Financial director in Lobby X

Kooperativ is a creative place. This is a space for work, creativity and life of entrepreneurs and progressive people. The team is building a network of creative spaces of various formats. In 2026, the company transitions from a startup vibe to a systemic business. This requires not just a "chief accountant", but a strategic partner of the CEO. 

The essence of the role of the CFO: to be the main pilot (Co-Pilot) for the CEO in making decisions based on data. Ensure the speed of Kooperativ development by building a financial infrastructure that allows scaling without chaos. 

The CFO must create a financial system where:

• Operational work is minimized / delegated / automated.
• All company leaders work independently, without "pushing" the CFO according to routine.
• Fin models are unified, fast, flexible, understandable to investors.

Expected work results:

1. Strategic navigation:

• Creation of flexible financial models (min. 2 scenarios - optimistic and pessimistic) that allow the CEO to instantly evaluate business hypotheses.
• Investment readiness: P&L, Cashflow and ROI for any new project are prepared on the basis of unified Unit Economics for 48 hours.

2. Automation (Odoo tuning):

• Successfully adopt and adapt Odoo to your strategy. Do not build from scratch, but ensure that the system is used at 100% of its potential to automate business processes.
• Conduct an audit of the current settings: weaknesses in the accounting logic are identified and corrected.
• The system works autonomously: line leaders see their budgets in real time, and the CFO's time is spent on analysis, not on data collection.

3. Building an A-Team:

• Create a transparent organizational structure of the fund department. Each team member has a clear area of ​​responsibility. There are no irreplaceable people-functions, there is an effective system.

4. Risk Management:

• Implement an early warning system. Anticipatory work: the CEO learns about any potential risk at least 4 weeks in advance - and only together with the proposed action plan.

The ideal candidate:

• Understands business, not just accounting. Has an "investment mindset": finance does not block ideas, but digitizes their potential and risks.
• Able to translate numbers into the language of management decisions. The CFO does not come to the CEO with a problem ("yus deviations"), and with a solution ("we deviated, so I propose to redistribute the budget...").
• Has 3+ years of experience in the position of CFO / Head of Finance in a dynamically scaling business.
• Deep understanding of management accounting, Unit economics and profitability drivers.
• Must have practical experience in ERP systems (Odoo, ERPNext, SAP Business One, etc.) at a level that allows you to set TK for integrators and control data architecture.
• Has experience in financial modeling (short & mid-term) and preparing reports for shareholders.
• Has the structure of an auditor, but the speed of an entrepreneur. Experience in auditing (Big 4) will be an advantage, but only in combination with real operational activities.

What is offered:

• Impact: you are an architect of the financial ecosystem Kooperativ. Your work directly affects the company's capitalization and development speed.
• Personal development: working side by side with ambitious shareholders and CEOs.
• Comfort: an office at Kooperativ, in the center of Kyiv.

Lobby X is a platform employment agency and an international recruiting agency headquartered in Kyiv. We specialize in the employment of talents in progressive organizations and companies in Ukraine, the EU and other countries of the world. We help the Ukrainian public and NGO sectors pro bono