Chief Financial Officer

Role overview

This opportunity is shared on behalf of a partner organization, which will handle applications and the subsequent hiring stages. The employer is seeking a Chief Financial Officer located in Brazil.

The CFO will act as a senior strategic partner, responsible for expanding and strengthening finance, accounting, and business operations in a fast-growing, high-performance company. The position centers on designing a strong financial operating system that gives teams timely visibility, supports decisions with data, and reinforces financial discipline across the business. You will work closely with the CEO and executive team to improve profitability, deploy capital more effectively, and keep EBITDA margins moving in the right direction. A major goal of the role is to make financial intelligence broadly accessible through scalable dashboards, reporting infrastructure, and automation. You will also lead a high-performing finance and data organization, balancing speed, clarity, and strong execution. This is a senior hands-on leadership role suited to someone who enjoys building scalable systems in demanding, fast-moving environments.

Accountabilities

• Take full ownership of the finance function, covering planning, accounting, reporting, and business operations, while keeping work accurate, fast, and aligned with company strategy.
• Create and roll out a scalable financial operating model that delivers real-time insight, self-service dashboards, and clear performance tracking across business units.
• Work with executive leadership to raise profitability, improve EBITDA margins, and strengthen capital efficiency across the organization.
• Build strong forecasting, budgeting, and goal-tracking structures that connect directly to business results and revenue performance.
• Maintain compliance with external reporting, audit, and regulatory obligations without adding unnecessary complexity.
• Guide, coach, and grow a high-performing finance and data team, promoting ownership, empowerment, and leadership development.
• Align teams across the business so that everyone has clear visibility into metrics and the financial impact of their work.

Requirements

• At least 10 years of senior finance leadership experience in profitable, high-growth companies, ideally with exposure to physical product businesses such as CPG, retail, or e-commerce.
• Demonstrated success leading finance, accounting, data, and business operations functions at scale in a fast-paced setting.
• Proven ability to improve profitability, EBITDA margins, and broader financial performance in a growth-oriented business.
• Experience in organizations moving toward public-company-level financial rigor and operating discipline.
• Strong command of financial planning, forecasting, reporting systems, and performance management frameworks.
• Leadership style focused on enabling others, developing talent, and building autonomous, high-performing teams.
• Comfort working with AI-native approaches and incorporating automation and AI tools into finance and operational workflows.
• Excellent communication skills with a direct, transparent, business-first approach to decisions.

Perks and benefits

• Base compensation of $350,000, plus performance-based incentives.
• Full health, dental, and vision coverage for employees and their families.
• Fully remote-first setup with a high-trust, flexible work culture.
• Generous paid time off and a strong emphasis on work-life balance.
• Equity and long-term incentive potential tied to company growth.
• Wellness benefits, including free product subscriptions and health-oriented perks.
• The chance to make a major strategic impact in a high-growth environment with significant ownership.

Additional information

The hiring process is managed by the partner company. An AI-based matching system is used to screen applications against the role’s core requirements and create a shortlist for the employer. Final interviews, assessments, and hiring decisions are handled internally by the company.

By applying, candidates acknowledge that their personal data may be processed to assess suitability and shared with the hiring employer, in line with applicable data protection rules such as GDPR. The recruitment process may also use AI tools to assist with resume review, response analysis, and inconsistency checks, although final hiring decisions remain human-led.