(Fractional) Chief Financial Officer (CFO) - Interim Finance Lead

Hi there!

We’re Samako, a fast-growing e-commerce brand from The Netherlands, building a new standard in the cleaning space. In just five years, we’ve grown into a beloved brand with 100,000+ happy customers, strong sales on Bol, Amazon, and our own webshop, and a community that genuinely loves our products. Now, we’re looking for an experienced Chief Financial Officer to help us take the next leap.

At Samako, we are a small team of dedicated, high-performing individuals. That means this role comes with full ownership and responsibility for the financial health of the company. We value accuracy, strategic thinking, and proactive problem-solving. If you are looking for a role where your expertise directly shapes the future of a growing brand, this is it.

What You’ll Do:

- Develop and manage a rolling 12-month cash flow model to keep liquidity healthy.
- Build clear, visual dashboards that make our financial position easy to understand at a glance.
- Prepare and reconcile P/L statements against departmental budgets and actuals.
- Conduct SKU, cohort, and channel profitability analyses to identify growth and margin opportunities.
- Streamline the accounts payable process in line with cash flow strategy.
- Advise on investments, financing, and scaling strategies using scenario modelling.
- Lead monthly, quarterly, and annual financial closings.
- Implement cost-saving initiatives without compromising quality.
- Monitor and mitigate financial risks, including dependency on specific channels or suppliers.
- Optimise the cash conversion cycle to free up working capital.
- Stay compliant with tax regulations, including VAT and international trade requirements.
- Collaborate closely with operations, marketing, and supply chain to align budgets and forecasts.

What Success Looks Like:

- Always up-to-date, 100?curate financial data.
- Positive cash flow with a healthy liquidity buffer.
- Clear, actionable profitability insights per product, channel, and department.
- Lower operational costs while maintaining speed and quality.
- A scalable, data-driven financial system that supports rapid growth.
- CEO fully freed from day-to-day financial operations.

What We’re Looking For:

- Master’s degree in Finance, Accounting, or similar.
- 5+ years’ senior finance experience, preferably in e-commerce or retail (e-commerce experience is a plus).
- Strong skills in cash flow management, forecasting, and margin optimisation.
- Proficiency with multi-channel sales data (Shopify, ---------- , Amazon, TikTok).
- Strong data visualisation and dashboarding skills (Power BI, Excel, Exact).
- Experience managing P/L and budgets across departments.
- Excellent communication skills in English (Dutch is a plus).
- Knowledge of national and international tax regulations.
- Strategic thinker with hands-on execution skills.

What We Offer:

- Excellent salary.
- High-growth startup environment: energetic, fast-paced, and full of learning opportunities.
- Full ownership and autonomy to build your department your way.
- A compact team of ambitious, high-performing colleagues.
- Flexible work culture: remote-first, results-oriented.
- Unlimited vacation days (as long as your work gets done).
- Real impact on a fast-scaling brand.

Ready to take ownership of our finances and help us scale sustainably? Apply via this form:

----------

Please add the word “Vacuum” to the last question to show you’ve read the full post.