Chief Financial Officer (CFO)

Industry: Travel & Aviation Services
Location: On-site

Role Overview
LuxeSkies is a fast-growing premium travel and aviation services company. We are seeking an experienced Chief Financial Officer (CFO) to lead the company’s financial strategy, ensure strong liquidity, control risk, and support sustainable, scalable growth.
The CFO will be responsible for managing the company’s financial architecture, cash flow, profitability, banking and payment infrastructure, and for providing accurate, data-driven insights to support executive decision-making.

Required Experience & Qualifications

• Minimum 5 years in a senior managerial or leadership role in finance
• Proven experience as CFO, Finance Director, or in a similar senior finance position
• Experience in an international company with multi-currency and cross-border operations is mandatory
• Experience working with enterprise-level or fast-scaling businesses
• Background in travel, aviation, hospitality, fintech, or high-volume service industries is a strong advantage
• Strong understanding of banking, merchant accounts, payment processing, and chargeback management
• Excellent analytical, leadership, and communication skills
• Ability to work on-site in a fast-growing, international environment

Key Responsibilities
Corporate Finance & Capital

• Manage and optimize the company’s capital structure, including credit lines and overdraft facilities
• Maintain and develop relationships with investors and financial partners
• Lead and support M&A activities and due diligence, including financial analysis of acquisition or partnership opportunities

Cash & Liquidity Control

• Monitor and manage cash runway and burn rate
• Prepare and maintain liquidity forecasts (short-term and long-term)
• Control and reduce cash blockages created by booking, settlement and refund cycles
• Manage customer prepayments and advance payments
• Control and optimize supplier payouts, including airlines, hotels, and other partners

Banking & Payment Infrastructure

• Own and manage all company bank accounts and payment flows
• Oversee and maintain merchant accounts (Visa, Mastercard, Amex, etc.)
• Manage relationships with payment service providers (PSPs) such as Stripe, Adyen, Checkout and others
• Control and negotiate rolling reserves, holds, and settlement terms
• Define and enforce the company’s chargeback and dispute policy

Revenue & Sales Finance

• Monitor and analyze revenue, margins, and profitability across sales teams, products, and channels
• Track financial performance per sales agent, route, and customer segment
• Ensure sales incentives and commissions align with profitability and risk control

Marketing Finance

• Control and approve advertising and marketing budgets
• Monitor and optimize CAC vs LTV (Customer Acquisition Cost versus Customer Lifetime Value)
• Track and evaluate funnel profitability across all marketing channels
• Ensure marketing spend is aligned with cash-flow capacity and profitability targets

Pricing & Margin Strategy

• Define and control pricing rules and financial pricing frameworks
• Monitor and protect gross and net margins across products and markets
• Analyze and optimize upsell and cross-sell economics (baggage, upgrades, hotels, services, etc.)

Risk & Compliance

• Manage and minimize refund risk and financial exposure
• Control chargeback exposure and dispute losses
• Manage foreign currency (FX) risk
• Oversee financial aspects of supplier contracts
• Ensure compliance with AML and KYC requirements, where applicable

Legal & Contracts

• Oversee financial and risk-related aspects of all commercial contracts, including airlines, consolidators, payment providers, and suppliers
• Ensure contractual terms protect the company’s financial position and liquidity

Tech & Data

• Own the finance layer of ERP and CRM systems
• Ensure accurate payment reconciliation between bookings, customers, and processors
• Develop and maintain revenue, margin, and cash-flow dashboards
• Implement and monitor fraud detection and financial control systems

Strategic Management

• Support executive leadership in growth, expansion, and strategic initiatives
• Provide financial input for new markets, new products, and partnerships

Crisis Management

• Lead financial response to liquidity crises and cash shortages
• Manage financial exposure in case of supplier failure
• Handle financial impact of airline or partner collapse

What We Offer

• Competitive salary
• Opportunity to lead and build the finance function of a growing international company
• Direct involvement in strategic and financial decisions at executive level