Chief Financial Officer

About Byteflies

Byteflies is an innovative medtech company on a mission to make remote patient monitoring effortless, scalable, and accessible. We design wearable sensor solutions and digital health infrastructure that help clinicians deliver better care.

As we prepare for our next growth phase and investigate additional funding, we're looking for a strategic yet hands-on CFO to help shape the financial backbone of our company.

An exciting and challenging opportunity to join a mission-driven scale-up where your work directly impacts the future of healthcare.

The Role

We're looking for someone who can turn growth into structure, data into decisions, and vision into financial reality. You combine strategic insight and financial know-how with a strong hands-on mentality.

As part of the management team, you'll own everything from fundraising and cash flow mastery to building a scalable financial operating system that supports Byteflies' next chapter and building the basic infrastructure for daily financial operations.

Key Responsibilities

• Strategic Finance & Capital Management

• Build and execute a long-term financial strategy across investment planning, capital structure, and cash management.

• Prepare and shape potential financing operations, incl. valuation, investor deck, due diligence materials, investor networking.
• Translate financial insights into strategic business decisions across product, commercial, and operational teams.
• Develop multi-scenario models to support risk management, pricing, and growth strategy.
• Design and implement tax optimization strategies in compliance with Belgian/EU regulations.

• Support non-dilutive funding opportunities/tracks: VLAIO, EU Horizon, R&D incentives, innovation grants.

• Financial Operations & Systems

• Build a robust, scalable finance function (both the team and the processes) from the ground up. Overseeing and directing the internal colleagues & external accounting firm and/or creating a setup that is in line with our current and future needs.

• Own budgeting, forecasting, monthly reporting, cashflow planning, and consolidation.
• Create accurate dashboards and management reporting: KPI frameworks, unit economics, and business performance insights.

• Ensure smooth operations across accounting, billing, collections, vendor management, and audit relationships.

• Revenue Operations & Performance

• Analyze revenue drivers, pricing strategy, customer cohorts, and margin performance.

• Partner with the commercial and the operations teams to optimize capital efficiency, GTM strategy, and new market economics.

• Build financial frameworks for new product lines, regions, and partnership models.

• Business Partnering & Leadership

• Act as sparring partner for the CEO and be part of the leadership team.

• Empower team leads with ownership of their budgets.
• Translate complex financial insights into clear, actionable narratives for non-financial stakeholders.
• Build a culture of accountability through transparent, data-driven decision-making.

What Success Looks Like in Year One

• Funding Round Preparedness: Investor-ready financial model, compelling growth narrative, and full data-room readiness. You have an excellent knowledge, understanding and knowledge of the vocabulary used by investors and other external financial parties.
• Cashflow Mastery: Reliable 18–24 month rolling cash flow forecast with clear weekly/monthly visibility.
• Operational Stability: Predictable burn rate, optimized working capital, and a solid financial runway.
• Tax & Subsidies: Active pipeline of grants and tax credits with a structured approach to non-dilutive financing.
• Financial Operating System: Scalable processes, systems, and internal controls implemented across the business.
• Data-Driven Culture: KPI framework and dashboards adopted across departments, enabling smarter and faster decisions.
• Strategic Partnership: Finance fully embedded in the leadership discussions and strategic roadmap.

Your Profile

Experience & Background

• 8+ years progressive finance experience, including leadership roles.
• Master's degree in economics, commercial sciences, or equivalent through experience
• Experience in scale-ups (ideally from 20–200 people) or fast-growing environments.
• Demonstrated success leading fundraising (Series A/B or equivalent). A strong network is a big plus.
• Proven track record in cash flow management and working capital optimization.
• Experience with Belgian/EU tax systems, R&D incentives, and innovation grants.
• Strong background in building finance systems, processes, and reporting from scratch.

Technical Skills

• Expert in financial modelling, forecasting, budgeting, and scenario planning.
• Strong understanding of (recurring) revenue models and unit economics.
• Experience with ERP, FP&A tools, automation, and data visualization systems.
• Good knowledge of Belgian/EU fiscal regulations and subsidy frameworks.

Leadership & Personal Qualities

• Hands-on operator with a strategic mindset.
• Strong analytical ability paired with accuracy, integrity, and attention to detail.
• Clear communicator who can translate finance into \"business\".
• Comfortable in ambiguity and skilled at building structure where none exists yet.
• A genuine team player aligned with our mission to improve healthcare.
• Fluent in English; Dutch is a strong plus.