Fractional / Interim Chief Financial Officer Location: Coimbra, Portugal (Remote / Hybrid)Engagement: Interim – Initially 3 monthsReports to: CEO / Board of DirectorsAbout Loop Future: Loop Future combines technology, innovation, and sustainability to create digital solutions that shape the future.
By integrating software engineering, cloud solutions, salesforce expertise, and intelligent sourcing, Loop Future connects people, systems, and industries — driving efficiency, growth, and global impact.
We are Headquartered in Portugal, with offices in Lisbon, Porto, Coimbra, Leiria and Braga; we are also supported by our international offices in the UK, Switzerland and India.
The company brings together a diverse and talented team committed to delivering cutting-edge digital experiences into domains such as TV &Media, Satellite & Space, Consultancy, Retail and many other domains.About the Role:Loop Future is seeking an experienced, hands-on Fractional / Interim Chief Financial Officer to lead the transformation and integration of our financial function across multiple acquired entities and geographies.
This is a roll-up-your-sleeves role: you will design the processes, build the frameworks, and personally drive execution whilst coordinating a distributed finance team.
The focus is on creating a unified, scalable financial infrastructure that supports our growth trajectory.Core responsibilities:Design and implement a group-wide budgeting process, bringing all business units into a single, consolidated budget framework.Coordinate with local finance managers to standardise chart of accounts, cost centres, and reporting formats.Own the preparation and delivery of the monthly operational board report (accounting handled separately).
Develop a clear, actionable board pack that presents group performance, key metrics, variances to budget, and strategic insights.Present financial updates to the Board and respond to queries with data-driven analysis.Implement and maintain a rolling forecast model for the group ****** month horizon).
Design scalable financial processes that can accommodate future acquisitions and organic growth.Document standard operating procedures for financial consolidation, reporting, and forecasting.Connect with the different business units to enable business operations.Identify and recommend tools or systems to support group financial management.Act as the central coordination point for finance across all group entities.Requirements:10+ years in senior finance roles, with at least 3 years at CFO or Finance Director level.Demonstrable experience integrating finance functions post-acquisition or across multi-entity groups.Background in IT services, professional services, consulting, or similar B2B environments.Hands-on experience building financial models, consolidation templates, and board reporting packs from scratch.Experience working across multiple jurisdictions (European experience essential:, India ideal).
Familiarity with the Portuguese tax system and regulatory environment.Advanced Excel / Google Sheets skills (financial modelling, consolidation, scenario analysis).
Experience with multiple accounting systems (ability to extract and normalise data from different sources).
Familiarity with BI/reporting tools (Power BI, Tableau, or similar) is a plus.Understanding of T&M and fixed-price delivery models in services businesses.Fluent in English and Portuguese.