THESE BENEFITS AWAIT YOU:

• A real leadership role. Managing Director level with statutory responsibility. Your seat at the table.
• A mandate to build. This isn't about maintaining what's there. It's about designing a modern finance function from the ground up.
• Direct access to the CEO and shareholders. No layers in between.
• A company where automation is operational, not aspirational. It's how we run production, marketing, and operations every day.
• International scope. Germany, Poland, USA, Latvia.
• Hybrid working. Cologne office, flexible on the rest.

YOUR DAILY TASKS:

• Leading finance across multiple entities and different local accounting systems in each country
• Designing and rolling out AI-driven processes for consolidation, reconciliation, close, and reporting
• Owning FP&A, controlling, treasury, and cash management across all countries
• Presenting to the board and shareholders directly
• Building and leading a lean finance team where technology does the heavy lifting
• Supporting M&A activity and making sure we're always due diligence-ready

PREFERRED QUALIFICATIONS:

• You're ready to own the full scope — not manage a piece of it. Head of FP&A, Head of Controlling, or VP Finance stepping into the lead role
• You've built or transformed a finance function before, not just maintained one
• You've built your own finance tools or automations using AI — it's part of how you work, not something you're planning to explore
• You come from e-commerce, manufacturing, or a similarly complex operational environment
• You have experience in an investor-backed company
• Different accounting systems, different countries, varying levels of maturity? That's an interesting challenge to you, not a scary one
• You can be in our Cologne office frequently
• You're fluent in German and English

We are currently seeking candidates from the following areas: Vice President (m/w/d) Finance & Digitalisierung, VP (m/w/d) Finance Transformation & KI, Head of Finance Transformation (m/w/d), Director (m/w/d) Finance & AI Strategy, VP (m/w/d) Finance Innovation & Data Analytics, Bereichsleiter (m/w/d) Finance Transformation & Künstliche Intelligenz

You'll be the finance lead for the entire group, with Managing Director status and real decision-making authority. This is a role where you get to shape things from the ground up. We have the infrastructure, the ambition, and the team behind it. What we need is someone who can connect the dots across our entities and build a modern, AI-powered finance function that's lean, fast, and scalable.

ONE TEAM. MILLIONS OF HAPPY CUSTOMERS WORLDWIDE. JOIN US!

We are The Customization Group, a global leader in mass customization. With production facilities in the USA, Poland, and Latvia, our team can produce up to 500,000 personalized products daily, reaching millions of customers through our 20+ own online stores and 1,000+ external shops. Our digital on-demand business model reflects our commitment to sustainability and innovation.

More than 500 employees from 60 different nations make up our diverse team, working together to offer a wide range of high-quality products that bring joy to the world. You are a good fit for us if you are a unique person with a proactive, self-determined work attitude and a good sense of personal responsibility.