Chief Financial Officer

About the role

The July is a premium hospitality brand creating designed apartment-hotels in cities such as Dublin and Lisbon, and is expanding with new properties in Europe. As Chief Financial Officer you will be a key member of the Executive Board and a strategic partner to the CEO and COO, shaping and executing the strategy and growth across its European portfolio of leased, owned and developed hotel assets. You will lead a finance organisation of around 13 direct and indirect reports.

Key responsibilities

• Act as statutory director in group entities and provide strategic financial leadership for growth, investment and value creation.
• Oversee accounting, reporting, treasury, tax and audit, and ensure transparency and control across multiple jurisdictions.
• Lead the Legal, Compliance, Risk and IT functions, including Data & AI, and foster sound governance and regulatory alignment.
• Partner with the CEO and COO on new developments and existing assets and contribute to the leadership of the Executive Team.
• Manage relationships with shareholders, auditors, lenders and key advisory partners.
• Take part in pre-opening and development projects and support the Executive and Finance teams during the company's scale-up phase.
• Build and professionalise the finance organisation, which currently has 9 professionals.

Required profile

• Experienced C-level finance leader with a track record in international, growing organisations.
• Strong expertise in treasury, financing and cash management, and experience scaling organisations and/or transactions.
• Hands-on, entrepreneurial approach and ability to turn financial insights into strategic decisions.
• Inspirational leader who can build and motivate finance teams, and credible stakeholder manager with shareholders, lenders and auditors.
• Analytical, problem-solving skills; accounting, reporting and business control experience is an advantage; hospitality background is highly desirable.
• Fluent English, spoken and written, and based in or willing to work from Amsterdam.

What we offer

• Tailored training and personal growth opportunities.
• 25 days of vacation, with the option to swap some public holidays.
• A dedicated Me-Time day and a community day.
• Online wellbeing platform, padel, personal trainer sessions, free gym and sauna access, and sports events.
• Good pension plan and long-term disability insurance.
• Annual bonus based on performance and agreed goals.
• Hotel and restaurant perks, including daily closing drinks and employee rates.