Job Summary
Stormind Games is seeking a Chief Financial Officer (CFO) to lead its financial department and ensure the studio’s economic and financial stability.
The role is based in Sicily, with availability for return.
Responsibilities
* Optimize and strengthen the company’s financial planning and control, ensuring business sustainability and scalability.
* Coordinate and supervise all administration, finance, and control functions, managing both internal teams and external consultants.
* Develop and maintain forecasting models and P&L analyses for individual projects and IPs.
* Lead the preparation of consolidated financial statements and ensure the correct application of IFRS principles, analyzing profitability by project or IP.
* Oversee cash flow management in project-based context, with milestone-driven revenues or multiple income streams (publishing, licensing, co-development, work-for-hire).
* Build and maintain strong relationships with banks, investors and financial partners.
* Support leadership in investment decisions, M&A activities, and strategic development initiatives.
* Supervise access to and management of tax incentives and tax credit related to culture, media, and research.
* Ensure clear, timely, and accurate reporting to investors and key stakeholders.
* Collaborate closely with department heads to provide financial visibility across projects and guide data-driven operational decisions.
Requirements
* Minimum 10 years of experience in senior roles within administration, finance, and control.
* Background in tech, software-driven, or media/digital entertainment industries with project-based business models.
* Experience in M&A, fundraising, and managing relationships with investment funds.
* Knowledge of IP project financing, tax credits, capitalization of development costs, and deferred revenues.
* Advanced expertise in management accounting, consolidated statements, and IFRS.
* Excellent command of ERP systems, Power BI, advanced Excel, and financial analytics platforms.
* Fluent in English, both written and spoken, with the ability to interact effectively with international partners.
Preferred Qualifications
* Degree in Economics, Fin ance, or Management Engineering.
* Background in a Big Four firm (audit or advisory) or experience as CFO in an internationalized tech SME.
* Experience in developing financial forecasting models and investor reporting.
* Deep understanding of creative IP valuation and the economic structures of complex productions (film, video games, software).
Competencies
* Strategic vision and ability to translate it into concrete financial processes.
* Strong focus on scalability, profitability, and long-term sustainability.
* Skilled in managing relationships with stakeholders, investors, and institutional partners.
* Data-driven decision-making combined with sensitivity to creative and production contexts.
Soft Skills
* Authoritative yet collaborative leadership style.
* Hands-on, results-oriented mindset.
* Clear, direct, and credible communication skills.
* Entrepreneurial spirit with a long-term, strategic outlook.
* Flexibility and ability to manage complexity in growing environments.
Submit your resume and a short cover letter in English to join Stormind Games.
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