Chief Financial Officers
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Meet FRATCH Chief Financial Officers
Alexander F.
Last position:
Freelance Business Consultant and Interim Manager at A. Folch von Sydow INTERIM MANAGEMENT
Advising various companies in the areas of controlling, finance and planning, transformation, business partnering, management reporting and AI-driven forecasting systems
Norbert G.
Last position:
Interim CFO / CEO at Unternehmensberatung Geroldinger GmbH
- Taking on interim CFO mandates and strategic finance projects in medium-sized companies and corporations
- Leading the entire finance function (Accounting, Controlling)
- Responsibility for monthly, quarterly, and annual financial statements, including corporate structures
- Identifying and implementing EBIT and cash flow improvements
- Restructuring finance organizations and processes
- Direct interface with banks, auditors, tax advisors, and authorities
- Stabilizing the consolidated financial statements for a medical technology corporation (AG, >100 Mio. € revenue, international)
- Shortening closing cycles and eliminating structural weaknesses in the finance function
- Reorganizing the accounting and reporting structure and implementing new ERP and accounting solutions for a passenger transport group (DACH, >500 Mio. € revenue, 1.800 employees)
- Leading and realigning large finance teams
- Establishing a structured controlling system and introducing new financial processes and ERP setups in commodity trading with R&D (Vienna, >100 Mio. € revenue, 3 foreign subsidiaries)
- Creating transparency regarding earnings and liquidity
- Managing the accounting department, preparing its integration into an international group, and professionalizing closing and reporting processes in sporting goods retail (Innviertel, >25 Mio. € revenue)
Jürgen S.
Last position:
Interim CFO - Member of the Management Board at Transport catering company (NDA), group company, D; listed corporate group, CH
- Stopped the chaos: restructured the team, filled vacant IT roles, eliminated isolated solutions and consistently cut unnecessary elements
- Established consistent reporting and created security
- Managed recruitment
- Established IT alignment
- Implemented process standards
Ornel Franck W.
Last position:
Sales Partner at ERGO PRO
- Industry: Insurance, Trade, IT
- Customers & Projects: Consulting and selling insurance and similar services
- Main tasks: Insurance consulting (health insurance, retirement planning, wealth building); commercial services, inside and field sales; sales data analysis and forecasting; customer consulting and support; opening a new sales headquarters for private and business customers; business development & innovation management; business use case development; process optimization; stakeholder management; team leadership and training; preparation and delivery of trainings;
- Technologies used: Microsoft Office 365, Microsoft Teams, Jira, Draw.IO, Camunda 8, Java (8, 17,21,25), Git, Spring Boot, Spring Batch, Spring Data REST, Spring Web, Spring Security, J-Unit, Playwright, Lombock, Vaadin, H2, PostgreSQL (16, 17 18), pgAdmin, Docker, LLMs, JasperSoft Studio, JasperReports
Jochen H.
Last position:
Interim CFO CEE Region at PE Portfolio company in the FMCG Industry
Özgür K.
Last position:
Interim Project Manager (Finance & Legal Transformation) at Sieber Gruppe
- Set up and led a PMO to manage 8 Finance and Legal workstreams
- Planned and implemented a 2-stage transformation (7 → 2 companies), including coordination of key stakeholders
- Redesigned business structures as well as Finance and reporting processes
- Restructured the ERP landscape in Abacus, including go-live
- Structured financing initiatives, including Supply Chain Financing
- Established transparent reporting structures and improved liquidity, governance and compliance
Thomas L.
Last position:
Interim Finance Director - CFO Office, Liquidity & Performance Steering at PE-Owned Portfolio Company
Selected Mandate - PE-Owned Portfolio Company
CFO Office execution mandate with Transformation CFO scope after CFO transition. Reporting directly to the combined CEO/CFO role, with one individual holding both CEO and statutory CFO responsibility.
- Managing liquidity forecasting, cash management and short-term cash visibility; preparing investor and lender reporting.
- Stabilizing finance operations, reporting cadence and finance interfaces across HQ and subsidiaries.
- Providing extended finance leadership, people leadership and hiring support for the finance function.
- Supporting budgeting, forecasting, FP&A cadence and management reporting.
- Restoring finance cadence across liquidity, reporting, stakeholder communication and management decision support.
- Leading performance recovery support for a US subsidiary.
Sven S.
Last position:
Managing Director | Interim CFO & Finance AI
Commercial support for a property developer undergoing restructuring — financial management, transparency and reliable decision-making foundations. In parallel: AI mandates for an international cinema group (HR, energy technology) and an international construction group (consolidation, company valuation); additionally, auditing. Business consulting trade license (WKO).
André S.
Last position:
CEO at Cybo.Tech Advisory
Helmut G.
Last position:
(Interim) CFO at Eutecma
Asset of GPP (Private Equity)
- B2B, Provider of cooled packaging solutions for the pharmaceutical industry
- €20m in revenue, 50 employees, 2 locations
Responsibilities:
- Responsibility for all commercial and financial activities
- Establishment of a finance and reporting structure
- Carve-Out / Post-closing transition management
Achievements:
- Preparation of investor reporting package (sales, financials, cash) using Power BI
- Development of a sales funnel
- Business process redesigns and implementation of regular business reviews
Lukas H.
Last position:
Chief Operating Officer / Chief Financial Officer at Shopstory
- As COO/CFO and part of Shopstory's Leadership team (as the only Non-Founder), responsibilities include all finance-related matters, accounting, customer success & support, after-sales services, operations and organizational development
- Helped scale the company to >1m€ in recurring revenues (>100% YoY growth)
- Investor relations and fundraising (equity and non-equity) in close alignment with CEO
- Full responsibility for all finance and administrative matters, including financial planning, cash flow management, accounting, taxes, payroll, legal and employment contracts
Ramona V.
Last position:
Independent Sparring Partner & Mentor at Think-it.ch
- Strategic support for female entrepreneurs and leaders, with a focus on self-leadership, decision-making, and structured execution under pressure
- Development and delivery of programs on leadership, process clarity, and stress-performance systems
- Workshop facilitation and support in organizational and structural development processes
- Currently responsible for the design and implementation of an international scaling project (OER Literacy Program / 2GiveLife), expanding to 15 organizations in the DACHLi region
Rüdiger S.
Last position:
Manufacturer of busbar systems for power and data transmission
- Review and assessment of the existing situation
- Identification and definition of implementation measures to close existing gaps
Christian S.
Last position:
Commercial Manager/CFO at MEV Independent Railway Services GmbH
- CFO, authorized signatory, commercial managing director: finance, HR, IT & organization, funding
- Achieved reorganization and 100% growth in staff and revenue over four years while keeping fixed costs constant
- Improved a negative equity ratio to plus 30%
- Implemented a modern IT and reporting system
Wolfgang A.
Last position:
CFO at GAMA AG Photovoltaik
- Responsible for establishing a state-of-the-art finance organization
- Finance and budget management
- Supplier management
- Project controlling, month-end activities
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Chief Financial Officers statistics
Aggregated from the professional profiles of matched freelancers.
Experience
25 years
Position duration
2.9 years
Positions per freelancer
12
Top business areas
Finance, Accounting, Project Management
Top industries
Professional Services, Manufacturing, Information Technology
Certification focus areas
Finance, Human Resources, Accounting
Bachelor's degree or higher
92%
Master's degree or higher
72%
Doctorate
11%
Certifications per freelancer
2
Most common languages
German, English, French
Speak two or more languages
97%
Based on our profile pool as of 20 Oct 2026.
Daily rate distribution
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Average rates for Chief Financial Officers
Rates are based on recent contracts and do not include FRATCH margin.
The average daily rate is the mean of all daily rates from recent contracts of comparable freelancers on our platform.
The median daily rate is the middle value of all daily rates — half of comparable freelancers charge less, half charge more. Unlike the average, it is barely affected by outliers.
Calculated based on our freelancers’ daily rates as of 20 Oct 2026. Actual rates may vary depending on seniority level, experience, skill specialization, project complexity, and engagement length.
Chief Financial Officers experts industry focus
See which industries our matched freelancers work in most often — every figure is calculated live from the freelancers on FRATCH.
- Professional Services (72%)
- Manufacturing (67%)
- Information Technology (54%)
- Banking and Finance (46%)
- Automotive (43%)
- Healthcare (39%)
- Retail (34%)
- Food and Beverage (31%)
Please note that freelancers can work across multiple industries, so percentages overlap.
About the role
Executive Financial Stewardship and Capital Strategy
A freelance Chief Financial Officer directs the financial architecture of an organization, turning raw reporting into forward-looking commercial strategy. Often brought in as an interim CFO or fractional finance director, this executive oversees treasury operations, capital allocation, debt structuring, and cash runway extension. Beyond standard accounting, they guide founders and boards through high-stakes transitions, including investor negotiations, debt refinancing, and preparation for initial public offerings or secondary share sales.
Core Deliverables and Measurable Impact
Companies engage external financial executives to execute demanding mandates that internal teams lack the capacity or specialized background to resolve.
- Dynamic three-statement financial models and scenario planning for capital raises
- Board decks, investor relations materials, and stakeholder reporting packages
- Comprehensive cash flow forecasting models and working capital optimizations
- Post-merger financial integration roadmaps and synergy tracking frameworks
- Redesigned internal controls, compliance frameworks, and audit readiness protocols
Advanced Systems, Modeling, and Technical Toolkit
Modern financial leaders combine deep corporate governance knowledge with sophisticated tooling. They implement and optimize enterprise resource planning platforms such as NetSuite, SAP S/4HANA, and Microsoft Dynamics 365. To automate forecasting and operational metrics, they integrate business planning environments like Anaplan, Pigment, and Adaptive Planning with modern data warehouses. Their compliance scope encompasses statutory reporting under IFRS and US GAAP, corporate tax optimization, and regulatory compliance standards.
Strategic Scenarios Requiring an Interim Finance Leader
Organizations hire an interim CFO during inflection points where permanent executive search timelines create costly operational delays. Common triggers include the sudden departure of an incumbent executive, a pending mergers and acquisitions transaction, carve-outs, or sudden liquidity constraints. Fast-growing startups engage fractional CFOs when transitioning from basic bookkeeping to professionalized corporate governance ahead of venture capital rounds, gaining senior leadership without executive overhead.
Frequently asked questions
Quick answers to the questions that come up most around Chief Financial Officers.
A Controller focuses on historical reporting, compliance, and ledger accuracy, while a VP of Finance manages day-to-day financial operations and internal teams. A Chief Financial Officer operates at board level, driving overall capital allocation, corporate fundraising, M&A strategy, and investor relations.
A fractional CFO makes sense when a business needs high-level strategic direction, such as preparing for a funding round or auditing internal controls, but does not require forty hours per week of executive presence. It gives growing organizations access to top-tier financial acumen without the long-term compensation commitments of a permanent hire.
An experienced interim financial officer typically oversees enterprise tools such as NetSuite, SAP S/4HANA, Workday, and dedicated planning platforms like Anaplan or Cube. They also evaluate treasury management systems, payroll operations, and business intelligence dashboards to ensure total data integrity across departments.
Yes, an interim finance director frequently leads financial due diligence, quality of earnings analyses, and debt packaging during acquisitions or divestitures. They coordinate directly with investment bankers, tax attorneys, and private equity sponsors to safeguard the transaction.
Success is measured through clear milestones such as successful debt or equity closures, improved working capital cycles, reduced audit friction, and timely delivery of accurate reporting models. A skilled interim CFO leaves behind clean financial architecture and trained internal personnel who can sustain operations independently.
Strategic planning, financial modeling, and board reporting are easily handled remotely using modern cloud infrastructure. However, a freelance CFO often adopts a hybrid model to participate in quarterly board meetings, executive offsites, banking negotiations, and direct team alignment sessions.
Look for formal certifications such as CPA or ACA credentials, past tenure as an executive in companies of comparable scale, and specific industry experience. A proven finance executive should readily demonstrate past successes in restructuring, raising capital, or leading successful enterprise software transformations.
A senior interim CFO is trained to assess cash runway, accounting hygiene, and immediate operational bottlenecks within the first two weeks of engagement. They quickly align with existing accounting leads and begin stabilizing reporting cadences before implementing wider strategic transformations.
The average hourly rate for Chief Financial Officers is 149 €, which corresponds to a daily rate of about 1,191 € based on an 8-hour working day.
Of the freelancers working as Chief Financial Officers, 92% hold at least a Bachelor's degree, 72% hold at least a Master's degree, and 11% hold a doctorate.
On average, freelancers working as Chief Financial Officers have 25 years of professional experience, with a single engagement typically lasting around 2.9 years.
The most common languages among freelancers working as Chief Financial Officers are German (100%), English (97%), and French (46%).
The most common industries among freelancers working as Chief Financial Officers are Professional Services (72%), Manufacturing (67%), and Information Technology (54%).
The most common business areas among freelancers working as Chief Financial Officers are Finance (98%), Accounting (90%), and Project Management (75%).
FRATCH Chief Financial Officers main locations
Our freelancers and interim experts are at home all over Germany — available on-site in Berlin, Hamburg, Munich and every major business hub, or fully remote. Choose a city to discover matched specialists, local market insights and up-to-date availability.
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