CFO

On-site, Zurich Switzerland

At Algrano, a Swiss tech-focused coffee startup, we are on a mission to reshape the global coffee trade. We are driven by an ambitious goal: to revolutionize an age-old industry by making it transparent, digital, and fair.

Through our online marketplace, coffee farmers can directly promote and sell their coffees to roasters across Europe and North America. Algrano provides both the digital marketplace and the physical offline infrastructure—including logistics, insurance, and financing—to make direct trade seamless.

By directly connecting the two ends of the supply chain, Algrano creates profound social and environmental impact. Our scalability and success are well-recognized: we currently serve over 1,000 sellers and roasters in more than 50 countries, won the Specialty Coffee Association’s Best Product and Innovation awards (2015 & 2022), ranked among the top 3 companies for the Green Business Award in 2025, and hold the Swiss Economic Forum High Potential Growth label.

To help us achieve our vision of becoming the premier platform for direct coffee trading globally, Algrano is seeking a Chief Financial Officer to join our  team in Zurich, Switzerland.

As Chief Financial Officer, you are a crucial member of Algrano’s management team. You will be responsible for leading and professionalizing the finance function as Algrano enters an ambitious new phase of growth. This role requires an experienced, tech-savvy and analytical leader who can seamlessly align financial strategy with our fast-paced business objectives. You will empower your team to execute and  automate day-to-day operations, and establish strong, high-trust relationships with key stakeholders inside and outside the organization.

Financial Operations & Compliance

• Budgeting, Accounting, & Reporting: Own the end-to-end financial processes and statements across different companies, jurisdictions, and currencies.

• Intercompany & Consolidation: Oversee consolidations and manage transfer pricing agreements among various subsidiary companies.

• Global Tax & Audit: Take ownership of all tax processes, regulations, and audits, with a specific focus on varying VAT requirements across Europe and the USA. Coordinate ordinary, tax, and insurance audits.

• Business Plan & Strategic Modeling: Take full ownership of the multi-year business plan and a robust, data backed financial model. 

Treasury, Risk, & Controlling

• Liquidity & FX Management: Secure cash flow through the active management of credit lines, data-driven liquidity and currency forecasting and executing of an FX hedging strategy.

• Risk Management: Proactively manage business risks (insurances) and financial risks, particularly those tied to counterparties, volatile commodity and currency markets.

• Controlling: Own the Company KPI dashboards to connect the relevant success drivers within AlgranoEnsure profitability assurance through rigorous margin analysis and cost control.

Leadership & Growth

• Team Leadership: Lead, mentor, and develop a dedicated finance team of 3 professionals focused on accounting and reporting.

• Scale Through Tech: Bring Algrano's financial processes to the next level by identifying and implementing technologies that automate day-to-day operations and scale the finance team’s capacity.

• Stakeholder Management: Support business growth by cultivating strong relationships with lenders, investors, auditors, government bodies, and partner companies.  Position the company optimally for advanced investor scrutiny, future strategic milestones, and capital structure transitions.

Experience & Hard Skills

• Proven Finance Leadership: Serious experience in a CFO office, ideally within an import/export or commodity trading environment, proficient in US and CH accounting standards. 

• Global Complexity: Deep exposure to complex company structures, multi-currency environments, and varying tax jurisdictions (specifically EU & USA).

• Treasury & Derivatives: Hands-on experience with financial derivatives, currency hedging, and commodity market mechanisms.

• Data Affinity: Love for numbers and solid data analytics background. 

• Education: You are a chartered accountant or hold a university degree in Corporate Finance.

• Language & Location: Fluency in English and German is mandatory. You are based in Switzerland or eligible to work in Switzerland (EU citizen) and are willing to work from our Zurich office at least 3 days a week.

Leadership & Cultural Fit

• Mission-Driven & Visionary: You are convinced by the long-term transformational power of the Algrano model on the coffee industry. This potential fuels you, and you have the courage to lead the company toward that vision.

• Entrepreneurial & Strategic: You possess a strong track record of setting up structures, overcoming implementation challenges, and distilling complex systems into simple logic. You enjoy actively shaping the future of a scaling business.

• Down-to-Earth: You share our core values. You know how to dream big and be fiercely ambitious, while keeping your feet firmly on the ground and remaining humble in all circumstances.

• Excellent Leader: You are an experienced leader who is highly self-aware. You actively invest in improving your leadership style and know exactly how to leverage the diverse skills of your team members.

• Industry Interest: While a background in the coffee industry is not strictly required, you possess a deep curiosity to understand complex trading systems and global supply chains.