Future Energy Ventures

Chief Financial Officer, CFO

Future Energy Ventures

full-time

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Location Type: Hybrid

Location: Berlin • Germany

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Job Level

Lead

About the role

  • As CFO, you will take full ownership of the company’s financial leadership across both our SaaS platform business and our expanding energy commercial activities
  • You will strengthen financial governance, ensure operational and regulatory resilience, and support corporate finance and strategic readiness as the business evolves
  • Lead financial strategy, budgeting, forecasting, and performance reporting
  • Lead Human Resources
  • Oversee accounting, controlling, treasury, liquidity management, tax, and compliance
  • Oversee cash flow management, regulatory requirements, and commercial execution
  • Build robust financial structures for a hybrid business operating across SaaS and energy market execution
  • Drive transparency and financial discipline across commercial energy activities (e.g., retail products, aggregation models)
  • Establish investor-grade reporting and KPI frameworks to support strategic decision-making
  • Act as a key counterpart for shareholders, financing partners, and external advisors
  • Support corporate finance initiatives, including evaluation of strategic options, partnerships, and transaction readiness
  • Develop financial models for new growth areas such as battery aggregation and flexibility commercialization
  • Serve as strategic partner and trusted advisor to the CEO and leadership team

Requirements

  • Proven experience as CFO, Finance Director, VP Finance, or senior finance leader in a technology-enabled, energy, or infrastructure-related business
  • Experience in building, leading, and scaling finance teams in a dynamic growth environment
  • Strong expertise in financial governance, FP&A, reporting, and cash management
  • Solid understanding of SaaS business models and performance metrics
  • Familiarity with energy markets, electricity retail, trading, or flexibility business models is highly desirable
  • Experience working with boards, investors, lenders, and external advisors in high-stakes environments
  • Corporate finance or transaction exposure (M&A, due diligence, refinancing, or exit preparation) is a strong advantage
  • Hands-on mindset, strong analytical skills, and pragmatic execution ability
  • Excellent communication and stakeholder management skills
  • Fluent in English (German is a plus)
Benefits
  • A pivotal CFO role at the intersection of Energy SaaS, electricity markets, and flexibility innovation
  • Opportunity to shape the financial foundation of a company in a defining strategic phase
  • Close collaboration with an experienced leadership team, shareholders, and external partners
  • Hybrid work environment based in Berlin
  • Competitive compensation package and significant impact potential
  • Participation in VSOP program
Applicant Tracking System Keywords

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Hard Skills & Tools
financial governancebudgetingforecastingperformance reportingaccountingcontrollingtreasuryliquidity managementtax compliancefinancial modeling
Soft Skills
leadershipanalytical skillscommunicationstakeholder managementstrategic thinkingpragmatic executionteam buildingtrustworthinessadaptabilitycollaboration