparation, cash-flow forecasts and financial analysis for senior stakeholders.
    • Ensure compliance with local statutory requirements, audit standards and group reporting expectations, including IFRS-related requirements.
    • Drive a strong compliance culture, ensuring audits are clean, deadlines are respected and financial processes are robust.


  • Business partnering & performance management
    • Act as a true finance business partner to procurement, sales, manufacturing and HR leadership.
    • Challenge purchasing decisions, stock levels, raw material exposure and working capital choices.
    • Support commercial teams with pricing, contribution analysis, customer profitability and margin optimisation.
    • Work closely with manufacturing teams to understand production efficiency, defect levels, waste, cost drivers and order-based production planning.
    • Translate operational KPIs into clear financial insights and actionable recommendations.


  • Treasury, cash and working capital
    • Manage daily cash requirements through active receivables and payables management.
    • Maintain relationships with banks, financing partners and factoring facilities.
    • Optimise idle cash and ensure loan or facility repayments are made on time.
    • Improve payment terms, cash visibility and working capital discipline.


  • Commercial and investment support
    • Evaluate the commercial viability of material sales, supplier contracts, capex projects and other major business decisions.
    • Support supplier negotiations and contribute to improved payment terms.
    • Assess capex payback, investment returns and treasury impact.
    • Contribute to subsidy, incentive or certificate-related initiatives where relevant.


  • Internal controls & governance
    • Strengthen internal controls across the European business.
    • Ensure processes are well documented, compliant and scalable.
    • Identify risk areas and implement practical control improvements.
    • Build strong coordination between European operations and international group leadership.


  • Team leadership
    • Manage and develop a small finance team.
    • Provide structure, coaching and operational guidance.
    • Ensure the team delivers accurate, timely and business-relevant financial support.

The Successful Applicant

  • Strong senior finance background, ideally with significant experience in finance, controlling, accounting, treasury or business partnering.
  • Proven exposure to manufacturing, industrial operations or production-driven environments.
  • Experience working within a business of meaningful scale, ideally within an international or multi-site structure.
  • Hands-on leadership style: comfortable going deep into numbers, processes, details and operational KPIs.
  • Strong understanding of accounting, audit, IFRS, monthly closing, reporting and compliance.
  • Excellent business partnering mindset, with the ability to challenge procurement, sales, manufacturing and operational leaders constructively.
  • Solid treasury, cash-flow and working capital management capabilities.
  • Experience managing a finance team and operating beyond an individual contributor role.
  • International mindset, able to coordinate effectively between Luxembourg, European operations and group leadership.
  • Commercially sharp, highly organised, detail-oriented and pragmatic.
  • Ambitious profile looking for a long-term opportunity with progression potential.



What's on Offer

  • A European finance leadership role within a global industrial group.
  • A strategic yet hands-on mandate with direct exposure to senior decision-makers.
  • The opportunity to influence operational performance, profitability and business discipline.
  • A clear development path, with the possibility to grow into a broader CFO-level role over the coming years.
  • International exposure across Luxembourg, Europe and India.
  • A competitive compensation package, depending on profile and experience.
  • Potential additional executive-level benefits, subject to final package confirmation.
  • Occasional international travel only.



Contact
Thomas de Looz
Quote job ref
JN-052026-7024756

Job summary

Sector
Finance
Sub Sector
Finance Manager
Industry
Industrial / Manufacturing
Location
Luxemburg (Grand Duchy)
Contract Type
Permanent
Consultant name
Thomas de Looz
Job Reference
JN-052026-7024756
Remote or office
Work from home

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