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On-site in Zona centro de España·Added 5 months ago (last checked 21 Oct)
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- English
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- Experience
- 8+ years
- Education
- University degree





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The role
We are looking for a Chief Financial Officer (CFO) with strategic vision and solid execution skills to lead the financial structure and strategy of a large-scale greenfield initiative. In this key position, you will report directly to General Management and assume full responsibility for ensuring the viability, financial health, and compliance with investment objectives during the critical implementation phase and subsequent operational launch.
Your main mission will be to act as the strategic link between local operations and international investor partners, ensuring top-quality corporate reporting and rigorous CAPEX management. This is a unique opportunity for a senior professional who wants to design processes and implement systems from scratch in a high-visibility environment, leading a multidisciplinary team and managing relationships with global stakeholders.
What you'll do
- Define and execute the overall financial strategy of the project, managing the relationship, negotiation, and direct reporting to the debt fund and international investors.
- Conduct comprehensive monitoring of the execution budget during the construction phase, controlling deviations and optimizing resources.
- Prepare the Business Plan, dynamic budgets, forecasts, and advanced financial models.
- Design and implement from scratch the controlling systems, professional reporting models, and management dashboards (KPIs) for each business unit.
- Oversee general accounting processes, tax strategy, and regulatory compliance, ensuring data integrity.
- Coordinate annual external audits and lead the relationship with legal advisors, banking entities, and construction suppliers.
- Lead and develop a newly created department (accounting, management control, and procurement).
Requirements
- Bachelor's degree in Economics, Business Administration, or a related field. An MBA will be highly valued.
- 8 to 10 years of experience in senior financial positions, preferably leading the financial department or equivalent roles.
- Essential experience in greenfield projects or in sectors with large-scale operations (such as Hospitality, Leisure, Real Estate, or Construction).
- Very high level of English (C1/C2) is essential for international reporting, as well as native or bilingual proficiency in Spanish.
- Specialist in execution cost control, CAPEX management, and advanced financial modeling. Knowledge of tier-1 ERP systems (such as Microsoft Dynamics) will be valued.
- Analytical rigor, strategic vision, technical leadership, and proven ability to structure processes from scratch in dynamic, high-performance environments.
- 100% on-site position at the project's central offices (central area of Spain).
About Catenon
Catenon is a global executive search and international recruitment firm that combines technology, data, and human insight to identify the best professionals worldwide. With 23 offices across the planet and operations in more than 100 countries, the company specializes in board search, executive search, middle management recruitment, international recruitment, salary benchmarking, and talent projects for industries including construction, engineering, energy, IT, life sciences, and professional services.
Headquartered in Madrid, Spain, Catenon operates as a Spanish multinational with a strong presence in the local market, offering roles such as Jefe de Obra, Director General, and Sales Manager across Spain. The company's work culture emphasizes global mobility, with opportunities for expatriation (e.g., COO in Mexico) and multilingual roles (e.g., French Desk in Madrid), making it attractive for international professionals seeking cross-border careers in recruitment and talent management.
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About the company & team
Our client is a prestigious international corporation and a benchmark in its sector, currently involved in developing one of the most ambitious and disruptive business initiatives in today's market. In the midst of launching this flagship project, the organization uniquely combines the dynamism and agility of a greenfield environment with the demands, rigor, and governance standards of a top-tier corporate structure.
Joining this team means becoming part of a high-performance organization with a vision firmly focused on sustainability, operational excellence, and global reach, backed by a solid ecosystem of international investors and financial partners.
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