Chief Financial Officer

👟 Financial Leadership & Business Partnering

• Own and continuously improve the company's financial reporting, management accounts, and business performance framework.

• Translate financial data into actionable insights for the CEO and leadership team — cohort analysis, margin by category, country-level P&L, channel profitability.

• Build and maintain tools and templates that help commercial and operational managers understand the financial impact of their decisions.

• Bring proactive financial perspective to strategic discussions, new initiatives, and investment decisions.

• Lead the annual budgeting process and quarterly forecasting, ensuring quality, accuracy, and alignment with strategic priorities.

👟 Controlling & Reporting

• Develop and maintain the company-wide framework for financial reporting quality, including both GAAP and IFRS standards and consolidation across legal entities.
• Own the preparation of statutory and management accounts, ensuring accuracy, timeliness and audit readiness at all times.
• Drive automation and AI adoption within the finance function to reduce manual work and increase reporting speed, reliability and efficiency.
• Report consolidated results to the supervisory board and public market investors (Prague Stock Exchange).

👟 Treasury, Cash Flow & Risk Management

• Manage the company's liquidity, working capital, and cash flow planning — including inventory financing, which is Footshop's primary capital requirement.
• Own FX efficiency and hedging strategy, given the company's multi-currency exposure across European markets.
• Maintain and develop banking relationships, credit facilities, and financing structures appropriate for Footshop's growth trajectory.
• Oversee insurance, tax planning, and compliance across all operating jurisdictions.
• Monitor and manage financial risks related to inventory stock positions, brand payment terms, and market expansion.

👟  M&A and Strategic Investment

• Lead the identification, evaluation, and execution of acquisitions aligned with Footshop's expansion strategy (e.g., new markets, adjacent categories, enabling capabilities).
• Build and maintain financial models for M&A opportunities, fundraising scenarios, and major capital allocation decisions.
• Act as the internal owner of M&A processes — from initial screening and due diligence through to closing and post-merger integration.
• Leverage and develop external relationships with advisors, legal counsel, and financing partners for deal support.

👟 Investor Relations & Supervisory Board

• Serve as the face of Footshop toward investors, analysts, financial institutions and the supervisory board.
• Prepare and present quarterly and annual results with professionalism, transparency, and narrative clarity.
• Build long-term investor trust by positioning Footshop as both a lovebrand and a financially disciplined growth company.
• Set the framework for supervisory board cooperation and ensure escalation readiness on key financial matters.

👟 Team Leadership

• Lead the finance department of approximately 12 people, including a Finance Manager (controlling & treasury) and an Accounting Manager.
• Build a high-performance culture within the team — one that values accuracy, speed, continuous learning, and practical business impact.
• Champion automation, AI tools, and modern finance stack to continuously improve team output and reduce operational load