Head of Finance Automation/ AI Agentification

Why this role is exciting

• You’ll inherit a live AI programme with real agents, real data and real impact from day one — not a greenfield slide deck.
• You’ll shape how Finance actually runs across the Group as we move toward the next stage of growth — including the journey toward IPO readiness.
• You’ll have access to a top-notch AI-first tech stack and the freedom to use it pragmatically.
• You’ll work directly with the Group CFO, with fast decisions and no corporate red tape.
• Your good ideas will be implemented almost immediately — not parked in a roadmap waiting for HQ approval.
• You’ll lead a small team, but this is not a “manager from a distance” role. It’s highly hands-on, high-impact, and built for someone who wants to make things move fast.

What we expect from you

• Own the AI and automation agenda across finance, from strategy through delivery to measured impact.
• Lead process redesign the right way: map and understand the as-is, then design an agentic-first to-be rather than automating the old steps.
• Lead complex cross-functional programmes across Finance, Tech and Operations, driving delivery through stakeholders and teams beyond your direct reporting line.
• Bring the live programme to its targets, with a clear owner, baseline and deadline behind every workstream.
• Redesign core finance processes around AI and agents, starting with close, reporting and forecasting.
• Build and ship yourself when it is faster, using AI assisted tools to create agents and connect systems such as NetSuite, Rossum and n8n.
• Lead and grow the team (three today) and raise AI fluency across finance and the SSC so the business can use what you build.
• Track what matters and report it straight: automation rate, close time, cash allocation speed, cost and effort taken out.
• Roll out across our five markets, balancing local reality against one Group standard.

What we look for

You have probably spent time in strategy consulting or in a transformation role, and you are now genuinely excited by what AI can do. You are a sharp generalist who can walk into a messy process, find the real problem, and fix it. You are as comfortable in a CFO pre-read as you are in the AI first tool building the thing.

• A track record of leading transformation or automation programmes that actually delivered. A consulting, operations or generalist operator background all fit.
• Strong understanding of finance processes, ideally gained through finance transformation, operating model redesign or automation programmes.
• Hands on with AI. You can build agents and integrate APIs with AI assistance. You are not a software engineer and you do not need to be, but the tooling does not scare you.
• You set baselines, name owners, hit deadlines, and say so early when something slips.
• You can lead a small team and still do the work yourself.
• You prioritise by impact and move fast. Better done than perfect.
• You bring finance, tech and operations along with you.
• Fluent in English. other languages will be an advantage.
• Regular travel to Prague HQ required (min. 4 days per month)