Location: Tielt, Belgium
About Exolon Group
Exolon Group is a leading European manufacturer of polycarbonate and polyester sheets, serving a broad range of industries under the brands Exolon, Vivak and Axpet. Following its carve-out from Covestro, Exolon Group is ed by Serafin Group, a long-term oriented industrial investor with over 150 years of entrepreneurial heritage.
With approximately €140M revenue, two production sites (Belgium & Italy), and a commercial footprint across Europe and the US, Exolon is entering its next growth phase.
Your opportunity
As CFO, you are a key member of the Executive Leadership Team, reporting directly to the CEO. You lead Finance and IT across all entities and play a pivotal role in driving performance, governance, and value creation across the Group.
This is a high-impact, hands-on leadership role for a finance leader who enjoys operating close to business - linking financial performance to operational reality and enabling faster, better decisions through data and technology.
What you will own:
1) Financial leadership & performance management
- Own Group financial performance (P&L, balance sheet, cash flow) and turn financial as well as operational data into forward-looking insights
- Drive a performance culture by linking results to operational KPIs (e.g., yield, efficiency, margins) and upgrading reporting/dashboards
- Partner with Operations, Commercial and the leadership team to enable faster, better decisions
2) Governance, risk & compliance
- Strengthen governance, internal controls, and compliance in an international multi-entity setup (incl. cross-border topics and legal oversight)
- Act as the key interface with auditors, banks, advisors and shareholders; promote accountability and transparency
3) Finance operations & transformation
- Lead Accounting, Controlling, Tax and Treasury across countries and build a high-performing team with strong data discipline
- Standardize and simplify finance processes; drive continuous improvement and scalability of the finance operating model
4) Cash, capital & value creation
- Own liquidity, financing strategy and cash/working capital performance in close collaboration with Operations and Sales
- Provide rigorous analysis for investments, budgeting and long-term planning; lead value creation initiatives
5) IT & digital agenda
- Lead the IT strategy through the IT Manager and deliver the ERP selection & implementation with external partners
- Strengthen data architecture, analytics and pragmatic AI adoption to improve decision-making
What we are looking for :
- 10+ years of experience in finance leadership roles, ideally in an industrial, international context
- Strong track record in performance management and business partnering
- Proven people leader with experience managing multi-site teams and transformation
- Strong affinity with ERP systems, data and digital tools
- Master’s degree in Finance, Economics or a related field
- M&A experience is a plus
- Hands-on, pragmatic and results-driven leadership style
- Excellent communication skills across financial and non-financial stakeholders
Why join Exolon Group:
- High-impact C-level role with direct influence on strategy and performance
- Opportunity to shape Finance & IT in a transforming industrial business
- Entrepreneurial shareholder environment with long-term vision
- Close partnership with the CEO and a committed leadership team
- Competitive executive compensation package
Interested?
We’d love to hear from you. Please send your CV (and optionally a short note on your motivation) to [email protected]
*All applications will be handled confidentially.*
