CFO

Chaberton Professionals , the division of Chaberton Partners dedicated to the search and selection of Middle and Top Management profiles, is currently seeking a Chief Financial Officer to join the leadership team and design the financial architecture that will support the company’s growth within the broader international hospitality group. Reporting to the local CEO and with a functional reporting line to the Hospitality Group CFO, the CFO will be responsible for controlling, performance management, and financial governance across the existing Italian operations while also contributing to strategic financial planning for ongoing and future developments in the Argentario area and southern Tuscany. The CFO will play a pivotal role in translating strategic ambitions into financial sustainability, ensuring the right systems, processes, and disciplines are in place to support growth, profitability, and investment readiness. This includes overseeing financial operations for the two existing hotels, beach club, and staff residence in Italy, while structuring the financial framework for new italian destination projects currently under development. This is a rare opportunity to join a family-owned, equity-driven organization at a moment of transformation, helping shape the evolution of a hospitality platform that combines entrepreneurial agility with the long-term vision and governance of an established international group.

Our client is a leading Italian hospitality company, part of an international hospitality group, which in turn is owned by a Sweden-based global investment company shaped by entrepreneurship and committed to creating sustainable impact that lasts over generations. They drive the green transition, reimagine entertainment experiences, develop landmark properties and venues, and foster meaningful engagement with local communities.

The Group is dedicated to creating destinations that reflect the character, beauty, and cultural essence of their territories. In Italy, it currently operates two boutique hotels and one beach club, as well as a staff residence, forming the foundation of an established and growing portfolio. In parallel, additional italian destination properties are under development, reflecting continued investment in high-quality experiential hospitality.

Through architecture, community engagement, and experiential design, the company develops and operates destinations that redefine contemporary luxury, blending authenticity and refinement with a deeply human sense of place.

With an ambitious pipeline of new projects across Tuscany, the company is evolving from a local cluster into a portfolio of distinctive brands, each deeply connected to its surroundings yet aligned to the same strategic vision. This next phase of growth requires a financial leader capable of turning vision into sustainable value and fortifying the foundations for long-term success.

This is a rare opportunity to join a family-owned, equity-driven organization at a moment of transformation, helping shape the evolution of a hospitality platform that combines entrepreneurial agility with the long-term vision and governance of an established international group.

Key Responsibilities

1. Financial Leadership & Controlling

• Develop and implement robust controlling systems, budgeting and forecasting processes, and reporting frameworks to ensure reliability, transparency, and strategic relevance of financial data.
• Identify and refine key performance indicators to support effective decision-making.
• Drive annual budgeting, long-term plans, forecasting, and performance monitoring cycles.

2. Strategic Finance & Value Creation

• Support the local CEO in investment analysis, project evaluation, and capital allocation decisions.
• Oversee financial planning for new development projects, including feasibility studies and tender processes.
• Integrate ESG considerations into financial strategy to enhance long-term value creation.

3. Governance, Compliance & Risk

• Oversee compliance, audit, tax, treasury, and risk management activities in collaboration with external advisors.
• Ensure sound internal controls and adherence to local and international accounting standards.
• Supervise procurement and IT integration from a financial governance perspective.

4. Operational & Expansion Support

• Lead with ownership and responsability finance operations of the existing businesses in Argentario and the new destination projects in Tuscany.
• Act as a strategic business partner to operational leaders, ensuring cost discipline and profitability targets are achieved without compromising brand integrity.

5. Team Leadership & Organizational Development

• Build, structure, and lead a multidisciplinary finance team (approx. 10 FTEs), covering controlling, accounting, tax, procurement, and IT finance functions.
• Foster a leadership culture based on ownership, open-mindedness, proactive problem-solving, and collaboration.

Candidate Profile

• Proven track record in senior finance leadership roles within hospitality, resort, lifestyle, or real estate development sectors.
• Strong expertise in controlling, budgeting, performance management, and KPI development, with the ability to translate financial complexity into actionable insights.
• Experience with capex planning, real estate development, asset management, and financial governance in multi-entity, growth-oriented environments.
• Exposure to family-owned or entrepreneurial organizations with multi-market or international scope.
• Strategic thinker with a solution-oriented mindset, capable of building financial frameworks that support long-term vision without limiting creativity.
• Demonstrated ability to act as a trusted advisor and sparring partner to management and other stakeholders.
• Highly collaborative and people-focused, skilled at leading cross-functional teams and fostering a culture of accountability and shared purpose.
• Proactive and forward-looking, comfortable navigating ambiguity and driving initiatives beyond the traditional finance remit.
• Embodies a leadership style based on ownership, open-mindedness, curiosity, and a willingness to embrace challenge.
• Strong communication and influencing skills, capable of simplifying complexity and inspiring confidence at Board level.
• Fluent in Italian and English.

Sede di lavoro: Porto Ercole