Chief Financial Officer (CFO)

At DATAPAO, data ignites passion, community fuels collaboration, and growth knows no bounds. We are a leading Data Engineering and AI consulting company backed by Databricks and recognized for our unmatched delivery standards and rapid growth. We have been named Databricks EMEA Emerging Business Partner of the Year (2024), achieved the Golden Tier status in the Databricks Partner Program , and made three consecutive appearances on the Financial Times FT1000 list .

We are looking to hire a Chief Financial Officer to drive our very ambitious growth plans. This role will report directly to the CEO and will be part of the Leadership Team. The position is based in the Budapest HQ or remote (given your commitment to travel regularly to Budapest).

You will oversee a team of 2 from the get-go, with an additional headcount to be added within the first 6-12 months. The Role As our first CFO, you will be the CEO's closest strategic partner and the architect of DATAPAO's financial future. You are expected to shape capital allocation, commercial strategy, forecasting, and company-wide performance.

You will lead the Finance function, connect every other business unit through planning and forecasting, and keep the company resilient, fundable, and scalable. We are looking for a true CFO, not a controller role with a big title. , pricing, unit economics, scenarios, investor and board narrative) and the operational engine beneath it.

Your Senior Controller and Finance Admin run most of the day-to-day, which frees you to spend your time where it counts, informing the business what to do next. What You'll Own Strategic Commercial Leadership Shape GTM strategy with the CEO and Head of Sales, including pricing and margin models. Build and own the unit economics for consulting and AI-driven services.

Translate financial insight into concrete strategic recommendations. Integrate Finance with Delivery, Education, Sales, People, and Marketing through shared planning and forecasting. What good looks like : the Leadership Team makes decisions based on your numbers and forecasts because they trust them, and you are in the room shaping the conversation, not reporting on it afterward.

Financial Planning Forecasting Build forward-looking forecasts and scenarios, each with a recommended action. Maintain 18 to 24 months of runway visibility at all times. Own the planning process end to end, not just the spreadsheets, but the process as a whole.

Map scenarios we might face, signal risk early, and work on mitigation with the leadership team. What good looks like : monthly scenario updates with clear recommended actions land on the Leadership Team's table before anyone has to ask. Hence, the Leadership Team is aware of and acts in advance on utilization, gross margin, and cash flow risks.

Performance Insights Analytics Use data to explain why something happened (not only what happened) and to inform future decisions. Build and run dashboards across utilisation, margin, pipeline health, and financial performance. Operate a dependable weekly and monthly reporting cadence.

Be prescriptive: tell us what to do next. Work with each business unit to show them how they are performing against the budget and how to operate more efficiently. What good looks like : leaders open a dashboard and know where they stand without having to ask Finance, and every insight comes with a "do this next" recommendation.

Finance Function Design Build a modern, automated finance organisation. This means that you leverage technology (yes, AI too) to improve operational efficiency Improve the accuracy of our finance data and reporting to the level that the rest of the company relies on it as the single source of truth. Lead and grow the finance team: a Senior Controller and Finance Admin today, with room to add a third hire within 6-12 months.