Chief Financial Officer

About Us

Impactum Group is an entrepreneurial and global growth platform designed to help visionary leaders and organizations scale ideas that matter. With operations spanning over 30 countries across 10+ different businesses on multiple continents and a track record of 500+ impactful projects, we blend corporate and government communication strategy, technology, media, capital, and insights into a unified delivery model that drives real-world transformation.

We work across five interconnected verticals:

• Strategy and Services: government and political campaigning and polling, cybersecurity, policy reform, and public sector transformation.

• Technology: building scalable platforms and AI-powered tools for real-time insights and strategic communication.

• Media: storytelling, data visualization, and public engagement that amplify social and environmental missions.

• Capital: venture support and impact investing to scale initiatives with purpose.

• Social Impact: through education, capacity building, and the Impactum Academy.
  
  

Our business model is agile, highly entrepreneurial, and embedded. We don't just advise, we design, co-create and deliver. Whether it's launching nationwide digital programs, supporting Net Zero transitions, or designing community-based campaigns, we partner with governments, NGOs, and corporations to turn complex ambition into measurable, sustainable outcomes.

If you thrive in fast-paced, globally distributed teams and are driven by the belief that bold ideas deserve bold execution then you'll feel right at home with us.

About you

Ideally, you have a global financial exposure with operational understanding and strategic experience, while hands-on finance delivery. You've spent at least the last decade building and leading finance functions across regions, balancing between IFRS and local GAAP, cross-border compliance, treasury operations, and building high-performing teams across cultures.

You're not just a numbers person. You're a partner to the business, a driver of efficiency and profitability, and a great communicator who can build bridges from the boardroom to the back office.

Location: Ideally based in Bucharest, Romania, hybrid work, ideally overlapping with multiple time zones (Europe, Asia and the Americas).

Schedule: Full-time, leadership position.

Top 5 Objectives for the First 12 Months

1. Develop and roll out a global financial strategy aligned with the companys multi-entity growth plans.

2. Centralize and consolidate financial reporting across all operating regions.

3. Build and mentor a high-performance, cross-border finance team.

4. Implement robust risk management and internal control frameworks.

5. Optimize international tax planning and hedging strategies for better cash management.
   
   

Key Responsibilities

• Lead FP&A, treasury, tax, and controllership functions across all business units.

• Drive accurate multi-entity consolidation and monthly/quarterly and annual financial reporting.

• Manage transfer pricing documentation, tax structuring, and international compliance across all existing and future corporate offices.

• Navigate and negotiate global banking relationships and manage currency exposure.

• Spearhead digital finance initiatives (ERP, BI tools, dashboards).

• Act as strategic advisor to the CEO, COO and leadership team on business expansion, M&A.

• Be the cultural anchor and mentor for a global finance team working across regulatory and linguistic borders.
  
  

Requirements

• 15+ years of experience in finance, including:

  • 5 - 7 years in FP&A, treasury, and/or accounting leadership

  • 5 - 8 years in a senior finance leadership role

  • 3 - 5 years as CFO or Deputy CFO in a global company

• Expert in IFRS and local GAAPs (especially European)

• Experience with financial reporting across multi-entity organizations

• Strong knowledge of international tax strategy and FX risk

• Hands-on experience in team-building and managing staff across regions

• Exceptional command of English (written and verbal)

• Prior work with remote, multicultural teams

Opportunities & Benefits

• Join an organization scaling globally in one of the most purpose-driven industries

• Autonomy to grow your own finance department

• International leadership exposure and C-suite collaboration

• Competitive compensation based on experience and location, and long-term growth opportunities
  
  

Please note:

This job isn't for everyone. If you're looking for a traditional CFO seat with a static playbook and laid back culture this isn't it. But if you're excited by complexity, culture, and working alongside equally successful visionaries, entrepreneurs and intrapreneurs, we want to hear from you.